Znen

[1] In 1988, Chen Huaneng founded the Donghai Machinery Factory in Taizhou (Zhejiang), a manufacturer of components for refrigerators and small household appliances that quickly became popular on the local market.

The economic boom of the motorcycle sector, and the success in the field of bicycles pushed the company to design compact motorcycles for the local market and in 1998 the company name was changed to Zhejiang Zhongneng Photoelectric, the export of lamps and electrical equipment to Asian countries and Eastern Europe, the ZNEN Motor brand was founded with the presentation of the first scooter, the fifty "S-King" which will go into production the following year thanks to the use of technologies and patents under a license of Japanese origin.

To meet the growing production of scooters, the new 86,000 m2 (930,000 sq ft) Zhongneng Xinqiao factory was inaugurated in 2009.

In October 2018, Zhongneng Vehicle Group acquired the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Moto Morini for 10 million euros, pledging to maintain production and plants in Italy.

[3][4] In 2018, the Turin Court of Appeal confirmed the first instance ruling: the Vespa cannot be copied and the ZNEN models cannot be sold in Italy.