{"id":2914,"date":"2020-10-27T20:07:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2020-10-29T20:10:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T02:10:50","slug":"covid-appears-to-have-been-good-for-bicycle-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/covid-appears-to-have-been-good-for-bicycle-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid appears to have been good for bicycle manufacturing."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MEXICO NEWS DAILY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fear of the coronavirus seems at least partly responsible for record-breaking numbers in bicycle manufacturing and sales nationwide in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national statistics institute, Inegi, says there were 111,695 bicycles produced during the month, a 21% rise compared to August of last year, and the highest increase in any month since June 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know for certain that it\u2019s about fear of the pandemic, but people are looking for ways to maintain a safe distance,\u201d Jaime Ram\u00edrez V\u00e1zquez, a business director with Electrobike, which has stores throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He recently told El Financiero<\/em> newspaper, \u201cOur store online has been receiving orders every day despite us having to shut down our physical locations. We\u2019ve seen a 150% increase in interested buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturing representatives also attribute the rise in demand to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that bicycles have always been more popular in cities because they allow people to traverse long distances, maintain a safe distance from others, and avoid public transportation, and are more economical than a motorcycle. With the pandemic, people have turned to bikes in greater numbers, they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Association of Bicycle Manufacturers president Fernando Meij\u00eda Basurto recently told El Financiero<\/em> that bicycle manufacturers began noticing by June that they were receiving more orders, soon after the country began instituting lockdowns. When they were declared essential businesses and allowed to stay open, they began producing to meet the new demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were not like the malls, which had to wait longer to begin operating again,\u201d Meij\u00eda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April, manufacturing numbers fell sharply. According to Inegi, there were only 3,574 bicycles made nationwide. However, the numbers began to climb rapidly in May and then May\u2019s numbers were doubled in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trend had unexpected side benefits for Mexico City, where Rodrigo D\u00edaz, the city\u2019s deputy minister for planning, said that since April the number of cyclists using bike lanes on Insurgentes Avenue \u2014 Mexico City\u2019s longest roadway \u2014 has increased 250%. At a recent meeting of the Mexican Association of Vehicle Lessors, D\u00edaz told attendees that the increased number of cyclists in the city is reducing traffic congestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the pandemic, the number of cyclists has risen nationally. We need to make more infrastructure for this form of transport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexico News Daily Staff. (2020). Covid appears to have been good for bicycle manufacturing. M\u00e9xico.\u00a0Mexico News Daily<\/em>. Recuperado de<\/strong> https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/news\/covid-appears-to-have-been-good-for-bicycle-manufacturing\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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