SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - While the agreement to acquire the insolvent bicycle manufacturer Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur GmbH had already been concluded in mid-February, the new owner Zweirad Union E-Mobility announced their vision of the factory's future for the first time yesterday.

Demand for e-bikes has reached unprecedented levels throughout Europe. In some categories price tags continue to increase to all-time highs, while market volumes are pushing for more and more assembly capacity in Europe. Expanding sales volumes also result in new regulations. In this case for batteries, which is currently under development by the European union.

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Taiwan Excellence, the annual Oscars for Taiwanese products, has hosted 'Taiwan's Cycling Brands Online Product Launch' webinar inviting 6 brand representatives to promote their newest innovations.

WAMBRECHIES, France - In 2020, the French brand O2Feel registered a very busy year. Due to the huge growth in demand for e-bikes after the different European lockdowns, the brand sold around 25,000 units in Europe… up from 10,000 in 2018. This resulted in a 65% growth in turnover. The brand also placed a focus on additional stores and close to market production facilities.

HARD, Austria - Austria's second-largest bicycle producer Simplon Fahrrad GmbH has set the course for further growth: the company's parent Simplon Holding has acquired a neighbouring property to facilitate an "almost doubling of the existing production capacity". Due for completion by the end of the year, the new site will also house a large experience centre.

ANNECY, France - The strategic decision of Mavic's new owners to focus on the company's core business has implications for its distribution partners. "We have made some adjustments due to the reduction of company size and the related resources, to activate the deployment of the brand on the market," the company stated.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－荷蘭電動自行車熱潮不退，市佔率持續增長。去年電動自行車銷售漲幅超過三成，創下54.7萬銷量的紀錄；市值達到有史以來最高－16.5億歐元。

加拿大，蒙特婁（Montreal）－Dorel Industries Inc. 公佈體育部門去年銷售報出佳績，部門含Cannondale、Schwinn、GT、Mongoose、Pacific Cycles和Caloi品牌。Dorel Sports收益增長1.357億美金（14.9%），達10.45億美金，毛利潤達2.3億美金。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－以獨特無段自動變速內變花鼓聞名的enviolo報告去年收益成長破紀錄，增幅超過六成，這代表enviolo兩年內的銷售翻倍成長。該公司現在擴編業務發展部門，資歷豐富的新成員將加入團隊。

德國，奧托布倫（Ottobrunn）－電動自行車製造商Fazua GmbH再次發表品牌，以全新Energy Bikes開啟新的篇章。據該間新創公司，他們希望與競爭對手做出區別，並將重心放在追求性能的使用者身上，此一族群數量正快速成長，他們要的是Evation傳動系統提供的「自然輔助」。

SWANSEA, United Kingdom - With bike crime rates surging in tandem with the increase of sales, Lightweight bike security brand, Litelok, has launched its toughest, flexible lock for bikes and motorcycles, the Litelok Core. The company says it has used the lockdown to develop their existing technology into the most secure lock yet.

BERGAMO, Italy - Model X Green Superflow is the first saddle to emerge from the new eco-sustainable Green-Tech production process developed by Selle Italia. The saddle, which has been completely designed and developed in Italy, "combines high performance, care for the environment, Italian manufacturing and competitive pricing," the company says.

KORBACH, Germany - Continental has unveiled two additions to its range of bicycle tyres in a new SUV-Allrounder product category. The new Ruban and eRuban Plus have been designed for optimal performance both on and off-road, with the eRuban Plus focusing on e-bikes. Both of the new additions are now available through international Continental distributors.

MILAN, Italy - The exponential increase in e-cargo-bike use for personal mobility and logistics has paved the way for a growing demand for safety and manoeuvrability. Blubrake has now developed the first anti-lock braking system for e-cargo bikes.

FÜRTH, Germany - The Daum-Group took back control over its well-known 'Moover' technology after the German e-step scooter maker Metz Mecatech GmbH applied for insolvency last August and was ultimately dissolved. The company Metz Mobility GmbH, which is part of the Daum-Group has reintroduced the 'Moover' e-step scooter and will also expand its product portfolio with a compact e-bike.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - From its start, LEVA-EU has argued long and hard for a review of Directive 168/2013 which has been carried out by TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) on behalf of the European Commission. Now the results have been published, LEVA-EU welcomes the conclusion that the Machinery Directive is not suitable for vehicles.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In a joint statement CONEBI, CIE and ECF welcomed the recommendations made in the study on the e-bike and e-cargo bike sector. TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) carried out the study on behalf of the European Commission on the safety of Personal Mobility Devices (PMD).