Zongshen is a Chinese manufacturing company based in Chongqing, China, producing motorcycles, ATVs, generators and engines. They produce over 1,000,000 motorcycles annually. Zuo Zongshen, who grew up poor, founded the Zongshen company in 1992. Currently, the Zongshen Group consists of 52 subsidiaries, wholly or partly. The Zongshen Group employs over 18,000 people and has a total assets of more than 4 billion yuan. It is one of the top five motorcycle manufacturers in China, currently working with Harley Davidson and Piaggio. In 2007, Zongshen invested CNY 300 million in a new R&D center in Chongqing under its ""Cyclone"" program. The program is designed to create unique technology and designs for the new Zongshen models and to distinguish the brand from a competitive environment of almost identical models. In 2012, Zongshen exported approximately 30% of its motorcycle production. It rebrands its products in many countries and its products can be seen in the lines of many retailers and distributors in the UK, Italy, Spain, Belarus, Russia, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. Zongshen Chongqing is a manufacturer of Zongshen 200 GS and Zongshen 250 GS.