Students met with Marin Burela, president and CEO of Changan Ford. Burela showed the students the new Ford Escort designed and built exclusively for the Chinese market. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)
By Lola Buonomo
A few days ago we were given a tour of the Changan Ford production plant in Chongqing. It was so interesting to see how the autonomous robots put nearly the entire vehicle together.
Changan Ford director of human resources gives the Penn State students a tour of the company’s state-of-the-art Chongqing facility. (Photo credit: Curtis Chan)
I was quite surprised to see how modern and safe their facilities were. It was clear they are the forefront of technologies in the automotive industry. After an introduction by Changan Ford director of human resources Daryl Mahon, we met the president and CEO of Changan Ford, Marin Burela, who shared a lot about the cultural differences. He unveiled a car they designed specifically for China.
He left us with a very inspirational speech about never being afraid of failure and to live our lives with no regrets. We are writing the pages of our book and decide where this storybook takes us. I’m excited to see what new adventures we undertake to add to this chapter of my life.