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
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...
,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
. 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
KTM
KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...
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
Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is a stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, China. It is one of the three stock exchanges operating independently in mainland China, the others being the Beijing Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exc ...
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
In
2022
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, CFMoto made its debut in the Moto3 class of the
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...
. In fact, two
KTM RC250GP
The RC250GP is a Grand Prix racing motorcycle designed and built by KTM for the Moto3 class, introduced in 2012. It is also used in the Moto3 Junior World Championship. The RC250GP is raced by KTM's factory racing program (Red Bull KTM Ajo) as w ...
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
Xavier Artigas
Xavier Artigas Lopez (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, riding for CF Moto Prüstel in the Moto3 World Championship.
Career
Early career 2018
Artigas bought attention to himself in the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where ...
and
Carlos Tatay
Carlos Tatay (born 7 May 2003) is a Spanish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle rider who is scheduled to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. He previously competed in the Moto3 class in the Gr ...
.
At the
Indonesian Grand Prix
The Indonesian Grand Prix was an open-wheel racing car motor race, held intermittently as motorsport ambitions varied in Indonesia.
History
Held originally at the Jaya Ancol Circuit near Jakarta in 1976 as part of the burgeoning Rothmans Inte ...
, 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
Notes
References
External links
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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