Segway, Inc. have announced that US production of the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) will come to an end on 15 July 2020.

Segway PTs destined for the US and EU markets have been manufactured at Segway HQ in Bedford, New Hampshire since 2002. Segway, Inc. will continue to run much of their US operations out the facility, even though the PT production line is closing down. Segway has a massive e-scooter business in USA, and also sells smaller self-balancing transporters, robots, dirt bikes, go karts and e-skates. These products are manufactured in China by parent company Segway-Ninebot.

Approximately 140,000 units of Segway PT have been produced since 2002. Production of the three-wheeled SE-3 Patroller used by public safety/police, and the PT-based Segway Robotics RMP range will also come to an end.

The Bedford facility will continue to provide parts and service for the significant, active installed base of Segway PTs in USA, and worldwide. Parts and service in EU will continue to be provided by Segway's service centre in Munich, Germany.

As part of the Asia-Pacific region, Segway New Zealand has been sourcing Segway PTs manufactured on Segway-Ninebot's production line in China since 2018, and will continue to do so. This production line was originally located at Ninebot's Tianjin factory (in the north), and was moved to Changzhou earlier this year (in the south). Segway New Zealand's first consignment of PTs from Changzhou arrives into New Zealand on 10 July 2020, with models fitted with the latest Long Range Battery Packs.

In New Zealand, the safe, stable self-balancing Segway PT is relied upon by many hundreds of mobility users, adopted in a wide variety of productivity roles, embraced by technology enthusiasts, and enjoyed by tourists who take Segway Tours at seven popular locations around New Zealand.