Zhejiang Chunfeng Power Co., Ltd., commonly known by its trade name CFMoto, is a Chinese manufacturer of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, quadricycles, quads, and yachts headquartered in

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. It is well-known for their high-end motorcycle and ATVs. The Chunfeng CF650-2 and CF1250J models produced by the company are police vehicles used by public security agencies in many provinces and cities.

History

CFMoto was established in 1989 by Lai Guoqiang. In 2013, it began to be involved in the constructing high-end yachts. In 2011, CFMoto and

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entered into a commercial partnership. In 2017, the two companies started a joint venture that allows the production and sale of KTM motorcycles in China under the name of "KTMR2R". CFMoto also assembles the small displacement models on behalf of KTM in its Chinese factories and also produces the large displacement KTM engines. Since 2017, CFMoto has been listed on the

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as Chunfeng Power with the code 603129.

Sales and marketing

CFMoto designs and manufactures 400-1000cc ATVs, 500-1000cc SSVs, 1000cc UTVs, and 125-800cc motorcycles. Its annual production capacity is 800,000 engines and more than 600,000 vehicles distributed in more than 100 countries and distributed by more than 2,000 partners.

Racing

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, CFMoto made its debut in the Moto3 class of the

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. In fact, two

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s rebranded CFMoto were lined up by the

Prüstel GP Prüstel GP is a motorcycle racing team based in Oberlungwitz, Saxony, Germany. The team competes in the Moto3, Moto3 World Championship under the name CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP. History The team was founded in 2008 by Dirk Heidolf and named Rac ...

team. The riders chosen for the debut season were Spaniards

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and

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. At the

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, Tatay started on pole position and finished in third place, a first for CFMoto.

Models

;Motorcycles * 250SR (300SR in some countries and regions) * 150NK * 250NK * 300NK * 400NK * 650NK * 400GT * 650GT * 650MT * 650TR-G * 700CL-X * 700CL-X Sport * 800MT Sport * 800MT Touring ;Quads *CForce 450 *CForce 520 *CForce 600 *CForce 625 *CForce 850 *CForce 1000 *CForce 1000 Overland ;SSV *UForce 600 *UForce 800 *UForce 1000 *ZForce 550 *ZForce 800 *ZForce 1000 *ZForce 1000 Sport

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* {{Motorcycle manufacturers of the People's Republic of China Motorcycle manufacturers of China Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1989 Chinese brands Chinese companies established in 1989 Companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Yacht building companies