Romania’s bicycle production reached 900,000 units last year after an advance of about 10% compared to 2014. The production could reach one million units this year if the growth pace remains constant.

The output doubled between 2009 and 2015, reports local Ziarul Financiar. During this period Romania climbed up among bicycle producers in Europe, from eighth to fifth place.

The local market ranked second in EU among the producers of bicycle parts, surpassed only by Italy. Romania produced bike components worth EUR 300 million last year, namely 18% of the total production in the EU.

Most of the bicycles and bicycle parts are exported to sports retailers such as Decathlon. Some of the products return to the stores in Romania.

Bicycle producers Mechrom Industry, Eurosport DHS, and Madirom Prod were among the top 200 local exporters in 2015.

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