Rosie Burgin

HINKLEY, United Kingdom - British motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph, is going back to its bicycle origins and entering the e-bike market with the 'Trekker GT'. With a 118-year company history, this marks the first e-bike launch for Triumph, who manufactures 65,000 motorcycles annually.

COLOGNE, Germany - The German Motorcycle Industry Association (IVM) and Koelnmesse have decided to suspend Intermot 2020 - an event it originally planned to host from 6 to 11 October 2020. An alternative digital format is under preparation and will be implemented by the year's end. The next physical edition of the biennial event will now be scheduled in 2022.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell Group報告自行車銷售自三四月受到封鎖影響消沉之後在五月回升。有鑑於疫情的不定性及波動，該公司也安排了額外的信用額度作為預防措施，確保能有充裕的流動資金。

德國，福吉沙芬（Friedrichshafen）－今年因疫情延至11月24-26日舉辦的Eurobike正調整其展會概念，今年將商務休息室的概念注入商討會議，特別是OEM、零配件方面。主辦單位也將會更著重於地區性。

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The largest bicycle dealer cooperative in the Netherlands, Dynamo Retail Group has reported strong sales figures in May just like in April. Spurred on by an increase in cycling since the corona pandemic, the group has reported an increase in turnover of 36.4% in May.

ITTIGEN/BERN, Switzerland - The World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is conducting a series of surveys to better understand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sporting goods business.  "The results of our May pulse survey show that COVID-19 is, as expected, having a sustained negative impact on our industry," comments WFSGI President & CEO, Robbert de Kock. But the results also revealed some positives.

HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - Accell Group has reported that bike sales rebounded in May after weak March and April sales as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. In parallel, the company has arranged an additional credit facility as a

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The number of EU member states that allows an e-scooter on the roads is on the rise. With that, the availability of e-scooters with a saddle is also growing. "However, those vehicles are ticking time bombs since they are completely illegal if non type-approved," stated LEVA-EU this week, who is now calling on the European Commission to fill the legislative gaps.

台灣，台北－自從部分國家開始鬆綁疫情封鎖政策之後，台灣自行車製造商在海外市場的銷售便見起色。Giant和Merida皆宣佈銷售成長，Giant表示等待許久的匈牙利廠順應需求將於近期開始生產。

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike 2020, with its later 24-26 November date re-scheduled due to Corona is adjusting its concept. This year's edition is being adapted to a business lounge concept for spec meetings with a particular focus on OEM, parts and components. The organisers also expect to have a more regional focus.