STORY: Foreign motorcycle brands confident in Chinese market
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 13, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:56
LOCATION: CHONGQING, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of participants and exhibits of the exhibition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALAN MARC, Marketing director of Mapetrol
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JONATHAN LAI, Brand manager of RCB
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YURY ZUEV, Representative of SM-Motors

STORYLINE:

The 22nd China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition, held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality last month, drew a total of 877 companies to showcase a wide range of products including complete vehicles, parts, apparel, cultural goods, and service providers.

Foreign motorcycle brands attending this industry expo expressed willingness to tap the market potential in China as well as cementing trade ties with their Chinese partners.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALAN MARC, Marketing director of Mapetrol
"Last year, we just focused only on high quality, new modern technologies and our partners decide to import our products to China. I think the Mapetrol is a brand which will grow also in Chinese market. And this is very important for us, Europeans, that we have really good relationship with your country, with Chongqing."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JONATHAN LAI, Brand manager of RCB
"So we started the brand RCB in 1995 back in Malaysia. And this year we are trying to get into the China market. The reason we have selected to enter China market is because that we see there's a big opportunity in China. And there have been actually a lot of end users that are inquiring for the aftermarket products or modification products in southeast Asia. So when we receive these kinds of inquiries and feedback, we have made very strategic plan, also calculation, to enter China market."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YURY ZUEV, Representative of SM-Motors
"My name is Yury. I'm from Russia. My company is called SM-Motors. We are importing motorcycles from China for more than 20 years. I was looking for new supplies, for new models, from the current supplies and for new bikes."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China.
(XHTV)