Jan-Willem van Schaik
Editor in Chief

Editor in Chief


FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike's new show concept that includes three Business Days followed by two Festival Days, is well received by the industry. Show organizer Messe Friedrichshafen reports that about 85% of the exhibitors committed themselves to all five Eurobike days.

OSNABRÜCK, Germany - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Derby Cycle have signed an agreement to handle all logistics of the Cloppenburg, Germany based bicycle manufacturer.

WILRIJK, Belgium - Spokes and nipples manufacturer Sapim moved its headquarter to a new location. Located in the same neighbourhood as the old facility, the new building covers an area of more than 6,000m².

BRUSSELS Belgium - In conjunction with the Velo-city Global conference which starts at the end of February in Taipei, the European Cyclists' Federation hosts an additional Cycling Industry Club Advocacy Summit during the Taipei Int'l Cycle Show.

德國,ELLWANGEN- Varta Microbattery宣布他們的電動自行車電瓶,如CellPace和VARad將退出市場。Varta從電動自行車市場上退出的原因尚未揭露。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group recently discovered a serious case of financial theft by one of its employees in Taiwan. The investigation into the events and the damage is ongoing. The theft is expected to have an impact of a maximum of € 4 million on Accell Group's net profit.

ELLWANGEN, Germany - Varta Microbattery announced that their e-bike batteries like the CellPace and the VARad are no longer on the market. Why Varta withdraws from the e-bike market was not disclosed.

POZZOLEONE, Italy - Next month Selle Royal Group will disclose a new industrial plan to its shareholders outlining the main business strategy for the next 3 years. Selle Roal confirmed that the principal strategic lever of the plan will be product innovation.

HARTMANNSDORF, Germany - In 2015 the brand Diamant not only celebrated its 130th anniversary, but it was also very successful production wise. Last year the Trek owned facility in Hartmannsdorf, Germany produced over 150,000 bikes.

比利時,布魯塞爾- 比利時2015年女性車款和電動自行車的銷售增加使市場成長了3.2%。根據Velofollies自行車展所做的第三次年度市場調查顯示,去年總共賣出了450519輛自行車。