Worldwide leaders in China for APEC escorted by CFMOTO motorcycles
News release
This year’s APEC meeting held in Beijing, China between Nov. 5-11 witnessed the resumption of top protocol arrangement of motorcycle escorts for the visiting leaders from 21 APEC member countries. The protocol had been conducted since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, but stopped on January 1, 2004.
The eye-poppers of the motorcades of the visiting leaders are the escort motorcycles manufactured by a Chinese company, Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd. (CFMOTO). The CFMOTO 650CC twin-cylinder CF650G motorcycle was selected as the designated escort motorcycle for the visiting leaders, a top protocol arrangement and a security measure for a foreign head of state or head of government, according to a press release from Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The CFMOTO CF650G, standing out from more than 200 Chinese motorcycle companies, features a front face design that stems from the guardian lions statue in Tiananmen Square, the symbol of solemnity and power. The vehicle body is mainly white, decorated with graphics of traditional Chinese colors of red and yellow, representing the Five-Starred Red Flag and the magnificent Great Wall.
The development of the CF650G took only 10 months which had been a real challenge to the CFMOTO team. The motorcycle features a liquid-cooled parallel twin cylinder EFI 650CC engine with top speed of 177KM/h, ABS system which is the first of this kind on a pure Chinese big CC motorcycle, and electronically controlled adjustable windshield. The fully equipped audio and video communication system on the vehicle ensures the real time connections between the motorcade and the control center.
In the past, Honda and BMW motorcycles had been used for escort purpose.
A global manufacturing powerhouse, CFMOTO has been producing quality powersports products for more than 20 years and is the largest exporter of ATVs and UTVs in China. The company’s core values are continual improvement, innovation and quality – values that permeate throughout its global distribution network in Europe, North and South America, Africa and China. Based in Hangzhou, China, CFMOTO has a 1,300-strong workforce dedicated to producing quality vehicles, engines, spare parts and components. As a testament to its focus on innovation, more than 25% of CFMOTO’s employees are dedicated to research and development.
In 2013, CFMOTO announced a strategic partnership with global motorcycle manufacturing giant KTM. The deal sees small capacity KTM motorcycles built by CFMOTO for China, the largest motorcycle market in the world. The partnership also sees CFMOTO and design powerhouse, Kiska, who has been heavily involved in designing KTM motorcycles since the early 1990s, collaborate on the future design of CFMOTO vehicles. The full impact of the partnership is yet to be seen but the future of CFMOTO products will be exciting. CFMOTO has an annual production capacity of 500,000 vehicles in addition to the supply of parts, components and liquid cooled engines. The organization strictly enforces a zero defect principle and has adopted innovative production methods to ensure that every product is finished to the highest level of detail. These methods are internationally certified to ISO9001:2000 and TS16949 standards and all completed vehicles align with EEC, EPA and DOT requirements.
