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Trek Pulls Out of Eurobike

Trek Pulls Out of Eurobike

Trek will not be exhibiting at Eurobike in 2012 as it will host its second annual retailer-focused Trek World Europe in Germany mid July. It will be the first opportunity for Trek retailers worldwide to see and...
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Panther Opts Out of GermanBangla Venture in Bangladesh

Panther Opts Out of GermanBangla Venture in Bangladesh

German Panther International GmbH is opting out of the joint venture GermanBangla Bicycles Ltd. The 4 million euro joint venture was set up in 2008 for making bicycles at a place called Dhamrai, close to the Bangladesh...
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Dutch Bike Market Declines but E-Bike Sales Keeps Growing

Dutch Bike Market Declines but E-Bike Sales Keeps Growing

Last year 1,171,000 bicycles were sold in the Netherlands, a decline of 3.6% compared with 2010. However, the sector can look back on another great year in electric bikes. Despite a hard winter and a poor summer, e-bike...
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Dutch Trade Show Attracts 13% More Visitors

Dutch Trade Show Attracts 13% More Visitors

The trade show FietsVAK 2012, which closed its doors yesterday, has drawn 7,439 visitors, 13% more than the 2011 edition. The organization looks back on a successful move of the show from Autotron Rosmalen to Amsterdam...
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Powered Two-Wheeler Industry Conference: Future Is in Light Electric Vehicles

Powered Two-Wheeler Industry Conference: Future Is in Light Electric Vehicles

During last week’s conference of the Powered Two-Wheeler Industry Association, ACEM, in Brussels the European industry underlined the important role that ‘L-category’ (Light Electric Vehicles) can and will play in...
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Swedish Market Slowly but Surely Shifting towards Sports

Swedish Market Slowly but Surely Shifting towards Sports

The Swedish bike market is typified as rock solid, with annual sales numbers only changing marginally. Last year didn’t... Read more »
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KMC Launched Components for Bosch e-Bike Drive System

KMC Launched Components for Bosch e-Bike Drive System

KMC has developed a heavy duty chain suited to be used on e-bikes with the Bosch drive system. As the Bosch drive... Read more »
歐盟複審開發中國家普惠制進口關稅制度

歐盟複審開發中國家普惠制進口關稅制度

確保選定之發展中國家的出口商銷售至歐盟的自行車進口關稅豁免狀態之歐盟法規,已於2011年12月31日正式結束。然而,因這些被廣稱為『普惠制(GSP)』的歐盟法規,繼而提出『Roll-Over』法規,以將目前的制度延長至2013年底。不... Read more »