LeEco co-founder Ding Lei resigns

Ding Lei, co-founder of LeEco Auto, announced on Weibo today that he will no longer serve as LeEco Auto's global vice chairman and other positions, but will serve as a strategic advisor to the LeEco Ecosystem Research Institute.

Ding Lei said that due to personal health reasons, after careful consideration and full communication with LeTV founder Jia Yueting, he decided to no longer serve as LeTV Super Car's global vice chairman, China and Asia Pacific CEO and other positions.

LeTV Super Car also forwarded the relevant statement and wished @AUTO Ding Lei a speedy recovery and continued support for the development of LeTV's automotive ecosystem.

As early as December 2016, The Verge broke the news that Ding Lei, co-founder of LeTV Supercar and global CEO of Faraday Future, had resigned and no longer oversaw FF's business.

After that, Ding Lei announced that he was "forced to leave" and foreign media published false reports. FF and LeEco have always been strategic partners, so there is no such thing as leaving FF.

It is noteworthy that in January 2017, LeTV's partner FF launched its first mass-produced car, FF91, in the United States. Ding Lei was absent from such an important press conference.

According to information, Ding Lei was once the vice president of SAIC Motor and the general manager of Shanghai GM. In addition to his work experience at SAIC, Ding Lei also served as the chairman of Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park and the deputy mayor of Pudong New Area in 2011 and 2013 respectively.

In July 2015, Ding Lei resigned from his post as deputy mayor of Pudong New Area and joined LeTV in September of that year as co-founder of LeTV Super Car, global vice chairman, and CEO of China and Asia Pacific.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.