As reported in Il Sole 24 Ore and picked up by various sources , Bianchi are responding to supply-chain issues brought about by Covid. Fabrizio Scalzotto (Bianchi CEO) has saidBianchi announced an ambitious investment program to quadruple its production by August 2022. The new strategy not only includes an increase of capacity of both bicycles and e-bikes, but also the start of their own carbon frame production in Italy
This, to me at least, is very interesting as follows early predictions that the pandemic would result in more diversity in the manufacturing sector, precisely to avoid the potential for supply chain disruption.“This dependence on foreign suppliers is no longer sustainable. Together with the corona pandemic this has resulted in lead-times which vary between 500-700 days. On the other hand, the Chinese divested following the trade war with Washington and were forced to relocate to other Far East countries, which however do not guarantee the same quality and flexibility. The time is right to take production back in our own hands.”
