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APSONIC Is Another Chinese Company That You’ve Probably Never Heard but That’s Absolutely Crushing It in Africa

by Cobus van Staden

A Chinese maker of motorcycles is quietly cornering the African market. While Apsonic isn’t famous, the Guangzhou company has built up an impressive presence in West Africa, after setting up shop in Togo in 2003.

Now its products are buzzing through the streets of Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, and beyond.

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