MotorSource (2020 ASIA MOTORCYCLE SHOW SPECIAL ISSUE)

Taiwan's Export Value in 2019 Decreased by 13%, COVID-19 Hit the European Market in Q1 of 2020 *Source: Customs Import and Export Statistics (Tax code first four digits: 8711) 2019 Taiwan’s Locomotive Export Volume Unit: Per Motorcycle ccording to the locomotive export statistics, the total global exports was about 207,000 units, a decrease of 10.9% compared with the same period of last year from January to December in 2019. And the gross export was about US $ 24.182 million, a decrease of about 13%. Top three countries that have the most export volume are Iraq, Japan and Madagas- car, and for gross export are Japan, Italy and Spain. In terms of export volume, the top five exporting countries have encountered a downswing, with Japan and Colombia having the largest decline. The shrinkage of the Japanese export market is also reflected in its export value. In 2018, Japan still accounted for more than 25% of Taiwan's export value, and it decreased to 18% in 2019, a decrease of 36% from the same period last year. Italy, which ranked second, decreased by 19%. While the export volume in Spain, South Korea, and Israel actually increased compared with the same period last year. In 2020, the global epidemic has affected Taiwan's top three locomotive exporters: Japan, Spain, and Italy. They have been severely impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19. Since government asks people to stay at A INDUSTRY TRENDS MOTOR SOURCE www.IMB2B.com By/ Infotrade Rank Country Jan-Dec Total Structure Ratio YoY 1 Iraq 56,563 27.03% 1.09% 2 Japan 28,970 13.98% -37.87% 3 Madagascar 15,563 7.51% -8.71% 4 Columbia 14,969 7.22% -29.70% 5 Italy 10,754 5.19% -10.19% 6 South Korea 9,434 4.55% 51.72% 7 Spain 9,021 4.35% 16.88% 8 Nigeria 8,298 4.00% 20.00% 9 Israel 6,813 3.29% 39.98% 10 United States 6,233 3.01% -33.50% 11 Ghana 5,133 2.48% 95.99% 12 Hong Kong 4,824 2.33% -17.55% 13 China 4,079 1.97% 86.26% 14 Belgium 3,976 1.92% -3.38% 15 Greece 3,868 1.87% 50.33% 16 Germany 2,410 1.16% -2.82% 17 Macau 2,173 1.05% -14.92% 18 Netherland 1,262 0.61% 0.00% 19 Dominican Republic 1,191 0.57% -18.09% 20 United Kingdom 850 0.41% -37.55% Others 10,828 5.23% -40.87% Total 207,212 100.0% -10.94% 10