In 2003, Lifan acquired Chongqing Special Purpose Use Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd, and 2005 saw the start of automobile production beginning with the LF6361/1010 minivan and pickup based on the 1999 Daihatsu Atrai. As of 2004, Lifan was being referred to as 'the largest private motorcycle manufacturer in China.' In 2009, it as the fifth-largest Chinese motorcycle maker. The company was renamed Lifan Industry Group in 1997. The company was originally called 'Chongqing Hongda Auto Fittings Research Centre'. Mingshan has a long history of conflict with government authority but currently enjoys a positive relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. Lifan was founded by former political dissident Yin Mingshan in 1992 as a motorcycle repair shop with a staff of nine. Lifan is one of the major manufacturer of the Predator engine. Lifan's KPR bikes have won the (CRRC) China Road Racing Championship 17 times. Outside of China, Lifan is currently best known for the sale of small passenger cars in emerging markets. The company's non-vehicle-related activities include the manufacture of sports shoes and winemaking. Lifan's vehicle products include passenger cars, microvans, dirt bike engines, entry-level motorcycles, mini-vehicles, and commercial trucks. It was founded in 1992 and began to manufacture automobiles in 2005, with license-built microvans and a small sedan developed by Lifan. 'Power Sail') is a civilian owned Chinese motorcycle and automobile manufacturer headquartered in Chongqing, China.

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