Premier Li Keqiang visits a Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle heavy truck plant in Shiyan city, Central China's Hubei province, on May 23. [Photo/english.gov.cn]

Premier Li Keqiang urged a motor company and its employees to focus on core business and improve product quality to compete with counterparts in the world during his visit to a Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle heavy truck plant in Shiyan city, Central China's Hubei province, on May 23.

When invited to be a booster for the heavy trucks produced in the plant, the Premier said he not only boosts Dongfeng, but also all Made-in-China products. He warned the company not to cover so many production fields, but to focus on their core businesses, as he got on a Dongfeng heavy truck in the plant.

On seeing a group of workers discussing innovation in assembling components in the plant, the Premier said the quality revolution of "Made in China" depends on the craftsman's spirit and craft innovation, and the key is consumer-oriented. He added that companies should upgrade made in China products through gradually satisfying consumers' increasing needs.

"You are the founding fathers of the factory of Dongfeng Automobile Co Ltd. You are also pioneers of China's automobile industry," Premier Li told a group of older Dongfeng staff.

"You overcame all difficulties and constructed a modern motor city in a mountainous area, which is a great contribution to the development of China's equipment manufacturing industry," the Premier said.