SOFIA, Bulgaria - Smart e-bike manufacturer Econic One, receives a € 6 million investment to anchor its next phase of growth. The investment round is funded by Integral Venture Partners, Bulgarian Development Bank, and incumbent shareholders.
SUZHOU, China - The in-house test facilities of e-mobility components and e-drive system supplier Bafang gained their laboratory qualification certification according to the North American UL 2849 e-bike standard.
CHICAGO, USA - SRAMs current CFO, Mike Herr, has decided to retire after 28 years with the company. The company has named Heather Bridges their new CFO, who will take over later this year after a transitional period.
DENKENDORF, Germany - Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is the new majority shareholder of Pinion, alongside the Pinion founders, managing directors and shareholders. "We are expanding our addressable market and entering untapped categories such as urban mobility and services beyond our existing powersports and marine products," said José Boisjoli, President and CEO of BRP.
FRANKFURT, Germany - Urban Mobility Group designer Peter van der Veer took off to Eurobike to see the latest developments in cycling and test them on the extensive track. Two days turned out to be too short to take a good look at all the novelties, but here's an overview of the many remarkable bicycle innovations.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Rising global inflation and the war in the Ukraine did not yet recoil sales of Taiwan's Giant Manufacturing. The company reports record sales in the second quarter of this year. For the first half of this year total sales increased by 7.2% to TWD 45.01 billion (€1.47 billion). Whether the rising tension in the Straits of Taiwan will impact the third quarter sales in unknown yet.
In this edition: - Eurobike show review - Taiwan sees a hike in bicycle export revenues - Canyon CEO: Customers' expectations are higher than ever - German e-bike sales remain unmatched
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德國，奧托布倫（OTTOBRUNN）－為加速發展電動自行車業務，Porsche和Pon Holdings投資企業Ponooc成立兩間合資公司。Porsche AG執行理事會副主席Lutz Meschke表示：「我們看見Porsche在電動自行車的極大潛力，這也是為何我們不斷擴大這塊領域的業務。」
德國，科布倫次（KOBLENZ）－全球偶像LeBron James和Maverick Carter的公司LRMR Ventures與SC Holders一同宣佈將策略投資Canyon Bicycles GmbH股份。
日本，大阪（OSAKA）－Shimano最新財務報告顯示整組自行車市場庫存當中，尤其高階車款因高需求量導致庫存偏低。入門款自行車則因供應跟上造成庫存偏高。
中國，上海－新冠疫情在今年已經是第三次造成主辦單位延後舉辦中國國際自行車展（China Cycle）。目前尚未公佈調整日期及地點。
ZEIST, the Netherlands - The first half of 2022 saw a brisk increase in speed-pedelec sales in the Netherlands. From January to June the number of registered speed-pedelec increased to 2,129 units, or 11% more than the same period in 2021. After that followed a completely different period.
NOTTINGHAM, UK - John Macnaughtan spent 48 years at Raleigh and Sturmey-Archer which put him in the center of the global bicycle industry until he retired in late 2012. In his recently published memoirs he gives a little inside in this fascinating area when the industry saw a decisive transformation.
BREMBATE, Italy - To fund its investments in capacity and innovation in both Thailand and Italy, Vittoria owners WISE Equite and Vittoria's management entered an innovative financing operation. They issued a 5-million-euro bond with a duration of 6 years which is initially fully subscribed by UniCredit.
OTTOBRUNN, Germany - To speed up their e-bike business, Porsche and Pon Holdings' investment vehicle Ponooc founded two joint ventures. "We see great potential for Porsche in e-bikes. This is why we are consistently expanding our activities in this area," says Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.
HANOI, Vietnam - The name VinFast is generally known in the automotive industry but the Vietnamese conglomerate is quickly expanding into other mobility products, including scooters and mopeds.
FRANKFURT, Germany - The three Indian companies Amar Wheels, Hartex Rubber and Navyug Namdhari presented themselves in a joint booth at Eurobike this year. Following their successful cooperation at Eurobike 2019, the three companies decides to step up their joint presence this year.
