PARIS, France - The French e-cargo market has been growing for about three years. In 2021, sales in this category recorded the strongest increase with a volume of around 15,000 units. Besides the major international brands, also domestic brands, such as Douze Cycles and Kiffy have now established themselves in the market.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Component manufacturer, Legion, has developed a high-volume tubeless valve specifically for the tubeless market. Despite being on the market for four years already, market conditions have renewed the interest in the Vmax range.

BERLIN, Germany - The e-bike and bicycle sales record during the 2020 pandemic were not just a hype. The latest market statistics published by the national industry organisation, ZIV, in Berlin yesterday afternoon clearly show that the industry was even able to step up production and sales volumes.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Following a 2-year hiatus, the Copenhagen Bike Show opened its doors again last weekend making it one of the first cycling shows this year in Europe. Now corona restrictions are being lifted in a growing number of countries, more shows are expected to follow soon. So, does Denmark live up to its promise as a high potential market?

MORGAN HILL, USA - Forty-eight years after starting Specialized, founder Mike Sinyard has announced the appointment of Scott Maguire as CEO. As Founder, Chairman, and Chief Rider Advocate, Sinyard will remain fully engaged as the brand's visionary leader. Scott Maguire will own the responsibility of running the business and will report to Mike Sinyard.

The innovative power of Taiwan's bicycle industry was always strongly based on direct communication with the customers.

TAIWAN, Taipei - Clever Standard creates simple tools to assist novice riders while out on the road. With a focus on eco-minded products, the company's latest CO2ool range focuses on making full or empty CO2 cartridges available for multiple uses. Prototypes were presented during the physical Taipei Cycle show in March 2022.

A&C Solutions supports e bike and e cargo bike manufacturers by developing customized cable harnesses and splitters with Higo connectors.

台灣，台北－供應鏈變數多也讓台灣兩大自行車龍頭Giant Manufacturing Compnay和Merida Industry的財務報告變得更複雜。Giant的銷售自年初開始穩健成長，Merida則因比較基準較高呈微幅下滑。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（AMSTERDAM）－近期備受討論的供應鏈議題已對產品庫存供應造成直接影響。物流受到疫情影響，也造成荷蘭去年（電動）自行車市場銷量下滑。

義大利，米蘭（MILAN）－Pirelli已在靠近米蘭的Bollate工廠開始生產自行車輪胎組。為生產Pirelli Cycling高階產品系列，該廠已經歷一段轉現代化的整修期。

台灣，台北－鴻海科技集團（同為Foxconn）研發出一款電動自行車顯示器和控制器，能夠讓使用者更直覺操作介面。該產品於上週台北自行車展亮相。

Lithuania may not be on the radar of many bike industry manufacturers but the increasing number of international bike businesses there certainly suggests it should be. High added manufacturing value at reasonable cost, governmental aid and ease of startup are all cited as strong incentives by Invest Lithuania, the government arm tasked with attracting new businesses.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The unpredictability of the supply chain results in very mixed financial results by Taiwan's major bicycle manufacturers, Giant Manufacturing Company and Merida Industry. While Giant reported a strong growth in sales since the start of the year, Merida attributed a slight decline in sales to a high comparison base.

LUDHIANA, India - Indian bicycle producer Avon Cycles is investing in a state-of-the-art export-oriented facility on the outskirts of Ludhiana. This will become the third plant of the company and will be used to produce high-end bicycles exclusively for overseas markets.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A new independent scientific report on the impact that light electric vehicles (LEVs) can have in the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions will be presented on 24th March. The report, commissioned by trade association LEVA-EU, will be presented during the hybrid Future is Electric and Light event which will be held in Brussels and digitally.

BREDA, the Netherlands - Watt Mobility has been in the market since 2017 offering affordable e-bikes developed especially for cities. Focused on being lightweight to cover shorter distances, the e-bike is hardly recognisable as an electric variant. The Dutch company has clear European ambitions and recently raised €1.5 million in funding to support further growth.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The much-discussed topic of supply chain constraints have had a direct impact on product availability. Due to the delivery problems, directly related to the corona pandemic, the e-bike and bicycle market in the Netherlands saw a record sales volume decline for 2021.