Zongshen

**MJH** · 02-20-2012, 08:05 AM

I’m fairly certain that Zongshen stopped manufacturing the GS250 and the Sierra 200cc Dual Sport. Not positive about that but it seems they have opted to cater to the emerging markets with under 150cc production models and also moved their executive management to Vancouver Canada. In that they are attempting to improve their operating margins and also present financial through the Canadian market system. They are also developing electric vehicles as they see that as having high growth potential.

Jianshe is Yamaha in China, they are offering the original behind the GS250 it is the SRV200
( that link got unplugged...they still have an SRV-I listed on this site http://www.yamaha-motor.com.cn/home/...e-ii/1060.html) But it is only a 150cc along with the SRZ 150, both of which have no linked details.

However they are not offering the TW200 which is the original behind the Sierra 200cc. I would say they should and that would be a decent motorcycle for adventure ridding in China. The Sierra was a big seller and may have been dropped by Zongshen do to stricter emissions. However Yamaha should have the technology to get that bike approved. Jianshe should also consider offering the Serrow in China as well.

**culcune** · 02-20-2012, 05:33 PM

It is a shame if Zongshen are no longer manufacturing their Sierra 200. Moderator 'Spudrider' from chinariders.net has logged 40,000 miles on his Sierra! That bike is definitely unique among Chinese-made bikes not only due to its unique looks, but also that is uses an engine seemingly cloned from the Yamaha TW200. As far as I can tell, Zongshen never used that engine in any other bike.

MJH, did Zongshen in China actually move its executives to Canada, or is that Zongshen America?

**MJH** · 02-20-2012, 06:08 PM

They moved the corporate executives to Vancouver, as Zongshen PEM, they are listed on the Toronto stock exchange as ZPP

Zongshen America would be a distributor, its an LLC not publicly traded and actually barely exists. They may only be held in place because they have legal obligations to support dealers that sold their products. They may eventually offer more products in the USA who knows, but since Zongshen is focused on emerging markets its not likely.

**MJH** · 02-20-2012, 06:31 PM

Since Jianshe is a Yamaha affiliate, they should be manufacturing the small Yamaha bikes, the SRV200 and the TW200 as well as a full line based on the 250cc single. They also could be offering a SRV250, but I suppose that Yamaha is reluctant to see its market under cut on prices from the bottom up? They ideally want to charge the same prices and not lower them. But they could simply drop prices marginally and export the smaller bikes to other markets.

A Chinese made SRV250 could be sold in the USA for under $3,500.00. But may detract sales from the higher priced Japanese made models.

In the worst case they could offer the models only in China and sales should be high enough to justify that, but the prices would have to be reasonable.

**MJH** · 02-20-2012, 06:38 PM

Jianshe needs to advertise and promote the SRV200 as well as the YBR250, they need to sell more of them so they need to lower the prices and get them in the market. They both seem like decent enthusiast bikes a step above the mass of 150cc offerings. One step at a time?

**culcune** · 02-21-2012, 04:40 AM

Here is the website--seems promising if they can utilize Chinese manufacturing combined with western styling...

http://www.zongshenpem.com/home.html

edit-saw the site and the bikes are very uninspiring!!

Hopefully they can offer bikes like the ones they tease us with on their home page!!!