Jan-Willem van Schaik

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Data from Cambodia's customs department indicate that the country exported 1.1 million bicycles to the European Union in the first half of this year. The bicycle exports were valued at €205 million between January and July.

GENT, Belgium - The take-over by supermarket owner Colruyt in 2019 saved the future of the Belgium bicycle retail chain Fiets!. A year earlier Fiets! already filed for chapter 11 and that was not without reason. According to a publication in Belgium newspaper De Tijd, Colruyt had to invest another €10 million in Fiets! to make it future proof.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - The phenomenon is widely known in the e-bike industry; lithium-ion batteries which catch fire spontaneously. Dutch e-bike specialist, Stella, was hit twice by battery fires in the past years. This month the company opened a highly advanced battery warehouse.

OSAKA, Japan - In its financial statement of the first half of 2020 the Shimano Group reports a decline in sales of its bicycle component segment of 14.6%. From the same period of the previous year, bicycle components turnover slid to JPY 122,6 million (€992 million), and operating income was down 19.7% to JPY 22,96 million (€186 million).

WÖRGL, Austria - While the e-bike market enjoys an unprecedented sales boom, the Austrian e-drive supplier Vivax has ceased its operation. "We are forced to take this step and stop selling and accepting the service immediately," the company published on its website.

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - E-bikes were once a rare sight on the roads and cycleways of Europe. They are now becoming more and more common, as e-bike attitudes and awareness shifts. 17% of people in Europe say they are more likely to buy or use an e-bike this year, compared to the last twelve months, with 8% already owning one. Thanks to corona the e-bike revolution has developed a new momentum.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group reports a year-on-year sales growth of 4% in the first half of 2020 bringing sales up to € 676.9 million despite the impact of the lockdown in March and April. However both net profit and added value margin were down, mainly due to

MUNICH, Germany - Electric bicycles or e-bikes have been integrated into the new concept for the International Motor Show (IAA) presented by Messe Munich. "This new IAA in Munich is intended to stimulate and drive forward solutions for the mobility of the future,"

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－CONEBI於年度報告中表示，歐洲的踏板輔助電動自行車產量正迅速成長，從2018至2019年已增加近六成。2019年的自行車及電動自行車產量較2018年增加11%，再再顯示電動自行車潮流帶來的影響。

台灣，台北－因新冠疫情暫停舉辦的台北自行車展已宣佈了明年的展會日期為3月3至6日，現已開放參展商報名。