BEIJING, May 6 -- China exported US$278 million worth of 125-ml motorbikes in the first quarter of this year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers or CAAM.

The export value of 150-ml motorbikes was US$139 million, of 50-mln motorbikes was US$102 million, of 110-mln motorbikes was US$95 million and of 100-ml motorbikes was US$78 million.

The five kinds of motorbikes' export valued totaled US$692 million, accounting for 88.6% of the total.

In the period of March, 125-ml motorbike also topped the five types of motorbike by export value hitting US$103.6 million, and the five types of motorbikes' export value accounted for 88.74% of the total, reaching US$260 million, CAAM reported.