The 'single-minded' ZXMOTO founder who risked everything to build China's first WorldSSP champion

Chinese manufacturer ZXMOTO secured its first historic double victory in the World Supersport (WorldSSP) category during the Portuguese round, a sport long dominated by names like Ducati and Yamaha. The ripples of the win were felt instantly 6,000 miles away in China at local dealerships. For Zhang Xue, the founder of ZXMOTO, those two gold trophies can be traced back to a small repair shop in Hunan. At 19, he chased a TV crew for 100 kilometers in the pouring rain just to be noticed by a racing team. In 2013, Zhang arrived in China’s motorcycle manufacturing heartland of Chongqing with just 20,000 yuan (2,900 USD) and a conviction that China’s supply chain could outmuscle the world’s best. By 2026, Zhang revealed a total output value of 750 million yuan ($108.54 million) for the previous year, with an R&D investment of 69.58 million yuan (10 million USD). ZXMOTO plans to launch six new models this year and will take on the world again in September at the Shanghai round of the MXGP. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city    • Playlist   ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them    • Amazing Shanghai and China 淘宝魔都玩转中国   ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period    • COVID-19 新冠疫情   ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs    • Voices, Let's Listen! 听她他说   ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings    • Playlist   ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today    • Stories & Documentary 奇闻逸事记录中国   __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!