Peter Hummel

BIEL/THUN, Switzerland - After decades of dealer loyalty, Swiss brand, Canyon, changed its name to Cylan in 2019 and switched its distribution to 'click & collect' in the first phase and then to direct sales. Stähli AG took a different route and launched its new e-bike brand

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - Swiss bicycle and e-bike sales in 2020 at a first glance represent the rising popularity of cycling as a means of transport and fitness. With 171,132 e-bikes sold a new record was reached and total bike sales tipped the half million mark. However, with the Swiss bicycle association's surveys data coordinating with federal customs figures for the first time, the official Swiss sales statistics not only show a sharp rise, but also more 'accurate' figures.

BASSERSDORF, Switzerland - The fact that in the wake of the Corona boom in the bicycle industry there are not only winners, but also losers, is proven by the pioneering mountain bike brand, MTB Cycletech. Due to the increasing lack of parts for their custom assembly and therefore no bikes going out and no funds coming in, the manufacturer Velobaze had to file for bankruptcy last week.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - The Swiss bicycle trade can look back on a successful 2019: the number of bicycles sold increased to 363,497 units, an increase of 5.2%. The sales growth in 2019 doubled compared with 2018. The market expansion was mainly due to high demand for e-bikes, where the market share increased from 32.3 to 36.6%, the industry association Velosuisse reported.

BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss e-bike sales broke a new record in 2018. As expected, the e-bike sales volume passed the threshold of 100,000 units. With a total of 111,000 units, almost every third bicycle sold in Switzerland was electrified.

GAMS, Switzerland - In some three months, the second maker of e-bike drive systems is forced to stop its activities. After the receiver of insolvent BionX Canada Inc. sold the company's assets late October 2018; now the curtain drops for Go SwissDrive.

德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－載貨自行車（電動與否）被稱為繼電動自行車之後的下一波流行。Eurobike跟著這股趨勢、關注其市場發展，在A1展館的一角規劃出載貨自行車專區 (Cargo Area)。

It is called the next major trend after the e-bike: cargo bikes, regardless whether it is electrified or not. Last month's Eurobike picked up the trend and paid special attention to this market development. In Eurobike's hall A1 one corner was dedicated to this trend and for this occasion renamed 'cargo area'.

瑞士，胡特維爾 (Huttwil)－德國零售合作商ZEG從大股東EGS Investments AG以及少數股東Peter Isler手中，接管了位於Emmenta之電動自行車製造商Biketec的所有股份，確切金額並未公開。ZEG執行長Georg Honkomp對Biketec的組裝人員表示：「在瑞士生產是Flyer的基本價值之一，並且應該維持原樣。」

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The German retail cooperative ZEG took over all shares of e-bike manufacturer Biketec in Emmental