Yinxiang Motorcycle

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Yinxiang Motorcycle (Chinese: 银翔摩托; pinyin: Yínxiáng Móto), founded in 1997, is an industrial company based in Chongqing, China, specializing in real estate and research, development, manufacturing and sales of motorcycles, gasoline engines and general-purpose engines and equipments. ^[1]

Contents 1 Xianfeng Motorcycle 1.1 Location 1.2 History 1.3 Products 1.4 Awards and recognition 1.5 Criticisms 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Xianfeng Motorcycle

Xianfeng Motorcycle (先风摩托) is a brand of Yinxiang.^[2] It was established in December 2001 and acquired by Yingxiang in 2005.^[3]

[edit] Location

Located at Dayan Industry Zone, Chongqing, China, they have over 10,000 employees including 100 technical engineers and personnel. They have a modern and standard factory workshop covering 8,000 square meters.

[edit] History

Since the birth of their first motorcycle, their output and sales have increased by a big margin along with the fast expansion of market. They possess two advanced motorcycle assembly lines, a packing line and a series of advanced testing equipment with an annual yield of 100,000 two-wheel motorcycles and 20,000 three-wheel motorcycles.

In 2002, Chongqing Xianfeng Motorcycle Co. Ltd engaged in a strategic co-investment with Korea Hyosung Machinery Company and Korea UNISTAR Industry Company to establish Chongqing Hyosung Motorcycle Co. Ltd. This results in the birth of the company's Chinese Hyosung series motorcycles which consist of close to 10 types of newly developed world standard motorcycles.

The Hyosung series uses four newly developed engines of advance technical standard according to international standard.

[edit] Products

Their products cover over a hundred types of vehicles, including moped, ATV, Dirt Bikes and 3 wheelers, and scooters, as well as engines with the displacement ranging from 50cc to 250cc. All products have qualified for the ISO9001 certification.

[edit] Awards and recognition

Xianfeng Motorcycle is the Guinness World Record Holder for Mountain Climbing for Motorcycle conducted by the China Climbing Club and recognized by the Guinness World Record. This was obtained in 27 March 2003.

Xianfeng Motorcycle have received the China Quality certification CQC as well as CCC, which must be obtained before any motorcycles can be sold in the Chinese Market. They now have 2,000 dealers selling and servicing Xianfeng Motorcycles in China.

With the super productivity and advanced technologies, Xianfeng is regarded as an example of China's motorcycle industry.

[edit] Criticisms

Xianfeng Motorcycle has received multiple warnings from several international safety and human rights watchdog groups for repeated violations of international labor guidelines. Additionally, Xianfeng Motorcycles have the highest rate of unexplained explosion of any Asian manufacturer and have resulted in the deaths of untold dozens. UN inspectors have alleged that Xianfeng Motorcycle routinely whips assembly line workers to increase productivity, and all efforts to exhume the suspected mass grave behind their plant have been met with armed resistance.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of Yingxiang Motocycle