BRUSSELS, Belgium - The number of EU member states that allows an e-scooter on the roads is on the rise. With that, the availability of e-scooters with a saddle is also growing. "However, those vehicles are ticking time bombs since they are completely illegal if non type-approved," stated LEVA-EU this week, who is now calling on the European Commission to fill the legislative gaps.

德國， 威斯巴登（Wiesbaden）－德國聯邦統計局（Destatis）於6月3日世界自行車日（World Bicycle Day）宣佈了幾項值得注意的國家零售數據，其中包含自行車零售業。該局將今年三月及四月的銷售作比較，與其他零售產業比起來，IBD的情況相對樂觀。

台灣，台北－自從部分國家開始鬆綁疫情封鎖政策之後，台灣自行車製造商在海外市場的銷售便見起色。Giant和Merida皆宣佈銷售成長，Giant表示等待許久的匈牙利廠順應需求將於近期開始生產。

法國， 阿訥西（Annecy）－Mavic在5月20日被Grenoble商業法庭宣佈交由破產管理者管理之後，未來仍充滿著未知數。目前該案由Thevenot Partners和AJUP負責。在提交出的計劃當中最特別的就屬法國商業律師Didier Poulmaire。

荷蘭，布森（Bussum）－荷蘭自行車開發商Peter Ariese於5月25日在位於荷蘭布森的自家住宅內意外去世。

REUTLINGEN, Germany - Bosch eBike Systems sees the corona crisis as a challenge for politicians to resolutely drive forward the long-discussed mobility turnaround. The German mid-motor drivetrain supplier calls for the expansion of urban bicycle infrastructure as the corona crisis made clear that, "bicycles and e-bikes play an increasingly important role in modern individual mobility."

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike 2020, with its later 24-26 November date re-scheduled due to Corona is adjusting its concept. This year's edition is being adapted to a business lounge concept for spec meetings with a particular focus on OEM, parts and components. The organisers also expect to have a more regional focus.

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) has been invited to participate in a new taskforce which is a joint body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) to develop 'Principles of Green and Healthy Sustainable Transport'.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - E-scooter rental company, Voi, is preparing itself for launch in the UK market this summer when e-scooters become legal. Current legislation in the UK allows people to buy an e-scooter but you can't ride it on a public road, cycle lane or pavement. Voi has now hired the tech company executive who was responsible for leading efforts with the UK government to legalise e-scooters to lead its growth in the UK, Ireland and Benelux countries.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese bicycle manufacturers are reporting a rebound in sales in overseas markets since some countries began easing their COVID-19 lockdown measures. Giant and Merida have both announced increased sales, with the former announcing that the long-awaited plant in Hungary will soon open to help meet demand.

CHAVANOD, France — Owned by the French group Rossignol, the bike brand Time Sport has been sold to the French company WhaTTfornow, specialised in the manufacturing of the concept e-bike WhaTT and based in Chavanod, close to Annecy.

ANNECY, France - Mavic's future remains uncertain after it was put in receivership on 2 May 2020 by the Commercial Court of Grenoble. Currently, the process is handled by Thevenot Partners and AJUP. Some projects have already been submitted but the one led by the French business lawyer Didier Poulmaire stands out.

SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand - Bicycle manufacturer Raja Cycle Co., Ltd. is located in Thailand's second largest city, Samut Prakan, 35 kilometres southeast of Bangkok. Next to its export business, which mostly rolls towards Europe, the Thai assembler is using its capacity also for its own Optima and Meadow brands. Up to now Optima and Meadow are only offered on the company's home and neighbouring ASEAN markets.

BUSSUM, the Netherlands - Dutch bicycle developer, Peter Ariese, has unexpectedly passed away in his residence in Bussum, Netherlands on May 25th 2020. During the last three decades Peter held various positions in the bike industry. He was considered to be the founding father of the electric SpartaMet. Having started the design and development of electric bicycles at Sparta, a pioneer of the European e-bike market, he stood at the cradle of today's new E-bike landscape.

WIESBADEN, Germany - On the occasion of the World Bicycle Day on 3rd June, the German Federal Office for Statistics (Destatis) announced some interesting national retail data, including bicycle retail sales figures. Destatis compared March 2020 with April 2020 sales. In comparison with other retail sectors IBDs are definitely on the sunny side of life.

NEW DELHI, India - Financial constraints as a result of the lockdown made Atlas Cycles decide on a temporary shutdown of its production facility in Sahibabad, New Delhi. For Atlas Cycles the lockdown which was lifted on June 1 took too long.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The corona pandemic hit the world, societies as well as economies in an unprecedented way. Like most other industries, also the e-bike industry came almost to a standstill. But the reasons differ per industry mainly as a result of how the supply chain has been organised.

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - In a budget e-bike test of the Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB) in the Netherlands, the brakes turned out to be the weakest part of the e-bikes. Eight out of ten tested e-bikes did not meet the required braking performance. It was the main reason for the ANWB to recommend only four out of ten tested e-bikes.