Harbin Electric to Report Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on August 9, 2010

HARBIN, China, July 27 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Harbin Electric, Inc., ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: HRBN), a leading developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2010 financial results at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 9, 2010. Tianfu Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Zedong Xu, Chief Financial Officer, and Christy Shue, Executive Vice President, will be on the call. The Company plans to release its second quarter 2010 financial results before the conference call.

To participate in the conference call, please dial any of the following numbers:

  USA:           +1-888-208-1812
  International: +1-719-457-2710
  North China:   10-800-714-1202
  South China:   10-800-140-1181

  The conference ID for the call is 4760224.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 12:00 PM EDT on August 9th, 2010 and will remain available through 12:00 PM EDT on August 23, 2010.

  To access the replay, please dial any of the following numbers:

  USA:           +1-888-203-1112
  International: +1-719-457-0820

  The passcode is 4760224.

This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the live webcast, go to http://www.harbinelectric.com/ and click on "Harbin Electric Q2 2010 Financial Results Conference Call." The replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days and will be archived on the Investor Kits page of the website after 30 days.

About Harbin Electric, Inc.:

Harbin Electric, headquartered in Harbin, China, is a leading developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors with a focus on innovative, customized, and value-added products. Its major product lines include industrial rotary motors, linear motors, and specialty micro-motors. The Company's products are purchased by a broad range of domestic and international customers, including those involved in the energy industry, factory automation, food processing, packaging, transportation, automobile, medical devices, machinery and tool manufacturing, chemical, petrochemical, as well as in the metallurgical and mining industries. The Company operates four manufacturing facilities in China located in Xi'an, Weihai, Harbin, and Shanghai.

Harbin Electric has built a strong research and development capability by recruiting talent worldwide and through collaborations with top scientific institutions. The Company owns numerous patents in China and has developed award-winning products for its customers. Relying on its own proprietary technology, the Company developed an energy efficient linear motor driven oil pump, the first of its kind in the world, for the largest oil filed in China. Its self-developed linear motor propulsion system is powering China's first domestically made linear motor driven metro train. As China continues to grow its industrial base, Harbin Electric aspires to be a leader in the industrialization and technology transformation of the Chinese manufacturing sector. To learn more about Harbin Electric, visit http://www.harbinelectric.com/ .

  For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

   Christy Shue
   Harbin Electric, Inc.
   Executive VP, Finance & Investor Relations
   Tel:   +1-631-312-8612
   Email: IR@HarbinElectric.com

   Kathy Li
   Christensen Investor Relations
   Tel:   +1-212-618-1987
   Email: kli@christensenir.com