Rosie Burgin

LINCOLN, California - US company, Wren Sports, known for their inverted forks, bike packing racks and durable components, has announced a series of business developments across Europe following a successful 18 months of steady sales growth and new product development.

TREVIGLIO, Italy - Bianchi has officially inaugurated its new production plant inside the renovated facility in Treviglo. The new production line boasts a manufacturing capacity of 500 bicycles per shift and was built according to innovative operating logic and productivity processes developed by Bianchi. On hand at the inauguration was new appointed CEO Marco Gentili who takes over the position from Fabrizio Scalzotto.

ZEIST, the Netherlands - With key markets reporting double-digit sales drops, inventories sky-high and heavy discounting attempting to rid the industry of burdening overstock, e-bike and bicycle imports into the EU nose-dived throughout 2023. With the first quarter of 2024 import data now available from Eurostat, a picture can be drawn of how this year's market might unfold… and there is a glimmer of hope.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mobile Power System (MPS), an Acer Group subsidiary, is a lithium-ion battery pack designer and e-bike propulsion system solution provider. At Taipei Cycle show this year the company displayed its new 90 Nm mid-motor for cargobikes and MTB categories.

COLOGNE, Germany - As the first bicycle industry company in Germany, ZEG has successfully been recertified by European sustainability auditor, EMAS. The bicycle dealer cooperative Zweirad-Einkaufs-Gemeinschaft (ZEG) has demonstrated the role that environmental management has played at its headquarters in Cologne. This is also to become more important in ZEG's member companies across Germany.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - With last mile cargobike logistics increasing, accessory manufacturer Sunny Wheel has added a front fender mirror specific for cargobikes to its range. Besides new products, the company has also opened a new regional sales office in the Netherlands to support further growth in Europe.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Similar to the advanced collision-avoidance radar systems found in vehicles, Terasilic's new Bike Radar Sensor utilises cutting-edge 24GHz radar sensing technology. Launched at this year's Taipei Cycle show, the technology enables the sensor to detect objects up to 190 metres behind the cyclist.

SUZHOU, China - Chinese battery producer Phylion announced a new entity, Joycube, in November 2023, to focus on the e-bike and LEV segment. Amongst the new battery products for the gravel and cargobike sectors on display at Taipei Cycle, the rebranding to Joycube was clearly visible.

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - One individual and two companies have been found guilty of evading customs duties on the importation of e-bikes from China. The case was investigated and prosecuted by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Brussels last week. In total, the three defendants were found guilty of evading €3.1 million in customs duties and were sentenced to a fine of over €15.5 million each.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Robotics specialist Da Shiang Automation (DSA) premiered a frictionless hub motor at this year's Taipei Cycle show. Entering the market under the brand name DTboost, the FMS01 hub motor features the DNGate Clutch System which allows the user to ride without resistance from the motor and gearbox when exceeding 25 km/h.