Asama president Eddie Fang originally offshored his production to avoid head-to-head conflict with Taiwanese compatriot Giant Bicycles, and chose Vietnam because it had an advantageous tariff regime with the European Union (EU) and was not subject to any anti-dumping tariffs.
穿梭在胡志明市的 10 台自行車中，有 7 台掛著「ASAMA」牌子；當年為了避開和台灣巨大自行車「自己人打自己人」，董事長方武樂相中了不會被課反傾銷稅、且還擁有歐盟優惠關稅的越南。