Satnam Singh

LUDHIANA, India - Indian bicycle manufacturers are increasingly expanding their product range by adding e-bikes to their portfolios. While major bicycle OEMs like Hero, Avon & TI Cycles already have e-bikes/scooters in their range, mid-level brands as well as new e-bike start-ups are also eyeing the newly

LUDHIANA, India - Prominent Indian bicycle parts manufacturer Navyug Namdhari Enterprises (NNE) has invested in a third e-bike and bicycle plant and a new alloy frame facility in Ludhiana is set to follow. The total investment in scaling up production is around €12 million.

LUDHIANA, India - India's premier bicycle show, CFOSE (Cycle, Fitness & Outdoor Sports Expo) is all set to join the big league. The show organised annually in Ludhiana, the hub of the Indian bicycle industry, has long been scouting for collaboration in order to internationalise the show.

LUDHIANA, India - An all-new factory has been built in the past month by Road Master Cycles in the city of Ludhiana. According to a recent announcement it will be used for the company's aluminium and steel frame production, on machinery imported from Germany and Taiwan, which will be installed in the next quarter.

HYDERBAD, India - Tronx Motors, with its flagship cross-over smart e-bike, the 'tbike One Pro' has announced countrywide availability across 14 cities of its high ROI and cloud-connected bike. The e-bike has been specifically crafted to address the fast growing shared/B2B e-bike segment in India. Following success in the domestic market, the company is now eyeing up distribution in Europe.

LUDHIANA, India - A promising career has been cut short with the passing of young Angad Singh Ahuja, Managing Director, Big Ben Group. He was aged 33. The company is India's largest producer of bicycle saddles and pedals, controlling almost 40% share of the domestic saddle market. 

NEW DELHI, India - Ludhiana based Govind Rubber Limited (GRL) was un-operational from last three years after one of the country's prominent bicycle tyre and tube brands went into insolvency. The new owners were set to re-start production but the coronavirus pandemic put their revival plans on hold for few months.

NEW DELHI, India - The outbreak of Covid19 in China and later across the world as a global pandemic, created supply chain disruption in the global bicycle industry. Assemblers and distributors invested millions and years to build factories and a full supplier network in China, which has suddenly become vulnerable.

NEW DELHI, India - To expand their footprint on the high-end European e-bike market, India's largest bicycle producer Hero Cycles Ltd acquired a strategic stake in HNF Group.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Hero Ecotech debuted at last week's Eurobike in Hall A2. It's part of the company strategy to focus more on export markets. Hero Ecotech is more and more looking for international distribution partners, as the company's MD Gaurav Munjal explains.