China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng. China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng.
China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng.
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China manufacturers struggling to keep up with surge in global bike demand amid coronavirus fears

  • China exported 4.6 million bikes in May, up 11.4 per cent from a year earlier, reversing a decline of 19 per cent in April
  • China’s production of bikes in May also increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units as consumers seek alternatives to public transport

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Sidney Leng
Sidney Leng

Updated: 9:13pm, 13 Oct, 2020

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China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng. China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng.
China’s production of bikes in May increased by 44.6 per cent from a year earlier to 4.25 million units, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, after having increased 27.5 per cent in April. Photo: Sidney Leng.
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