Taichung has nurtured the now globally famous Giant bicycles and Thunder Tiger model airplanes. In recent years the future stars of Taiwan's self-designed home products industry have also been coming out of Taichung.
台中過去培養出聞名國際的「捷安特」自行車、「雷虎」模型飛機，近年則冒出了可能成為台灣自創品牌傢俱的明日之星。