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Zhongneng Vehicle Group (usually known as ZNEN Group), is a Chinese
motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
manufacturer founded by Chen Huaneng in June 1988, in
Taizhou, Zhejiang Tāizhōu (pronunciation in PRC Standard Mandarin: , Taizhou dialect: Thecieu), alternately known as Taichow, is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located south of Shanghai and southeast of Ha ...
. It was not until 1996 that ZNEN manufactured its first petrol mopeds. After twenty years in the motor vehicle industry, Zhongneng Industry Group develops three main products: petrol mopeds, electric mopeds, and motorcycles.


History

In 1988, Chen Huaneng founded the Donghai Machinery Factory in Taizhou (Zhejiang), a manufacturer of components for
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and small
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appliances that quickly became popular on the local market. The numerous orders led the company to grow and in 1996 Taizhou Zhongneng Photoelectric was established, specializing in the production of photoelectric material for household appliances. Shortly thereafter, the production of electric bicycles began. The economic boom of the motorcycle sector, and the success in the field of bicycles pushed the company to design compact motorcycles for the local market and in 1998 the company name was changed to Zhejiang Zhongneng Photoelectric, the export of lamps and electrical equipment to Asian countries and Eastern Europe, the ZNEN Motor brand was founded with the presentation of the first scooter, the fifty "S-King" which will go into production the following year thanks to the use of technologies and patents under license of Japanese origin. In 2002, the new 42,000 square meter production plant in Xiaoxie for light motorcycles was inaugurated and the company name was changed to Zhejiang Zhongneng Motorcycle Co., Ltd. In 2003, Taizhou Zhongneng Automobile was founded, specializing in the production of plastic components for
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, and Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle for components intended for motorcycles. In 2005, Foshan Fosti Motorcycle Manufacturing was founded, destined to produce light motorcycles in the 50-250 cc range and the first scooter units were exported to Europe. The following year the "ZNEN Zoom" scooter was presented, the first vehicle developed independently by the company. Other scooter models such as the F8, the Kangaroo and the Roar will then be put into production. To meet the growing production of scooters, the new 86,000 square meter Zhongneng Xinqiao factory was inaugurated in 2009. In 2013 Moden Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd was founded, a subsidiary dedicated to the development and production of
electric motorcycles Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels. Power is supplied by a rechargeable battery which drives one or more electric motors. Electric scooters are distinguished from motorcycles by having a ...
. In 2017, the new 230,000 square meter Taizhou Bay Agglomeration factory opens. In October 2018 Zhongneng Vehicle Group acquires the Italian motorcycle manufacturer
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for 10 million
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, pledging to maintain production and plants in
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.


Legal issues

In 2010, the Zhongneng Group registered projects with drawings of the models ZNEN Ves, Cityzen and Revival models at the
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(European Intellectual Property Office). In 2014,
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made its first citation to the EUIPO with an application for "declaration of nullity", declaring that the three Chinese models do not meet the "requirements of novelty and individual character" compared to the current
Piaggio Vespa LX The Vespa LX is a Motor scooter, scooter that was made by Piaggio from 2006 until 2014. The LX 150 uses the same frame as the LX 50 but features a 150 cc engine capable of a listed maximum speed of . The LX 150, like all modern Vespa scooter ...
and compared to the various patents filed by Piaggio for Vespa models since 1945. In 2015, and in 2018 after another appeal, EUIPO again rejected Piaggio's request, which turned to the
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. In 2018, the Turin Court of Appeal confirmed the first instance ruling: the Vespa cannot be copied and the ZNEN models cannot be sold in Italy. On 17 February 2021, ZNEN presents appeal.


Brands and models

*Fosti Motorcycle – motorcycles, and recreational
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s (''quads'') *
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– sports motorcycles made in
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, Italy. *Moden Electric Vehicle Technology – electric scooters *ZNEN Motor – motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and recreational
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s (''quads'')


Znen C Artemis

The Znen C Artemis is a
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twist-and-go scooter from Znen Motors, which comes in either 50cc (model number ZN50QT-E), 125cc (model number ZN125T-E) or 150cc models (model number ZN150T-E). This scooter is made in
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 ...
, China by Znen Motors and is shipped abroad where it is rebadged in various countries. It has European
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and American
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and DOT certifications. The design is very similar to the much older
Honda Joker The Joker is a Honda scooter made from 1996 to 1999. History The Honda Joker scooter was first launched in 1996 in Japan. Then in Europe and the US, where it was renamed the Honda SRX50/90 Shadow, which came in two versions respectively which ...
.


See also

* Flyscooters *
Moto Morini Moto Morini is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937. Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the name MM. Moto Morini came under Cagiva control in 1987, t ...


References


External links

*{{official, https://www.znen.com/ Scooter manufacturers Moped manufacturers Motorcycle manufacturers of China Companies based in Zhejiang Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1987 Chinese brands