Coronavirus Disrupts Bike Industry’s Supply Chain

BAD SODEN, Germany – The implications of the Coronavirus in China for the bicycle and e-bike industry is becoming more clear. Temporary factory closures and quarantine measures are causing supply chain disruptions, or even cause a complete standstill. This is indicated by a survey of the German industry association Zweirad-Industrie-Verband (ZIV) among its members. It concludes that over 80 percent of the respondents reported delivery delays resulting in reduced economic activity.