德國，弗賴拉赫多夫（FREIRACHDORF）－再一間自行車公司陷入財務困難，這次是Müsing品牌的製造商Radsportvertrieb Ditmar Bayer GmbH。負責該案件的德國蒙塔鮑爾（Montabaur）地方法院正式宣佈該公司已提出自我管理的破產申請。

台灣，彰化－Merida Industry Co, Ltd.公佈的少量數字可看出今年出口較去年減退。該廠表示2023上半年銷售個位數下滑，利潤減少二位數。

德國，施蘭貝格（SCHRAMBERG）－精密齒輪及零件製造商hGears AG說明，今年上半年總銷售為5,716萬歐元，同比下降19.4%，主要受到電動出行（e-mobility）和電動工具銷售平平的影響。

英國，倫敦（LONDON）－新的《自行車行業洞察調查報告之多元性》（Diversity in the Cycling Industry Perception Survey Report）提出重要發現：「自行車行業資深主管多數為異性戀白人男性」，且「女性及來自少數群體的人有更高機率離開這塊產業」。其他調查結果頁顯示多元性及包容性問題，報告最後也提出改變的計劃藍圖。

RAUBLING, Germany - Iko Sportartikel Handels GmbH - first better known as Iko-Corratec and with the success of its bicycle brand now known as Corratec - has strengthened its management team with an experienced chief operating officer (COO). An industry outsider, Jochen Vogt aims to "change from a manufacturer with individual assembly to a series producer with line production."

FREIRACHDORF, Germany - Müsing manufacturer Radsportvertrieb Ditmar Bayer GmbH is another bicycle company which has fallen into financial difficulties. On Wednesday August 23rd, the responsible district court Montabaur officially announced that the German company has filed for insolvency in self-administration.

MUNICH, Germany - As IAA Mobility prepares to open its doors next week, the organisers are hoping that integrating all mobility offerings will the push the platform further. Cycling & Mobility is one of the six formats that the show will present during the 5-day event. "The dedicated topic expresses the strategic relevance we attribute to cycling," the organisers explain.

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland - To step up its digital experience and expand in the area of connectivity, speed pedelec manufacturer Stromer has opened a new digital unit in Romania. According to Stromer, the Romanian office will complement the development team at the company's head office in Switzerland.

SQlab has developed a digital sales tool called Profiler app, which guides shop staff through the process of determining ergonomic products, tailored to the customer's needs. The brand has always focused on strengthening local shops, by providing their measurement experience on-site and training their retailers to be experts in bike ergonomics. But limiting factors like time and staff shortages forced them to support local retailers in different ways.

CHANGHUA, Taiwan - The sparse numbers reported by Merida Industry Co, Ltd. clearly indicate that its 2023 export position is in decline compared to 2022. The bicycle manufacturer posted a single-digit sales decrease and a double-digit drop in profit for the first half of 2023.

FÜRTH, Germany - For the coming year, Uvex Sports Group GmbH & Co. KG (USPG) - the sporting goods group under the umbrella of the Uvex Group - will introduce a selective distribution system for its Uvex and Alpina brands throughout Europe.

SCHRAMBERG, Germany - In the first half of 2023, precision gear and component manufacturer hGears AG posted total sales of €57.16 million, a year-on-year decline of 19.4%. This is the result of flat sales in its e-mobility and e-tools business units.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - A recently concluded strategic partnership brings together the expertise of two companies who create innovative solutions that enhance safety, security and provide valuable insights into the usage of connected vehicles.

荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group去年財務報告顯現自行車行業從供不應求到供過於求的巨幅轉變。2022下半年庫存價值飆漲七成至9.36億歐元，疫前庫存價值介於3億至3.5億歐元。

德國，法蘭克福（FRANKFURT）－波蘭對電動自行車廠來說地位變得日益重要，該國一座全新工廠即將落成。在行銷全球的中國家電用品製造商NKI支持下，Polana Bikes目標在全面營運後，年產欲達8萬輛電動自行車。

台灣，台中－台灣自行車龍頭Giant Group今年上半年合併營收達新台幣425.8億元，較前一年同期減少5.4%。

德國，慕尼黑（MUNICH）－業界知名兩年一度的世界自行車論壇（WCF）確定延後舉辦，消息由主辦單位WFSGI發佈。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group's 2022 financial report is a remarkable indication of the huge change in the industry from shortage to oversupply. In the second half of 2022 the value of the inventory hiked by 70% to €936 million. Pre-pandemic this value hovered between €300 million and €350 million.