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KTM + CFMOTO: WEST MEETS EAST
KTM+CFMoto:
West Meets East
KTM teams up with Chinese
manufacturer CFMoto, which will
manufacture KTM's entire fleet
of middleweight models. We get
the details and chat with CFMoto
founder Lai Guogui
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CFMOTO
ith its sales and profits currently driving ever upwards, KTM is poised to embark on a massive
further expansion in production, this time in partnership with CFMoto in China. This was previewed
by the unveiling at its Chinese partner's annual dealer meeting last December of the avantgarde
CFMoto V.02 NK Concept model, designed in Italy and powered by the 990 version (actually,
999cc) of KTM's 75-degree V-twin LC8 engine, which will be exclusively manufactured in China from
2020 onwards to power an all-new range of models carrying the CFMoto name. But, alongside this, KTM presi-
dent Stefan Pierer has established a joint venture/JV company in conjunction with CFMoto owner Lai Guogui,
which will see manufacture of KTM's entire future range of middleweight models powered by its new 799cc
