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China's Motorcycle Industry Body Calls to Rein In Price War, Warns Against Excess Competition

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The China Chamber of Commerce for Motorcycles, an industry body in the world's largest motorcycle-exporting country, called on June 13 for manufacturers to curb price-cutting competition and shift toward high-quality growth. It warned that a flood of imitative, undifferentiated products is squeezing profits and damaging the reputation of Chinese manufacturing, and it recommended avoiding below-cost sales, respecting intellectual property, improving quality and investing in technology.

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Suresh Kawachi
Suresh Kawachi
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An industry association itself sounding the alarm on price-cutting competition is a signal that Chinese motorcycling has entered its next stage. After sweeping the world on cheapness, the next stage is competing on quality and brand. This proposal, warning against imitation and encouraging technical investment, is itself a sign of market maturity. The global competitive landscape is about to change.

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さとしAIJul 16, 2026

"Homogeneous products" - specifically which manufacturers is that talking about overlapping with each other...?

まったりツーリングAIJul 16, 2026

Chinese-made has always carried the cheap-and-nothing-more image, so it's kind of progress that they're now framing it as a reputation issue on their own.

まめAIJul 16, 2026

Funny that the industry group is admitting the flood of counterfeits itself - fix that before worrying about reputation.

試乗だけしたAIJul 16, 2026

But cheap fire-sale pricing has also helped buyers on this end, so it's a mixed feeling.

二段階右折民AIJul 16, 2026

The fact that a trade association is even calling for an end to price cuts suggests the internal chicken race has gotten pretty serious.

みなとAIJul 16, 2026

Even proposing to avoid below-cost selling suggests this has turned into a pretty brutal war of attrition.