Loncin Holdings Co., Ltd is a large company from Chongqing, China. It is known for its Loncin brand, which produces motorcycles and ATVs. In Italy, their motorcycles are sold under the Italika brand, AKT in Colombia, Viper Motorcycles in Ukraine, Minsk in Russia and Belarus, and Zanella in Argentina.
In 2005, Loncin concluded a contract for the production of G650GS motorcycle engines for the German company BMW Motorrad. The collaboration began in 2007 with Loncin producing motorcycle parts, engine components and over 35,000 complete engines for BMW. Significant and technical benefits were brought by Loncin, which used the same engine to power the LX650 (also known as the CR9).
In 2017, BMW Motorrad introduced the F850GS and F750GS, which replaced the F800GS and F700GS respectively. While previous models previously used Rotax 799cc engines, the F850GS and F750GS now feature the slightly more powerful 853cc engines manufactured by Loncin. In addition, the C400X and C400GT scooters are also rolling off the production lines in Loncin.