Recently, the reporter learned from insiders of SAIC Group that the general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen has been selected and Sun Xiaodong will assume the position of General Manager of Shanghai Volkswagen.

On July 17th, Liu Jian, the then general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen, had an accidental traffic accident during a dealer interview and test drive in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. He was killed in an accident. For more than a month, the industry has been wondering who will take over. Mr. Zhang Hailiang, executive director of sales and marketing at Shanghai Volkswagen, and Sun Xiaodong, executive director of the Quality and Economic Operations Department of SAIC Motor Corporation, became the most likely candidate. Faced with various speculations, SAIC's PR remarks are: " There is no news that who is the new general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen. If there is news, SAIC will communicate with the media in time."

Since 1997, Sun Xiaodong has been engaged in marketing work at Shanghai GM. He has a good reputation in the industry and is the former deputy general manager of Shanghai GM. In April of last year, he was transferred to the executive director of Quality and Economic Operations Department of Shanghai Automotive Group Corporation. In the industry view, Sun Xiaodong is a marketing expert. His innovative and pragmatic approach was once a case of competitive research in the automotive industry. At present, Shanghai Volkswagen's sales tasks are equally arduous.