Market Report Germany: E-Bike Sales Grows in Declining Market 

BERLIN, Germany - After two excellent bicycle sales reports for 2014 and 2015, the German industry organization ZIV announced less positive market results for 2016. Last year the volume of combined sales for bicycles and e-bikes declined by 6.9% compared with 2015, to 4.05 million units. Once again the e-bike was the positive note. Both sales and exports climbed by double digits.