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chongqing, september 4 (china news service) (zhang xu) since the beginning of this year, the motorcycle export industry in chongqing, the "motorcycle capital", has been booming. at the same time, the consumer markets in europe, the united states, china and other countries have increased their demand for personalized, high-end and intelligent motorcycle products, and the industry has shown new changes.

a reporter from china news service recently learned from chongqing customs that in the first seven months of 2024, chongqing exported 10.89 billion yuan worth of motorcycles, a year-on-year increase of 19.7%.

fu lijuan, director of the department of automotive service engineering at chongqing university of technology, said that the growth of motorcycle exports is an important indicator of the development of china's motorcycle industry and a direct reflection of the global economic recovery and changes in market demand. the rapid economic growth in emerging markets has driven an increase in demand for motorcycles.

"chongqing is one of china's important motorcycle and parts production and export bases." cao tinggang, director of the human resources and administration department of chongqing dechengwei technology co., ltd., told reporters that as a witness and participant, the company's yinxiang motorcycles enjoy a good reputation in markets in southeast asia, russia, south america, africa and other places.

"the momentum this year is particularly good." tang debo, director of the production management department of chongqing jieli wheel manufacturing co., ltd., said that in the first half of 2024, the company's motorcycle wheel hub export output value increased by 23% year-on-year, among which the market demand in brazil and other places grew rapidly. thanks to the booming industry, as a parts production supplier, they have realized the payment model transformation from "cash on delivery" to "payment first, then delivery".

industry insiders have noticed that some new changes are also taking place in the motorcycle industry.

the use scenarios of motorcycles are becoming more and more diverse. in the eyes of some people, motorcycles are a means of transportation and also a "big toy." cao tinggang said that the motorcycle products produced by the company include undercarriage vehicles, off-road vehicles, sports cars, retro vehicles, beach vehicles, sled vehicles, etc. due to different use scenarios, their appearance design, parameter settings, and functional designs are different.

tang debo said that the new market and new demands have put forward higher requirements for wheel hub manufacturing. more technology needs to be invested in the design, furnace, casting, spraying and other links of the wheel hub. as one of the links in the motorcycle industry chain, they hope to "seize this opportunity" and apply more reserved technologies.

on july 9, workers were processing motorcycle wheels in the production workshop of chongqing jieli wheel manufacturing co., ltd. in dianjiang county, chongqing. photo by zhang xu

xiaobei, a motorcyclist with 15 years of riding experience, believes that young people’s current demand for motorcycles is a combination of “commuting + leisure riding + enjoying the fun of modification + high-quality social interaction”.

for the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts, especially young ones, intelligent demands such as charging, bluetooth, caller id, and driving recorders have gradually become the "standard configuration" of motorcycles. fu lijuan suggested that automakers can cooperate with technology companies, design companies, etc. to jointly develop innovative products and technologies, and strengthen user interaction, so that users can participate in the design and development process of products, and improve the personalization of products and user satisfaction. (end)

source: china news network