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Zongshen (Chinese: 宗申) is a Chinese manufacturing company producing motorcycles, quad bikes, generators and engines, based in Chongqing, China. It claims to have a yearly output of over 1,000,000 motorcycles.

Zongshen
Trade name
Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Company
Native name
宗申
Traded as
SZSE: 001696
IndustryTransportation
Founded1992; 30 years ago (1992)
FounderZuo Zongshen
Headquarters,
China
ProductsMotorcycles, scooters, quads
Production output
1,000,000+ motorcycles annually (claimed)
Number of employees
18,000
Websitewww.zongshenmotor.com
A Zongshen ZS 200 GS
A Zongshen ZS 200 GS

Zongshen Chongqing is the original manufacturer of the Zongshen 200 GS and Zongshen 250 GS.


History


Zuo Zongshen, who had grown up in poverty, founded the Zongshen company in 1992.

In 2006, founder Zuo Zongshen was profiled in the Discovery Channel and CBC co-produced documentary China Rises as a member of China's nouveau riche.[1]

In 2007, Zongshen invested CNY300 million into a new research and development center in Chongqing, as part of their "Cyclone" program. The program is designed to produce unique technology and designs for Zongshen's new models, and differentiate the brand from a competitive environment of almost identical models.[2]

In 2012, Zongshen exported roughly 30% of its motorcycle production. It re-brands its products in many countries and its products can be seen in the lines of many retailers and distributors in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belarus, Russia, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil.[3]


Activities


Today, the Zongshen Group consists of 52 wholly owned or part-owned subsidiary companies. The Zongshen group has over 18,000 employees, and the total assets or worth over 4 billion yuan. It claims to be one of the five largest motorcycle manufacturers in China.[4] They entered into partnerships with Harley Davidson and Piaggio.[citation needed]

Zongshen Group also owns Zongshen PEM, a Canadian subsidiary registered in Vancouver that sells motorcycles, e-bikes, and electric scooters to the North American market.


Models


Zongshen models include:


KD50QT-4


Zongshen/Kangda Pexma KD50QT-4 is a four-stroke, single-cylinder city-scooter, with an engine displacement of 50 cc.


Specifications



Zongshen ZS 150 GY


Zongshen/ZS 150 GY is a four-stroke, single-cylinder street legal supermoto, with an engine displacement of 150 cc.


Zongshen Racing


Zongshen Racing's team truck
Zongshen Racing's team truck
Zongshen Racing's pit garage
Zongshen Racing's pit garage
Zongshen Racing's riders' names
Zongshen Racing's riders' names

Zongshen races in various motorcycle championships as China Zongshen Racing. It is a major competitor in the China Superbike Championship, winning the riders' titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2002, Zongshen team of China took the 2 first place of the world endurance championship with the French coach; "Michel MARQUETON" In 2003, The Zongshen team took the 5 first races of the world endurance championship with the same coach but finished the championship in 2nd place [5]

Zongshen have also won several FIM E-motorcycle championships (also known as the TTXGP) in recent years, competing against well-funded teams from around the world. While many of the critical parts of Zongshen's electric motorcycle are not strictly produced by Zongshen, they maintain that they developed the motorcycle in-house.[6] The racing e-motorcycle that Zongshen used to win the 2013 TTXGP is powered by a Yasa-750 electric motor.[7] In 2017 Zongshen engaged 5 motorcycles in the Dakar Rally 2017 with 2 French pilots, Willy Jobard and Thierry Bethys with the new engine NC 450


Zongshen Small Engines


Zongshen manufactures small engines used commonly on garden machinery, power generators and motorcycles.


References


  1. China Rises, CBC
  2. Hamilton, Jeremy. "Zongshen's TTXGP strategy: Following Honda's Road to Global Success?". ChinaMotorRider. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. Hamilton, Jeremy. "Zongshen Motorcycles: Company profile". ChinaMotorRider. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. Zongshen official website
  5. http://www.fim.ch Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, www.bike70.com
  6. "TTXGP Holland Station, China Zongshen Racing Team again won the Runner-up and Second Runner-up". China E-vehicle. China E-vehicle. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. Herron, David. "Zonghshen Racing has a new ride - w/ Yasa motor". Electric Race News. Retrieved 25 May 2015.



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Zongshen (Дзуншэнь) («Zongshen» в переводе с китайского — «горное эхо») — машиностроительная компания Zongshen Industrial Group, расположенная в КНР, город Чунцин. Основана в 1992 году.



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