Zhejiang Geely Ming Industrial Co., Ltd., common known as Geely Ming, or GM Motor, is a Chinese

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manufacturer founded in 1995 with registered office in

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

province. It is a subsidiary of

Geely Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (ZGH), commonly known as Geely (吉利 "auspicious"), is a Chinese multinational automotive company headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is privately held by Chinese billionaire entrepreneur ...

. The vehicles are sold under two brands: Jiming and Geely Motorcycle.

History

The production of the first Geely

dates back to 1994 when a new plant was inaugurated in Taizhou, China with a capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year. On 8 April 1995 this business unit was spun off and the ''Geely Group Zhejiang Motorcycle Company'' was founded by

Li Shufu Li Shufu (; born 25 June 1963) is a Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Geely. Early life Li Shufu was born in Taizhou, Zhejiang. He earned a master's degree from Yanshan University. Career Li founded Geely ...

, a subsidiary of

Geely Holding Group Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (ZGH), commonly known as Geely (吉利 "auspicious"), is a Chinese multinational automotive company headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is privately held by Chinese billionaire entrepreneur ...

specializing in the production of motorcycles, which in the nineties operated in the local market with the Jiming brand to avoid confusion with the Geely branded appliances. Production was initially based on low cost mopeds, scooters and light motorcycles in the 50–250 cm³ range. Later, light motorcars and quadricycles are also introduced. Between 1997 and 1998, exports to Southeast Asian countries and South America of the Geely rebranded motorcycles began. In 2002, following the strong expansion of the parent company, Geely Ming expands its product range and its plant to reach a capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year and concentrating all production, painting and assembly operations. In addition, studies are launched for the production of electric scooters. In 2013 it was officially renamed Geely Ming Industrial Company (abbreviated to GM Motor) and the Jiming brand is used to market motorcycles in the larger range of 250–400 cm³ while the Geely brand is also used in China on motorcycles and small-volume scooters. In 2018 it launched on the market a trike, a three-wheeled vehicle with scooter mechanics called Geely Jasscol (JM175ZD on the Chinese market) with a 175 cm³ engine also exported to the United States and Mexico. In 2022, the Jiming JM500, was introduced as the first motorcycles of the brand powered by the 500 cm³ twin-cylinder Gaokin engines.

List of Geely motorcycles

Scooters

*JL50QT — 49.5 cc 4-stroke air-cooled single *JL70 — 71.8 cc 4-stroke air-cooled single *JL100-5 and -6 — 98.2 cc 2-stroke air-cooled single, step-through *JL100T — 98.2 cc 2-stroke air-cooled single *JL110 *JL125T — 124 cc 4-stroke air-cooled single *JL150T *JL250T — 244.2 cc 4-stroke single

Motorcycles

*JL100 — 98.2 cc 2-stroke air-cooled single *JL125 — 124 cc 4-stroke air-cooled single *JL150 — 4-stroke air-cooled single *JL250 — 250 cc air-cooled 4-stroke

parallel twin A straight-twin engine, also known as an inline-twin, vertical-twin, or parallel-twin, is a two-cylinder piston engine whose cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. Straight-twin engines are primarily used in motorcycles; ot ...

*JM500-1 *JM500-7 *JM500-8 *JM500-9 *JM175ZD

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