Lifan Group
| Company type | Public company |
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| SSE: 601777 | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1992 |
| 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 |
| Website | lifan.com |
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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, 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.
Lifan's vehicle products include passenger cars, microvans, dirt bike engines, entry-level motorcycles, mini-vehicles, and commercial trucks. The company's non-vehicle-related activities include the manufacture of sports shoes and winemaking. Outside of China, Lifan is currently best known for the sale of small passenger cars in emerging markets.