"My Heart Belongs to Cars: Fu Yuwu’s Memoir at 80" Wins "2025 Automotive Book of the Year" Award

*Deep in My Heart Lies the Automobile: Fu Yuwu’s Memoir at Eighty* has been awarded the “2025 Automotive Book of the Year” prize. The book is based on oral accounts by Fu Yuwu, compiled and edited by Zhou Xiaoying, CEO of Gasgoo, and published by China Machine Press. The sixth annual “Automotive Book of the Year” awards, organized by the Automotive Publishing Division of China Machine Press, aim to honor outstanding automotive publications that demonstrate intellectual depth, reading value, and relevance to the industry. Structured around Fu Yuwu’s personal journey, the book chronicles his early life and education, as well as his involvement in major automotive projects, tracing his path from a young enthusiast entering the auto industry to a key figure in advancing China’s automotive sector. It offers a vivid retrospective of China’s automotive industry—from its humble beginnings to its rise as a global powerhouse—and captures the perseverance, dedication, and innovative spirit of Fu Yuwu and his generation under challenging circumstances. Blending historical significance with humanistic resonance, the work serves both as a personal memoir and as a microcosm of China’s automotive industrial evolution. Zhou Xiaoying, who has long been engaged in automotive media and content creation, conducted in-depth interviews and meticulous editing to preserve Fu Yuwu’s reflections on industry development and life experiences, highlighting the founding generation’s unwavering commitment to serving the nation through industry. The award is widely seen as recognition of Fu Yuwu’s decades-long contributions to the automotive field and underscores the industry’s emphasis on documenting and passing down the pioneering spirit of its trailblazers.