Lifan Group
Lifan Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (Lifan Group or Lifan, Chinese: 力帆, lit. 'Power Sail') is a civilian owned Chinese motorcycle and automobile manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, China. It was founded in 1992 and began to manufacture automobiles in 2005, with license-built microvans and a small sedan developed by Lifan.
| Company type | Public company |
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| SSE: 601777 | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Yin Mingshan |
| Fate | Acquired by Geely in 2022 |
| Headquarters | Chongqing, China |
Area served | China, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America |
Key people | Yin Mingshan Mou Gang |
| Products | Commercial vehicles Passenger cars Microvans Dirt bike engines Motorcycles Sports shoes Wine |
Number of employees | 13,653 |
| Website | lifan.com |
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| Simplified Chinese | 力帆实业(集团)股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 力帆實業(集團)股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "Great Sail" Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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Lifan's vehicle products include passenger cars, microvans, dirt bike engines, entry-level motorcycles, mini-vehicles, and commercial trucks. The company's non-vehicle-related activities include the manufacture of sports shoes and winemaking. Outside of China, Lifan is currently best known for the sale of small passenger cars in emerging markets. Lifan's KPR bikes have won the (CRRC) China Road Racing Championship 17 times. Lifan is one of the major manufacturer of the Predator engine.