2021年巴西市場進口電動自行車銷量創歷史新高，打破歷史紀錄

巴西自行車行業協會（Aliança Bike）近日發布的調查數據顯示，2021年尚未結束，全國電動自行車銷量就已打破歷史紀錄。據統計，今年1月至10月，電動自行車共售出35722輛，超過2020年全年銷量（32110輛）。

巴西G1網站12月9日報道，目前尚未計算11月和12月銷售數據。據協會預計，到今年年底電動自行車銷量將增至43000臺，比2020年增長34%。

Aliança Bike執行主管丹尼爾·古斯（Daniel Guth）表示：“電動自行車相關的虛假信息已澄清，現在越來越多的企業開始經營該項業務。”目前巴西市場中大多數電動自行車仍是進口產品，但國產車數量也有所增長。

該行業商家認為，盡管目前電動自行車的銷售已呈上升趨勢，但事實上該細分市場仍有很大的增長空間。古斯稱：“從比例來看，它（電動自行車）所占市場比例仍然很小，約占自行車市場總銷量的1%。當前數據遠遠低于潛力值。”

除銷量增加外，今年該類車輛的本地組裝量和進口量相比也有所增長。Aliança Bike稱，這種變化的原因之一是合并品牌對自行車市場投資的增加以及政府對各類組件稅收的減少。

古斯說道：“設想一下，如果進口整輛的電動自行車，那么你需要支付18%的進口稅。而如果進口各類組件，那么你需要繳納的稅率只有14.4%，如果該品牌在巴西沒有工廠，稅率甚至可能降至0%。因此，對批量出售電動自行車的商家來說，在巴西組裝整車的形式變得越來越有利。”

為避開擁堵的交通或擁擠的公共交通工具，很多巴西人已將電動自行車作為日常出行的一種選擇。Aliança Bike的一項調查數據顯示，有56%電動自行車騎手之前曾將汽車作為交通工具。

Sales of electric bikes across Brazil have broken records even before 2021 is over, according to survey data released by Alianca Bike, an industry association. A total of 35,722 e-bikes were sold from January to October this year, exceeding the total of 32,110 sold in 2020, according to statistics.

Sales figures for November and December have not yet been calculated, Brazil's G1 website reported on December 9. The association expects e-bike sales to rise to 43,000 units by the end of this year, up 34 percent from 2020.

Daniel Guth, executive director of Alianca Bike, said: "The misinformation about e-bikes has been cleared up and more and more companies are now running the business." Most electric bikes in Brazil are still imported, but the number of locally made bikes is also growing.

While e-bike sales are on the rise, the segment still has a lot of room to grow, according to the industry. "Proportionally, it's still a small part of the market, about 1 per cent of total bike sales," Mr Goose says. The current figures are well below potential."

In addition to higher sales, local assembly of such vehicles has also increased this year compared with imports. Alianca Bike said one reason for the change was increased investment in the Bike market by merged brands and reduced government taxes on various components.

"Imagine importing an entire e-bike, you pay an 18 percent import tax," Guth said. If you import components, you pay 14.4 per cent. If the brand does not have a factory in Brazil, the rate could fall to 0 per cent. As a result, it is becoming more and more advantageous for those who sell e-bikes in bulk to assemble them in Brazil."
Many Brazilians have embraced e-bikes as part of their daily commute to avoid traffic jams or crowded public transport. Data from a survey by Alianca Bike showed that 56% of e-bike riders had previously used a car as a means of transportation.