Chapter 61 6. The development of China's motorcycle industry

If the future of automobiles is in China, we can also produce a large number of electric bicycles, motorcycles, mountain bikes, and speedboats on this land.Motorcycle manufacturers Bashan and Xinyuan have made Chongqing the capital of motorcycles and the venue for the National Motocross Grand Prix.Together with Xinyuan, Bashan has made Chongqing the capital of motorcycles and motorcycles! E-bikes have made surprising progress in China.Here, its production skyrocketed.There are currently more than 250 million e-bikes on the country's roads. Electric bicycles use batteries as the power source, which saves effort when going uphill, and are widely welcomed in China.China has more than 1,000 two-wheeler manufacturers and a huge annual production and sales volume of up to 14 million two-wheelers.Since entering this market at the beginning of the new century, Chinese manufacturers have reached the highest technical level in the electric bicycle manufacturing industry.

Indeed, China's electric two-wheelers and motorcycles are often aimed at the most grassroots, and they have completely lost their place on major highways.But it is undeniable that they are the ace means of transportation for fast travel in the city and free shuttle on the congested roads of traffic jams.They can be seen everywhere in large and medium-sized cities, in rural areas, in suburbs and on university campuses. According to the needs of different countries, China exports its off-road motorcycles, electric bicycles, high-quality motorcycles and small-wheel motorcycles of different displacements to countries all over the world, including developed and developing countries.

Let's take a look at the situation of Chongqing Lifan Group Corporation.It is one of the largest privately owned motorcycle machinery manufacturers, with 5,000 employees and an annual production capacity of more than 2 million engines and about 1 million motorcycles.Every year Lifan Group puts the latest engines and motorcycles on the market.In this way, the city of Chongqing, which is transitioning to high technology and has a 1,200-square-meter economic zone, became the "motorcycle capital". For people in developing countries or West African countries, the choice is simple: they can pay enough for one Japanese motorcycle to buy two Chinese motorcycles!Africa's motorcycle market has the charm of El Dorado, as in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, 90% of motorcycles are made in China.

About 50% of the world's motorcycles come from China, and China has been the world's largest motorcycle producer since 1994. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, a large number of motor vehicle drivers are turning to alternatives: to replace their gas-guzzling cars, to park more conveniently under increasingly strict restrictions, to get around cities faster or to own Another personal vehicle that is more adapted to urban traffic. Chinese product models have been successfully exported to the West.China's scooter and new off-road motorcycle conquered Europe.Sales of e-bikes, premium scooters and “mini bikes” are all on the rise!

A wide variety of Chinese two-wheelers and motorcycles are attracting more and more European customers with their very competitive prices, sometimes of good quality.For example, the legendary French Solex (a power-engined bicycle) is back!This car came out in 1946 and was discontinued in 1988 after achieving a sales record of 8 million units.Since then, it has not been reproduced.Thanks to the discerning eye of a Chinese investor, those who linger on this aesthetically pleasing car will finally have the chance to buy its 21st century remake once again.This "new generation" Doudou was designed by the famous Italian designer Paninfarina, who is also the designer of Ferrari.

E-Solex, a new generation of beanies that run on batteries, are quieter, more practical and lighter.Through Chinese innovations, it made its way back to France.