CHICAGO, USA - The announcement in February to build a new factory in Taiwan confirmed SRAM's commitment to their largest production base. With the investment, SRAM is expanding its capabilities and capacity in Taichung. A week before the opening of the Taipei Cycle Show, SRAM CEO Ken Lousberg elaborates on their choice for Taiwan and his market outlook for the months ahead.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's bicycle industry is eager to show itself to the outside world again at the Taipei International Cycle Show. After an absence of 3 years one of the leading industry events is opening its doors again tomorrow morning. The industry is facing some interesting challenges which have become pressing over the past few years; now is the time to discuss these face to face.

E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular, with commercial buyers, consumers, and bicycle thieves alike. E-bikes have become more expensive over time, and parts are more valuable. This results in soaring bicycle theft. To make GPS protection more accessible for consumers, Tracefy, backed by an extensive dealer network in the Benelux, has entered into a close collaboration with Kruitbosch and Dynamo Retail Group.

DARMSTADT, Germany - Riese & Müller has a clear vision in mind; to become the most sustainable e-bike company. Therefore, transparency in the supply chain is a prominent topic on the German manufacturers' agenda. In this interview, CEO Dr. Sandra Wolf explains this ongoing and long-term process, and the steps taken to drive it forward every year.

TAICHING, Taiwan - Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Group saw its fiscal 2022 sales jump by a double-digit 12.5% year-on-year to TW$ 92.04 billion (€2.82 billion). However, the impact of rising material and labour costs as well as increased OE-business affected the Group's overall gross margin and operating profit performance.

For most international industry peers, the 2023 Taipei Cycle Show will be the first time since 2019 that they set foot on the island again. The 2020 edition was one of the first international shows to be cancelled because of the pandemic and due to strict governmental entry regulations an international event was not possible last year. 2023 marks a welcome return of one of the premium events on the bike industry calendar.

BERLIN, Germany - The German e-bike and bicycle market performed very strong in 2022 with a 10% increase in e-bike sales the national industry organisation, ZIV has reported. Perhaps sales could have been much higher as ZIV CEO Burkhard Stork refers to a "general reluctance of consumers to buy in the second half of the year."

IZMIR, Turkey - The production of batteries for e-bikes and electric vehicles have become one of the core new business developments categories for electronics giant Vestel. Located near the city Izmir in Turkey, the company's factories provide a good base for easy access to leading markets in Europe.

VILLARROBLEDO, Spain - Berria Bikes has reaffirmed its ambitious international expansion plans with the introduction of Suma Capital as a minority shareholder. The undisclosed investment will be mainly utilised to support the company's growth in foreign markets and to strengthen its structure and balance sheet, the company writes in a statement.

DÜSSELDORF, Germany - The fifth edition of Cyclingworld proved that the organisation has found a successful concept to attract consumers to visit a bicycle show again. In two days and one evening, some 23,000 people attended the event, an increase of 30% compared to the last edition in 2019.

比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－輸往歐盟的電動自行車平均進口價格大幅上漲，加上電動自行車進口數量亦呈二位數成長，大舉推高市值。此外，機械式自行車的平均進口價也飆漲。

奧地利，雷高（REGAU）－作為一間專做電動自行車與自行車合約生產的年輕企業，WSF Bicycle Technology GmbH代表了歐洲自行車生產的快速發展。WSF表示公司為許多來自德國、奧地利、瑞士等自行車廠在他們位於奧地利雷高的工廠組裝產品。

台灣，台北－永續供應鏈在業界的地位越趨重要，因此世界自行車產業協會（WBIA）將於台北國際自行車舉辦一場以此為主題的論壇活動。該活動也會公佈追求永續供應鏈的WBIA原則，並公開由WBIA成員認可的典範企業。

丹麥，哥本哈根（COPENHAGEN）－丹麥自行車和電動自行車市場去年因庫存充足致銷售成長，情況同其他歐盟國家。2022年一到八月供應數據可明顯看出市場情況好轉，不過未能看出市場前景。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A major hike in the average import price of e-bikes into the European Union, in combination with a double digit increase in the number of e-bikes shipped to Europe gave a remarkable push to the market value in 2022. Also, the average import price of mechanical bicycles to the EU soared last year.

ZEIST, the Netherlands - In recent years, researchers and scientists have been working tirelessly to develop new battery cell technologies that can meet the energy demands of the future while also being cost-effective and environmentally friendly. LFP (LiFePO4) batteries are already mainstream with EV's and have a roughly double cycle life, compared to NMC batteries. Meanwhile, Na-ion batteries will further increase safety, temperature range and will be substantially cheaper.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has widened the State aid rules to make it easier to subsidise the battery industry and raw materials recycling in the EU. The announced public financial aid could foster batteries for industry and for cars, as well as for e-bikes or other light means of transport (LMT batteries).

WORMER, The Netherlands - In a 2-day event, the Color Trend Days will highlight the latest development in the reshoring trend in the bicycle industry. The first BIG3 event of 2023 which explores techniques in frame-finishing will be held 28-29 March in the Netherlands.