德國，什文福（SCHWEINFURT）－Pierer New Mobility今年的Eurobike攤位不見R Raymon品牌蹤影已是一個明顯跡象。該奧地利自行車公司已改變品牌策略，Susanne與其丈夫Felix Puello將帶著R Raymon走出自己的路。

法國，安錫（ANNECY）－零件製造商Mavic宣布調整市場策略。為更提升其位OEM市場的地位，Mavic已僱用資深的François Joly擔任OEM業務經理。

SVETA NEDELJA, Croatia - Porsche eBike Performance is currently looking at locations for its own e-bike motor factory in Europe, the company has confirmed to Bike Europe. Furthermore, in a turnaround from previous announcements, the high-tech brand Greyp Bikes will be discontinued and the technology absorbed into Porsche's other activities.

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Shimano has issued a voluntary inspection and replacement program for its bonded 11-Speed Hollowtech II road cranksets. Worldwide, a total of 2.8 million sets, produced between June 1, 2012, up to and including June 30, 2019, are included in this announcement.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The high inventory levels in the industry will have their impact on the Taichung Bike Week next week. According to industry insiders the annual product managers gathering at the heart of the industry in Taichung can expect less visitors than before.

SHANGHAI, China - The 32nd edition of China Cycle will take place from 5-8 May at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre the organisers have announced. Hoping to entice back all international visitors and exhibitors to China, the event will have the theme 'New track, new power, new journey.'

MILAN, Italy - The Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) in Italy has started an investigation against Robert Bosch GmbH to verify the claim of abuse of their dominant position on the European market for e-bike drive systems.

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - The absence of the brand R Raymon at the Pierer New Mobility booth at Eurobike 2023 was already a clear indication. The Austrian bicycle company has changed its brand strategy and with that Susanne and Felix Puello will go their own way taking R Raymon with them.

ANNECY, France - Component manufacturer Mavic has announced a change in its market strategy. To improve its presence on the OEM market again, component manufacturer Mavic opened a facility in the US and has hired experienced François Joly as OEM business unit manager.

MISANO, Italy - High-end Italian bike manufacturer Focarini debuted a new range of e-bikes equipped with the Askoll Ultra C90A engine at the Italian Bike Festival last week. 'Made in Italy' was a key reason for the partnership between the Italians as for both this represents 'quality and craftmanship'.

台灣，台北—台灣自行車供應鏈的廠商已經開始感受到VanMoof在歐洲破產所帶來的衝擊。電子連接器解決方案供應商Speed Tech Corp和自行車製造商Ideal Bikes都在臺灣交易所發布關於VanMoof Asia Ltd未付帳款的公告，迫使公司進入清盤程序。

荷蘭，宰斯特（ZEIST）—藍色外胎自行車訂閱服務供應商Swapfiets近年來陷入困境。最新紀錄顯示，該公司繼2020年損失1,400萬歐元、2021年損失2,900萬歐元之後，去年增加到3,100萬歐元。儘管連年損失，原先預計該公司拓展歐洲市場的投資商Pon仍持續給予支持。

德國，道恩（DAUN）—自行車供應商Technibike GmbH將其年輕品牌以德國所在地來命名為HoheAcht，不過他們已決定捨棄德國施塔斯富特（Staßfurt）的工廠，將生產移到東歐的保加利亞。

美國，聖克拉拉（SANTA CLARA）—為提高弱勢道路使用者在交通上的能見度及安全，Commsignia推出電動自行車的車聯網（V2X）。該美國公司一直都有和自行車行車廠商合作，例如Bosch，致力結合技術並預期未來數年大規模上市。

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - All market indicators have made clear that the bike boom of 2020-2021 is over and implications for the industry can be expected. Renowned Swiss manufacturer Flyer has been hit hard and announced the lay-off of around 80 employees.

MUNICH, Germany - While organiser Messe Munich reports on the "resounding success" of this year's IAA Mobility, the integration of all mobility players made the scarcity of bicycle industry exhibitors more evident. Those who were there, however, spoke of a positive experience particularly in the cargo bike segment which is looking to take a bigger piece of the last mile pie.

KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, Germany - Organised by battery manufacturer BMZ, the Battery Expert Forum has become Europe's largest and most established networking platform for the global battery community. Taking place in November for the 18th time, it presents a top-class scientific conference with accompanying trade exhibition along the entire value chain of battery technology.

Goodyear continues to build momentum within the bicycle tire industry with significant quantifiable performance increases in its Ultra High-Performance Road tire range. Through a licensing collaboration with Rubber Kinetics Corp., Goodyear Bicycle Tires continues to cement its position within the global bicycle tire segment.