CFMOTO was established in 1989 in Wenzhou, China and began by producing motorcycle parts and components. In 1996, CFMOTO established Chunfeng Holding Group Co., Ltd., which allowed the company to begin international development.

In 2006, CFMOTO attended EICMA in Milan, Italy for the first time and in the same year, opened its new production base in Hangzhou, China. In 2010, CFMOTO introduced its first road-racing motorcycle, the V-Night, and began participating in the Chinese Road Racing Championship (CRRC).

CFMOTO entered the Guinness World Record books in 2013 for the longest journey by motorcycle in a single country. The 33,357.15-km journey, taking place in 146 days through China from July 19 to December 11, was accomplished by a CFMOTO 650TR motorcycle piloted by Buck Perley (USA) and Amy Mathieson (UK).