TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese bike manufacturer, Merida, increased its bike shipments in May by 25.31% as the consumer interest in bicycles grows in countries coming out of corona-lockdowns.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group has announced the appointment of Thierry Cornec as Regional Director South Europe, effective July 16th, 2020. He will be in charge of the operations in the region which includes France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

WOUDENBERG, the Netherlands - Eugene Fierkens, Cycling Sports Group Europe's General Manager is not just planning to make his mark on brands such as Cannondale and GT, but is on a mission to lead changes in what he calls a broken system; the outdated 'model year' mindset in the bicycle industry. Eugene Fierkens made the transition to Cycling Sports Group (CSG) Europe in January 2019. Coming from 14 years at Specialized he is no stranger to the bicycle industry and was keen to tell Bike Europe about his visions for the future.

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom - The Bicycle Association is pressing the British government to urgently stimulate the e-bike market by addressing two main areas of concern: the cost barrier and the awareness barrier.

BAD SODEN, Germany - Ernst Brust succeeds Siegfried Neuberger as the new managing director of the German industry association, ZIV. Ernst Brust is one of the most renowned and knowledgeable bicycle experts in Germany. He will start in his new position as of 1st July 2020.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - VanMoof's first television commercial has been banned from French TV because it is said to create a 'climate of fear'. In the commercial VanMoof reflects on the rat race of busy car traffic of the past and invites people to consider other urban transport modes for a sustainable future.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Six pilot cities from five different countries are being used for an EU-funded shared e-mobility project, eHubs. The 18-month long pilot scheme will be used to determine a blueprint and set best practices for other cities to follow.

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - The next edition of Bike Europe magazine (number 4/2020) is now available to read online. The highlights include the report of booming online sales as a direct result of corona.

美國，華盛頓港（Port Washington）－美國自三月開始驚人成長的自行車銷售量，到了四月更是加速上升。四月的傳統自行車、室內腳踏車、安全帽及零配件零售較去年成長了75%達到10億美元（8.85億歐元）的銷售額。

菲律賓，馬尼拉（Manila）－菲律賓《馬尼拉標準報》（Manila Standard）本週報導，Giant Manufacturing正考慮在菲律賓投資設新廠。該國貿易部次長Ceferino Rodolfo表示：「去年開始的初步對話進而促成了這項投資。就我們目前討論到的，他們表現是有興趣的。」

英國，辛克利（Hinkley）－英國摩托車製造商Triumph將重操自行車舊業，並以Trekker GT品牌踏入電動自行車市場。該公司具有118年的歷史，每年生產65,000輛摩托車，而這是Triumph首次發表電動自行車。

德國，科隆（Cologne）－德國摩托車產業協會（IVM）與Koelnmesse已決定暫停舉辦今年的Intermot展會（原訂10月6至11日舉辦）。今年將轉以數位的方式來進行，目前尚在籌備中，將於年底呈現。由於該展屬兩年一展，因此下一屆實體展將會在2022年舉辦。

REUTLINGEN, Germany - The exceptional situation on the e-bike market with booming sales in many countries will impact the financial performance of Bosch eBike Systems. "We hope to match the impressive figures from last year, but we might even surpass them," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer yesterday at the online sneak preview of the model year 2021.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden - GSD Global, an engineering and design consultancy company which creates premium e-bikes, has paired with additive manufacturer, Sandvik to develop a 3D printed titanium motor node, which "can reduce costs by up to 75% and offer substantial quality and sustainability improvements as well."

BUSNAGO, Italy - The introduction of FSA's e-bike drive system was one of the highlights at Eurobike last year. The company now announces the start of mass production in July. The first e-bikes specified with the FSA system will be in the shops early September.

LONDON, England - E-bike manufacturer Volt has opened its new UK manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes. The move represents a significant investment by the firm in UK manufacturing, and centralises its production in a facility with the capacity to build up to 25,000 e-bikes per year.

Log in and view the digital editions of Bike Europe. Main topics in this edition: - Mixed fortunes in Austria as bicycle sales drop but value rises - E-bikes continue to penetrate French market - Mass scale frame production begins in Germany - Supply chain disruptions during corona pandemic

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Media reports on massive consumer demand for bicycles and e-bikes in combination with a rapidly number of orders gives the industry full confidence for the future. This is in full contrast with the outlook only a few months ago at the start of the corona lockdown.