Satnam Singh

LUDHIANA, India - India is in the midst of framing standards for e-bikes as it aspires to step-up its export to the EU market. But first, the domestic industry needs to gel the local standards to become compatible with European standards.

LUDHIANA, India - The Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) is in the midst of drafting standards for electric power assisted cycles. Standards for electric bicycles are likely to take final shape in the next six months and be ready for implementation by the middle of 2024, industry insiders involved in drafting the standards have said.

HYDRABAD, India - Automotive giant Mahindra & Mahindra was among the first to invest in intelligent mobility solutions start-up Hornback. The new entrant is now introducing one of the world's first, full-sized diamond frame folding electric bicycles on the market, the X1.

LUDHIANA, India - Tata International bicycle subsidiary Stryder Cycles is planning to focus more on R&D to make bicycles for the international market. By upgrading its Ludhiana facility, the bicycle and e-bike maker hopes to entice more European customers and build on its growing domestic potential.

LUDHIANA, India - The size of the Indian bicycle industry is expected to increase 4 times by 2030, according to the vision document prepared by the All India Cycle Manufacturers Association. The industry is seeking government support to achieve this goal. Local producers are also keen on meeting the new European bicycle safety standards which are expected to be rolled out shortly.

NEW DELHI, India - Indian bicycle show CFOSE organizer Annex Media and German exhibition company Messe Frankfurt entered into a strategic venture. CFOSE, better known as the Ludhiana Bicycle Show which held more than dozen editions of the event, aims for more global exposure.

LUDHIANA, India - The 2023 edition of India's largest bicycle show Cycle, Fitness & Outdoor Sports Expo (CFOSE) held in February proved to be a difficult one. Support from domestic bicycle OEM's was largely absent and international exhibitors particularly from China continued to stay away. Also a strategic international partnership has now been called-off.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's largest bicycle manufacturer Asiabike has invested in the production of e-bikes. The South-East Asian manufacturers' new focus on e-bikes is in line with changing bike preferences in one of its leading European markets.

印度，盧迪安納（LUDHIANA）－印度Hero Cycles Limited新建先進Hero E-Cycle Valley工廠，鎖定全球高階自行車和電動自行車市場。位於Ludhiana郊區的Hero Industrial Park（Hero工業園區，簡稱HIP）於去年開始進行生產。該公司最終目標是要在全球（電動）自行車市場取得龐大佔有率。

LUDHIANA, India - India's Hero Cycles Limited is targeting the hi-end global bicycle and e-bike market from its newly built state-of-the-art site Hero E-Cycle Valley. Production began in 2021 at the ambitious project based at Hero Industrial Park (HIP) on the outskirts of Ludhiana. Here the company eventually aims to capture a sizeable share of the surging global bicycle and e-bike market.