ROSSANO VENETO, Italy - With the recently announced investment of private investor Pamoja Capital SA in Wilier Triestina, the 1906 founded traditional Italian bicycle manufacturer aims to expand its presence on the world market. How much Pamoja Capital, a family-run Canadian investor based in Switzerland, paid for their minority stake, has not been disclosed.
SCHWÄBISCH-GMÜND, Germany - Bike supplier Advanced Sports GmbH invited their main international sales partners/agents and IBD partners to its house show at the end of July. Visitors had a chance to see what's in store for the around 180 season 2021 Breezer, Fuji and SE Bikes bicycle models.
Subscribers onlyPHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Data from Cambodia's customs department indicate that the country exported 1.1 million bicycles to the European Union in the first half of this year. The bicycle exports were valued at €205 million between January and July.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling has an essential role to play in the European Green Deal, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in transport emissions by 2050, the three major European cycling associations have jointly agreed. Investments in infrastructure and policy framework are key to success they say.
MIAMISBURG, Ohio - Material science company Allite Inc has appointed Ty Daugherty as New Business Development Manager to focus on the global cycling industry. With 25 years of experience in management roles for well-known brands including Speedplay, Reynolds Cycling and Fulcrum Wheels srl, he will promote the use of Super Magnesium as a lightweight material for bike parts.
GENT, Belgium - The take-over by supermarket owner Colruyt in 2019 saved the future of the Belgium bicycle retail chain Fiets!. A year earlier Fiets! already filed for chapter 11 and that was not without reason. According to a publication in Belgium newspaper De Tijd, Colruyt had to invest another €10 million in Fiets! to make it future proof.
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - The phenomenon is widely known in the e-bike industry; lithium-ion batteries which catch fire spontaneously. Dutch e-bike specialist, Stella, was hit twice by battery fires in the past years. This month the company opened a highly advanced battery warehouse.
NOTTINGHAM, England - British bike brand, Raleigh have announced the launch of their new e-cargo bike range for businesses. With this they say they have "a perfect zero emissions solution for urban business transport".
GRENOBLE, France — French start-up eBikeLabs has launched a crowdfunding on Wiseed. Since eBikeLabs creation in 2015, a group of more than hundred people have invested €1.2 million and enabled the company to collect more than €3 million in total. Currently, already 70% of eBikeLabs' turnover is generated on the international market.
BERLIN, Germany - Dance, is the latest name to enter the e-bike subscription market to promote urban mobility. With a recent launch in the German city of Berlin, Dance, which was founded by a team which includes the founders of the shared music platform, Soundcloud, aims to capitalise on the urban e-bike boom.
Subscribers onlyMILAN, Italy - Both assembly and sales of e-bikes are on the rise in Italy. The production of e-bikes last year strongly expanded by 209% to 213,000 units. Domestic production of regular bicycles also increased by 7% to 2,625,000 units. The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year.
OSAKA, Japan - In its financial statement of the first half of 2020 the Shimano Group reports a decline in sales of its bicycle component segment of 14.6%. From the same period of the previous year, bicycle components turnover slid to JPY 122,6 million (€992 million), and operating income was down 19.7% to JPY 22,96 million (€186 million).
LONDON, England - The UK government has set aside £2 billion (€2.2 billion) to improve the cycling infrastructure in England. In what should be a boost to the bicycle industry, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has said the ambitious plans are part of measures being taken to solve the obesity problem in the country.
REICHSHOF, Germany - Schwalbe has released its new tubeless valves in stem lengths of 40, 60 and 100 millimetres. The company states that fitting of the valves has also been made easier with detailed technical improvements to the valve base.
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比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－自行車產業現在蓬勃發展，跨產業公司的投資持續投入，尋求立足之地。最近期如義大利產業巨頭Agnelli家族在一間比利時新創公司注入投資，Mini Cooper及Adidas的合夥人在一項位於倫敦的自行車訂閱計劃中合作。
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