WUXI, China - Chinese electric-two-wheeler giant Yadea Technology Group Co., is hoping to make a global splash with its newly unveiled product mix. Under the slogan 'Electrify your life' e-scooters and e-bikes are now being included in the company's global portfolio in addition to e-motor scooters. This move is aimed primarily at the Western e-mobility market.
JOURE, The Netherlands - Bicycle lights and accessories supplier Spanninga has appointed Paul de Haan as its new group director. He will work side-by-side with Feike Spanninga, owner and also group director to reinforce the management of the historical brand.
NIEUWEGEIN, the Netherlands - In a recent investment round the Dutch scale-up in electric shared transport GO Sharing, raised €50 million. The expansion of its offerings with e-bikes as well as electric cars both on its home market and international is a major part of the company's growth strategy.
Subscribers onlySOLOTHURN, Switzerland - Swiss bicycle and e-bike sales in 2020 at a first glance represent the rising popularity of cycling as a means of transport and fitness. With 171,132 e-bikes sold a new record was reached and total bike sales tipped the half million mark. However, with the Swiss bicycle association's surveys data coordinating with federal customs figures for the first time, the official Swiss sales statistics not only show a sharp rise, but also more 'accurate' figures.
法國，巴黎（Paris）－法國自行車市場去年的銷售飆升，運動市場受到疫情嚴重影響，自行車產業去年的銷售額卻從2019年24.17億歐元飆升到30億歐元。
葡萄牙，塞爾澤杜（Serzedo）－歐洲規模最大的自行車製造商RTE正一步步拓展業務，一方面為自家年輕品牌Beeq和OEM產品在Serzedo現有的工廠附近設立新的電動自行車工廠；一方面在波蘭開設另一間RTE工廠，目前還在建設中。
瑞典，哥德堡（Gothenburg）－瑞典查爾摩斯工學院（Chalmers University of Technology）近期在存放於電動自行車車架中的電池技術上有了新突破。他們的最新研究為汽車和其他技術鋪路，研發出「無質量」（massless）電池。
SERZEDO, Portugal - Europe's largest bicycle producer in units, RTE, is strategically expanding its business. On the one hand, an e-bike factory for its own young e-bike brand Beeq as well as for (OEM-) production has been started by the Portuguese near the existing bicycle factory in Serzedo. Furthermore, in Poland another RTE factory is currently under construction.
DRESDEN, Germany - Bicycle chain store retailer Little John Bikes GmbH celebrated the opening of its 40th store on its home market Germany. The company aims to celebrate its 50th store opening in the fall of 2022. Besides the new store openings, the company is achieving rapid expansion through a unique IBD succession concept which offers a solution to the 'ageing' market.
MUNICH, Germany - Financial news services report that Austrian investor René Benko is again investigating a possible IPO of his online sports platform Signa Sports United. As part of the Signa Retail Group, Signa Sports United is an e-commerce giant in cycling and other sports commodities with multiple webshops in Europe.
荷蘭，沃登堡（Woudenberg）－CSG（Cycling Sports Group）和其領先品牌Cannondale近幾年相當忙碌，要面對極端的市場波動、也要改革新的商業模式、還要重新定位品牌等。從位於荷蘭沃登堡的總部開始，該公司現正準備下一步發展，已著手進行上游投資。
比利時，魯汶（Leuven）－先進複合材料車架的比利時製造商REIN4CED成功在B輪融資募得七百萬歐元，由Capricorn Partners領投。這筆新的資金將協助公司邁向成長的雄心計劃──成為領先自行車、汽車及太空市場的輕量、堅固、耐用材料供應商。該公司生產複合材料車架，將傳統碳纖車架的硬度和輕量特性與鍛鋼的韌性結合。這也讓Accell Group於去年九月選擇將Rein4ced車架用於自家高階碳纖自行車。
美國，摩根山丘（Morgan Hill）－隨著電動自行車市場快速擴張，電池回收的議題也變得更為迫切。業界人士已警告過會有海量的廢電池產生。與其將這些電池送到掩埋場，Specialized決定採取下一步措施，將這些電池變成二次電池。
德國，包納赫（Baunach）－消費電子供應商Hama已買下Messingschlager的多數股份。Messingschlager GmbH & Co. KG前老闆Benno Messingschlager表示：「為將公司進一步發展，同時定位接下來幾年的方向，這會是最好的一步。」
Subscribers onlyPARIS, France - The French bike market has seen a tremendous sales increase year in 2020. While the sport market was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the cycling industry generated a huge increase, with total sales hiking by 25% from 2,417 billion in 2019 to more than 3 billion last year. A record.
WALS, Austria - Austrian sporting goods chain store giant Hervis Sport has announced a spring offensive, following the opening of a new flagship store in Innsbruck, Austria. This offensive relies not only on a chain store expansion in Austria, but in six further European countries in which they are already on the ground. The focus of this heralded spring offensive is on nothing but "bicycles, outdoor and even more stores."
BRUSSELS, Belgium -Cycling Industries Europe's 2021 Summit will bring together leading companies of the cycling industries with key Brussels stakeholders. Top industry leaders will take to the virtual stage on April 22, alongside senior EU officials to show the leading role of cycling businesses in driving European growth in COVID recovery, green jobs, new mobilities and digitalization.
LA FLECHE, France - Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, French e-bike manufacturer Néomouv concluded 2020 with a turnover of €10 million and a production of 10,000 e-bikes, but this could have been much more. Philippe Vaxelaire, the CEO of the company, explains that he chose to reduce components purchases and production fearing a drop in the sales. A boost in production is planned for 2021.
