Jack Oortwijn

BERLIN, Germany - Hopefully soon to be seen in the centers of many cities; the TRIPL urban cargo e-3wheeler. Developed by a Danish energy company named EWII and made by Govecs. Unlike other e-cargo bike designs this TRIPL is a lean and light electric freight vehicle.

SHENZHEN, China - Earlier this week folding bike pioneer Dahon celebrated the Grand Opening of its new HQ in Shenzhen.

LONDON, UK - Renowned consultancy firm Deloitte has published a study named 'Discover the Future' in which it presents detailed expectations for the new decade. These expectations are presented for six different sectors/topics, which are to have the greatest impact on society and business in the coming ten years.

LELYSTAD, the Netherlands - Giant Ibérica and Giant France have joined forces and are with that becoming the biggest distributor within Giant Europe.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Earlier this month this trade journal posed the question "How Big is the Biggest in E-Bikes?" That we asked this question was triggered by Giant. Last October the biggest maker of Taiwan announced that it would sell 600,000 e-bikes this year. We had our doubts on that huge number.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - The company claims to be e-bike market leader in Holland with a 2018 sales total of about 65,000 units. And further fierce growth is expected as Stella's e-bike activities will no longer be limited to the Netherlands in 2020.

TIMISOARA, Romania - It's to become one of Europe's biggest bike factories and is to open next year in Romania. With a production capacity of 1.5 million bicycles as well as e-bikes it's even so big that component manufacturers are expected to settle in the immediate vicinity of the new facility.

CURTISOARA, Romania - Italian investors are behind the founding of one of the biggest bike factories in Europe which is to be located in Timisoara, Romania (see the previous report in this newsletter).

LONDON, UK - Already next year the first major European cities will ban private cars. It will bring about a boom in the use of e-bikes and scooters. Such a "green revolution" is predicted by a leading tech investor, according to a recent Reuters report.

POZZOLEONE, Italy - Selle Royal Group has retained Swiss UBS for finding it a financial partner. The privately-owned Italian company that claims to be the world leader in premium branded saddles as well as bike parts and accessories, is aiming for an acceleration of its growth.