China tops in bicycle production, but handcrafted bike ind

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China tops in bicycle production, but handcrafted bike ind

par Oyez Oyez » Lun Déc 08, 2008 3:00 am

There's no photo-finish in determining the largest bicycle-making nation on Earth. China wins by a huge margin with 87 million bicycles produced last year, about two-thirds of all bikes made.

That's nearly a three-fold increase in the past decade, notes the Financial Times. In fact, it's the only country among top bicycle producers to see any increase in that period, according to figures compiled by Earth Policy Institute.

The biggest fall came in the United States, where production dropped from 6 million in 1997 to 300,000 in 2007 ...

Author: Gene Bisbee
Category: Main Page Bicycle Industry
Publish Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:41:00 -0800



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