新奇事件簿 歐洲自行車銷量超汽車

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The BBC reports that in 2102, more bicycles were sold than cars in 26 out of 28 countries in the European Union. There appear to be several reasons behind this growing trend. One is because of the recession experienced in many countries after the global financial crisis. Many countries introduced austerity measures, which took away the spending power of consumers who might ordinarily have bought a car instead of a bicycle. The continuing rise in fuel prices is also making motorists think twice about driving. Another reason is that more people are getting into cycling. The BBC reports that: "The popularity of cycling appears to be going beyond the traditional 'cycling capitals' of northern Europe."

根據(jù)英國廣播公司的報道，2012年，28個歐盟國家中有26國的自行車銷量超過了汽車。而這一趨勢背后的原因是多種多樣的。其中之一是全球金融危機之后，許多國家經(jīng)歷了經(jīng)濟衰退的情況。許多國家采取了緊縮措施，從而減少了消費者的購買能力，應該買車的顧客反而買了自行車。油價的不斷上升也讓開車人三思而行。另一個原因是人們越來越適應騎自行車。英國廣播公司報道稱：“自行車的受歡迎程度似乎將超過一些有著自行車傳統(tǒng)的北歐國家。

A whopping 50 per cent more bicycles were sold than cars. Europeans bought just 12 million cars in 2012, compared to 19.2 million bicycles. Sergio Marchionne, the head of the Italian car giant FIAT, said this was a sorry state of affairs for the car industry, and described it as "carmageddon". Car sales in Italy slumped so badly that they were at their lowest levels since 1965 – a five-decade low. The head of the Italian cycling federation believes there has been, "a small revolution in terms of lifestyle". The head of Italian cycling manufacturer Bianchi agreed. He said: "Customers these days want bikes they can commute with, and top-of-the-range bikes. They are looking for long-term investments."

自行車的銷售量比汽車多出了驚人的50%。2012年，歐洲人只購買了1200萬輛汽車，自行車為1920萬輛。意大利汽車巨頭菲亞特汽車首席執(zhí)行官馬爾喬內(nèi)稱，這讓汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)落入了尷尬的境地，并將汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)稱為“惡煞車手”。意大利的汽車銷量急劇下降，達到了1965年以來的最低值。意大利自行車聯(lián)合會會長相信人們的生活方式將經(jīng)歷一場變革。意大利自行車制造商比安奇同意此觀點。他說：“乘客希望騎自行車上下班，騎最好的自行車。他們期待著在自行車領(lǐng)域的長期投資。”