Harbin Electric to Report First Quarter 2011 Financial Results on May 10, 2011

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2011 financial results at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Tianfu Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Zedong Xu, Chief Financial Officer, and Christy Shue, Executive Vice President, will be on the call.

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

The conference ID for the call is Harbin Electric.

This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the live webcast, go to www.harbinelectric.com and click on "Harbin Electric Q1 2011 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 collaboration 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 field 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 www.harbinelectric.com.