Market Reports

Heavy discounting led to slightly improved sales in the latter half of 2023 in the UK, but imports still outweighed sales volumes. – Photo Shutterstock

UK losing heavily in catch-up game with European bicycle market

LONDON, United Kingdom - In contrast to other European markets, where declines in unit sales could be offset against higher sales values, this can't...

The volume of the dealer intake in Denmark fell to the lowest level in a long time in 2023. – Photo Bike Europe

Is Denmark's dramatic bicycle market situation a forecast for other...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The Danish bicycle market has always been on its own sales path compared to other European countries. However, the 2023 figures...

The sales figures were announced during the Velofollies tradeshow held in Kortrijk last week. – Photo Bike Europe

Electric models take the lead in Belgian bike sales

KORTRIJK, Belgium - Electric bicycle sales in Belgium grew to a market share of 51.2% in 2023 according to industry organisation Traxio. The estimate...

The number of bicycles the EU imported last year from Cambodia is the lowest in 7 years. – Photo Shutterstock

Cambodia's position as leading bicycle exporting nation on the brink

PHNOM PENH - The Cambodians were still hoping for better times and more export to cater for the seasonal festivals in the Western countries in the...

The export market for regular bicycles has been hit hard by excess inventory. – Photo Bike Europe

Europe's bicycle imports hit hard by excess inventory

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The sudden increase in bicycle imports by EU countries in 2022 has come to an abrupt ending. Since the rising popularity of the...

According to Eurostat the e-bike import volume between January and July declined. – Photo Bike Europe

EU e-bike import volume declines as expected

BRUSSELS, Belgium - For the first time, the total value of e-bikes imported into the European Union exceed €0.5 billion between January and July this...

The Corona lockdowns did not lead to an (e-)bike sales boom like in Europe, but achieved exactly the opposite. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Japanese bicycle market continues to slide; sales dip below 6 million...

TOKYO, Japan – The bicycle market figures for 2022 presented by the Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute (JPBI) showed that the pandemic played a...

In 2022 Swiss chain store Ochsner Sport took over the small e-bike brand E-Framer and gained Olympic downhill champion Beat Feuz as an ambassador. – Photo Peter Hummel

Swiss e-bike market share nearing 50%

AARAU, Switzerland - For the third year in a row, 2022 was not a normal one in the Swiss bicycle market. Although e-bike deliveries rose for the...

In 2022 e-bikes sales have been catching up at an unprecedented high speed. – Photo Tweewieler

Belgium now biggest growth market for e-bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Belgium bicycle market recovered remarkably from the sales dip in 2021 caused by supply chain constraints. The total market...

Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector, returned to the stage this year for a physical presentation of the Italian bike market data of 2022. – Photo ANCMA

Fluctuating Italian bike market drops 10% in 2022, while e-bike sales...

MILAN, Italy - The Italian bicycle market closed 2022 with a 10% drop in total sales compared to 2021, but on a positive note the sector's turnover...