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| Company type | Public company |
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| SSE: 601777 | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1992[1] |
| Founder | Yin Mingshan |
| Headquarters | Chongqing, China |
Area served | China, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America |
Key people | Yin Mingshan Mou Gang |
| Products | Commercial vehicles Passenger cars Motorcycles |
Number of employees | 13,653[2] |
| Website | lifan.com |
| Lifan Group | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 力帆实业(集团)股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 力帆實業(集團)股份有限公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "Great Sail" Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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Lifan Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (Lifan Group or Lifan,[3][4] Chinese: 力帆, lit. 'Power Sail') is a civilian owned Chinese motorcycle and automobile manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, China. It was founded in 1992 and began to manufacture automobiles in 2005, with license-built microvans and a small sedan developed by Lifan.[5]
Lifan's vehicle products include passenger cars, microvans, dirt bike engines, entry-level motorcycles, mini-vehicles, and commercial trucks.[6] The company's non-vehicle-related activities include the manufacture of sports shoes and winemaking.[7] Outside of China, Lifan is currently best known for the sale of small passenger cars in emerging markets.
- ^ About Lifan Group Lifan Official Site (Web Archive)
- ^ Lifan website Archived 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "About Lifan Group". Official website of Lifan Group. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ China's Lifan Industry to debut in Shanghai this week[dead link] reuters.com, Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:37am IST
- ^ Lifan IPO latest in quest for capital chinadaily.com.cn, 2010-11-29
- ^ Corporate profile Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Lifan official site
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