Shanghai Huageng launches Peugeot scooter line

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I've said this before, but if anyone in Shanghai is looking for good, clean, competent and honest service you could do a lot worse than visiting Yang Jie's Huageng Motorcycle shop at the corner of Yuyao Lu and Taizhou Lu (余姚路泰州路) in Jing'an District.

Yang told me last week to drop by on Sunday for a surprise, and it was certainly worth the visit.

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Yang's been in business for more than 12 years, and has been carrying a nice stock of Hondas, Yamahas and Kymcos. He's been known to get legal plates for unusual bikes, like the 600cc Honda scoot on which I pillioned to Sunday's post celebration lunch. OK, as you can see through the smoke, this week's surprise had a French flavor.

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Sacre bleu! Huageng has signed on as Shanghai's first Peugeot scooter dealership! The bloke on the right is Damien Grillon, general manager of the company's Chinese JV with Qingqi up in the capital of Shandong: Jinan Qingqi Peugeot Motorcycles Co Ltd. On the left is the JV's sales director, Wang Hao (王浩). The happy guy in the middle was the first buyer of a Peugeot scooter in Shanghai.

They've got a wide range of scooters, but also a nice little 150cc motorcycle for under 10,000 rmb. (Edited: I'd mistakenly reported this bike was a 125c. -jkp)

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