Swedish man owns vehicle testing centre in China’s Inner Mongolia; likely the only foreigner there

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Alice YanMarch 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM

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Gustav Holmgren, a 44-year-old Swedish man, has spent over two decades in Yakeshi, a small city in Inner Mongolia, China, where he manages a vehicle testing center. As the legal representative and site manager of ATM (Hulun Buir) Proving Ground Service, Holmgren provides cold-weather vehicle testing for car manufacturers. He arrived in China in 2006 after graduating from university and has since witnessed the growth of the Chinese automotive industry. Holmgren is likely the only foreigner residing in Yakeshi, a city of 300,000 administered by Hulun Buir. His company's location allows carmakers to test vehicles in sub-zero temperatures.

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Sweden 60% Yakeshi 70% Hulun Buir ×270% Inner Mongolia ×280% ATM (Hulun Buir) Proving Ground Service 80% Gustav Holmgren (Ge Siwen) ×390% China ×290%

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vehicle testing 90% china 80% foreign businessman 70% inner mongolia 70% cold-weather testing 60% automotive industry 60% gustav holmgren 50% yakeshi 40%

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China

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