贝纳利Benelli

Is Benelli Chinese? Yes

Facts checked Ownership as of 4 September 2026

Yes

Benelli is Chinese-owned. The Pesaro marque, founded in 1911, was bought by Qianjiang Motorcycle in 2005, and Geely became Qianjiang's largest shareholder in 2015-16 with 36.61% -- so Benelli sits in the same group as Volvo Cars and Lotus. Design, development and marketing stay at Pesaro; the motorcycles are built at Wenling in Zhejiang.

Chinese holding: 100% as of 4 September 2026.

The chain

The ownership chain behind this answer, owner first.
Step Entity Kind Origin
1 Li Shufu person CN
2 Geely Holding group CN
3 Qianjiang Motorcycle group CN
4 Benelli brand IT

Holding by holding

  1. Li Shufu owns Geely Holding at 82.23% since 1986.

    Li Shufu founded Geely Holding in 1986 and owns 82.233% of it directly; his son Li Xingxing holds 8.0583% and Ningbo Yima Enterprise Management Partnership 9.7087%, which Polestar's 2025 annual report summarises as Li Shufu owning about 91.9% directly or indirectly.

  2. Geely Holding owns Qianjiang Motorcycle at 36.61% since September 2016.

    Geely Holding became Qianjiang's largest shareholder in September 2016 with a stake of just under 30% and is recorded at 36.61% in later summaries. Qianjiang does not appear among the brands Geely Holding lists on its own corporate site.

  3. Qianjiang Motorcycle owns Benelli at 100% since 2005.

    Qianjiang acquired the Italian marque Benelli in 2005. Design and marketing stayed in Pesaro; production moved to Wenling.

Is Benelli Chinese: the short answers

Is Benelli Chinese?
Yes. Benelli is Chinese-owned. The Pesaro marque, founded in 1911, was bought by Qianjiang Motorcycle in 2005, and Geely became Qianjiang's largest shareholder in 2015-16 with 36.61% -- so Benelli sits in the same group as Volvo Cars and Lotus. Design, development and marketing stay at Pesaro; the motorcycles are built at Wenling in Zhejiang.
How much of Benelli is Chinese-owned?
100%, as of 4 September 2026.
Who owns Benelli?
Li Shufu sits at the top of the recorded chain. The ownership page sets out every step with its stake and date.

Related

Sources for this answer

  1. Wikipedia, Benelli (motorcycles). Read .
  2. Wikipedia, Qianjiang Motorcycle. Read . Geely's 36.61% since September 2016.