Jo Beckendorff

MUNICH, Germany - Initially IAA Mobility organiser Messe Munich sent out an exclusively positive and superlative review on the premiere of their mobility trade show. A few days later, Tobias Gröber, Managing Director of the Consumer Goods Division at Messe Munich and responsible for the event spoke out again.

BINH DUONG PROVINCE, Vietnam - In order to put a stop to the rampant Delta variant, Vietnam has been in lockdown by government decree for a whopping two months. As a direct result, lead-times in the bicycle industry are going up.

MATTIGHOFEN, Austria - KTM Fahrrad GmbH is currently investing to generate further growth. The Austrian e-bike manufacturer is focusing on making its production more modern and sustainable. With significant corona tailwind driving e-bike sales, more than €30 million will be spent in this phase of investment.

DRESDEN, Germany - Bike24 Holding AG - the German e-commerce bike, running and swimming sports retailer that has been trading on the stock exchange since June, brought in first half year 2021 sales of €127.4 million. Compared to the first six months of the previous year, this is an increase of 44%.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Despite supply constraints, container shortages and unfavourable exchange rates, Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Group continues to report strong sales results for the first half of 2021. The supplier is also committing to further growth in the

MILPITA, USA - Technology company, Arevo Inc has announced not only "the completion of the world's largest 3D printing facility for carbon fiber composite additive manufacturing", but also the first shipment of bicycles and e-bikes with frames out of the 3D printer.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The name change from 'Ebike the Original' to 'Ebike Advanced' by German e-bike supplier E Bike Advanced Technologies GmbH came together with the announcement of a sustainability strategy as well as the introduction of new products.

BERLIN, Germany - The Berlin-based e-bike division of German automotive supplier, Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, has appointed a new managing director. On 1 August, Dr André Luhn took this position over from Dr Thomas Leicht, who will retire at the end of the year.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Many bicycle retailers have already experienced suppliers reporting yet another regrettable delay in the delivery of goods, referring specifically to supply chain interruptions and the Covid-19 pandemic. These supplies were meant to fill empty warehouses and storefronts.

MUNICH, Germany - Dominating headlines in the first half of 2021 were reports on acquisitions, company mergers, the entry of investors from outside the industry, as well as IPOs. For Ralf Kindermann, long-term bicycle industry expert in both trade and manufacturing,