LONDON, UK — "Senior leaders in the bicycle industry are overwhelmingly white, heterosexual men" and "women and those from minority groups are more likely to leave the industry" - these are key finding from a new Diversity in the Cycling Industry Perception Survey Report. With other results shedding light on diversity and inclusivity issues, a roadmap for change has been proposed.

NEW DELHI, India - The long-term business connection with Bachtenkirch-Interbike based in Möhnesee, Germany gave Indian Hero Ecotech a head-start on the European market. This relationship however, is not exclusive and Hero Ecotech works with multiple partners in Europe. The company is still open for new joint ventures at any time.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Poland is gaining relevance for e-bike assemblers and a new factory is on the horizon. Backed by NKI, a Chinese manufacturer of home appliances for the global market, Polana Bikes has ambitions to produce 80,000 e-bikes per year when fully up and running.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Irish e-bike delivery fleet provider Moby has taken over the customers of Mechs BV which was started only recently. Mechs took on the rental and maintenance of delivery vehicles after the restart of e-bike delivery fleet provider GreenMo. Now Mechs has also been declared bankrupt.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The topic of sustainability at comparatively young e-bike brand E-Bike Advanced Technologies GmbH (Advanced) is not marketing claptrap but, according to Head of Communications and Customer Service Leo Schlüter, "the core DNA of the company". This was also evident at this year's Advanced booth at Eurobike 2023.

LUDHIANA, India - The construction of an export-oriented facility on the outskirts of Ludhiana gave Avon Cycles an excellent opportunity to take its output to EU standards. The 55 thousand square meter factory is fully compliant to European standards as Avon Cycles CEO Onkar Singh Pahwa highlighted at Eurobike.

法國，巴黎（PARIS）- Leon Cycle表示公司所有者Lijun Ding已於7月10日獲釋，該案調查仍在進行中，不過歐洲檢察官已決定無須羈押。

中國，上海－Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.於去年6月16日向上海證券交易所（SSE）提交中國子公司D.Mag (Kunshan) New Material Technology Co. Ltd.的上市及交易申請，不過該所審查委員會於7月6日拒絕開申請。

義大利，波佐萊奧內（POZZOLEONE）－Steve Carr在過去25年代表著Selle Royal已成為業界知名面孔，近期他在達成雙方共識下提出辭呈。

GENUA, Italy - The total revenue of the Italian bicycle and component manufacturers increased by 10% reaching the threshold of € 2 billion in 2022. The increase in turnover went hand in hand with the increase in profitability reports the Italian Banca Ifas in their third annual edition of 'Bicycle Ecosystem'.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - In the first half of 2023 Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Group generated a total consolidated revenue of TW$ 42.58 billion (€ 1.22 billion), a year-on-year decrease of 5.4%.

ZEIST, The Netherlands - The next edition of Bike Europe magazine (issue 4/2023) is now available to read online in our digital magazine section. Following the hectic days of Eurobike, this issue reflects on the discussions and meetings during the show on the state of the bicycle industry economy.

In the increasingly dynamic e-bike landscape, Panasonic consistently emerges as a key player in the market. The Japanese enterprise does not only benefit from its extensive technical know-how but also from its many years of experience in the bicycle industry. We sat down with Peter Obermeier, Senior Business Development Manager at Panasonic Industry Europe, to reflect on Panasonic's impressive history in the bicycle industry.

PARIS, France - Leon Cycle reports that company owner Lijun Ding has been released last on 10 July. The investigation is on-ongoing but no longer required his detention decided the European Public Prosecutor.

SHANGHAI, China - On 16 June 2022 Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. filed an application for listing and trading of its China subsidiary D.Mag (Kunshan) New Material Technology Co. Ltd. on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). The Shanghai Stock Exchange Listing Review Committee rejected the application on 6 July.

POZZOLEONE, Italy - He became a well-known face in the industry in the past 25 years representing Selle Royal. Recently Steve Carr stepped down by mutual consent.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Once again, high-precision transmission parts and components producer hGears AG, with its comparatively young e-mobility business unit, had its own booth at this year's Eurobike.

柬埔寨，金邊（PHNOM PENH）－柬埔寨的自行車出口在疫情期間及疫情過後迅速飆漲，不過現在貿易情勢已轉。該國位於柴楨省經濟特區（SEZ）的五座自行車廠於今年上半年失去三分之一的業務。