Jan-Willem van Schaik

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Within two years after the initial launch of Pexco GmbH at Eurobike 2017 by MD Susanne Puello and KTM Industries AG CEO Stefan Pierer, Pexco enters into a new phase.

TAICHUNG, TAIWAN - To open up the market for shared e-bikes, the Benelux subsidiary of Giant Manufacturing joined the new B2B platform ConnectBike. For this project a robust e-bike, a service concept and sharing platform are being developed.

REUTLINGEN, Germany - Bosch eBike Systems introduced a standard to measure the range of e-bikes with defined parameters. The standard was developed in cooperation with the German industry association ZIV and supported by Accell Group, Shimano, Velotech and the German Institute for Standardization (DIN).

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Strider Bikes is opening up its European headquarters in the Netherlands. Founded in 2007 in the US, Strider Sports International Inc. is the world's premier manufacturer and distributor of balance bikes.

TAINAN, Taiwan - Rising e-bike and high-end bicycle sales in the first quarter of this year as reported by Taiwan's largest bicycle makers Giant and Merida works out positively for the country's parts and component suppliers.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Last year's Eurobike was dominated by discussions on the show's 2019 dates. Obviously, organizer Messe Friedrichshafen learned from that by making an early announcement on Eurobike's 2020 dates.

BERLIN, Germany - E-bike system supplier Brose developed an all new line of displays to make operating an e-bike more intuitive and ergonomic. "The displays are designed to meet different riders' unique needs and fit perfectly in the existing Brose Drive product family," said Brose in a statement.

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - The latest ruling of the court of appeal in the Germany city of Naumberg is likely to improve the insolvency rate for MIFA AG creditors.

MONTRÉAL, Canada - Dorel Industries Inc. announced that its Dorel Sports (bike) division saw first quarter revenue drop by 10.7 percent to USD184.5 million (164.3m euro). Its Dorel Sports' Cycling Sports Group (CSG) businesses had a very good quarter in all of its markets.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's largest bicycle makers are reporting rising e-bike sales in the first quarter of this year. Giant Manufacturing Co. and Merida Industry Co. both saw increasing orders for high-end bicycles and electric bikes.