Chinese engine factory
Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd: every American brand built here
Federal certification records name Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd as the engine manufacturer behind 3 American powersports brands, covering street-legal scooters and motorcycles. Here is the full list, model year by model year.
- US brands
- 3
- Model years
- 2007–2014
- Engine families
- 26
- Displacement
- 49–150cc
American brands supplied by Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd
| US brand (certificate holder) | Model years | Engine families | Models certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Brothers Manufacture Co., Ltd. | 2007–2010 | 5 | 33 |
| Eton America LLC | 2009–2011 | 6 | 2 |
| Hidria USA Inc. | 2008–2014 | 15 | 8 |
Which of those machines are actually comparable
A shared factory alone is a weak signal — Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd builds engines across 49–150cc. Grouping by engine size narrows it to machines genuinely worth comparing.
VIN prefixes assigned to Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd
If your frame number starts with one of these three characters, NHTSA has it recorded against this manufacturer. Check the first three characters of the VIN stamped on the frame or shown on the VIN plate.
| VIN starts with | Company as NHTSA records it | Vehicle type |
|---|---|---|
| LXM | XIAMEN XIASHING MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD. | Motorcycle |
A VIN prefix identifies the company that registered the code, which is not always the company that built your engine — importers sometimes register their own. Treat it as corroboration for the emission label, not a replacement for it.
How this factory appears in the raw federal record
Each importer types the factory name into the certification form by hand, so one factory arrives in the data as many different companies. These 4 strings were reconciled into the single entry above.
- XIAMEN XIASHING MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD.
- Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co. Ltd.
- Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd
- Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
Related in the registry
- Same factory does not mean same partRead this before ordering anything
- Where to find your emission stickerBy body style
- Free printable measuring gaugesBelts, rollers, carburettor spigots
- All 98 multi-brand factories
Source. US EPA annual certification data — EPA Certified Highway Motorcycle Test Results, MY2006-present; EPA Certified Off-Road Motorcycle / ATV / UTV / Rec Vehicle, MY2006-present. Retrieved 2026-09-07. This page describes 28 certificate records naming Xiamen Xiashing Motorcycle Co., Ltd. Full provenance and method.