俄羅斯，莫斯科（Moscow）－俄羅斯自行車市場今年的進展不大，銷售約300-350萬輛自行車，其中有一半是使用中國製零件於當地組裝成的，另一半是從中國進口的。僅約3萬輛自行車屬於國際知名品牌。兒童自行車一直是該國強項，當地品牌Stels約佔市場的三分之一。

TIMISOARA, Romania - It's to become one of Europe's biggest bike factories and is to open next year in Romania. With a production capacity of 1.5 million bicycles as well as e-bikes it's even so big that component manufacturers are expected to settle in the immediate vicinity of the new facility.

CURTISOARA, Romania - Italian investors are behind the founding of one of the biggest bike factories in Europe which is to be located in Timisoara, Romania (see the previous report in this newsletter).

SALT LAKE CITY, US - The National Bicycle Dealers Association (NBDA) endorsed the launch of the new trade and consumer show for the hardgoods industry, including biking. The Big Gear Show will take place from 21 - 25 July 2020 at the Salt Lake City convention centre.

SEOUL, South Korea - Puncture-resistance specialist Tannus has been awarded the 2019 'IP-R&D Outstanding Institution Award' by the South Korean government in recognition of the brand's work to secure its intellectual property.

Thun has recently made a donation of €3,500 to the German rainforest project 'Mein Regenwald', run by the non-profit organization 'Chance e.V.'. Its mission is the protection and exploration of an 18,000-hectare (180km²) forest area in the Peruvian Andes.

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LONDON, UK - Already next year the first major European cities will ban private cars. It will bring about a boom in the use of e-bikes and scooters. Such a "green revolution" is predicted by a leading tech investor, according to a recent Reuters report.

MOSCOW, Russia - The Russian bike market didn't make any significant achievements in 2019. Sales is estimated at 3 - 3.5 million bicycles; half of that number is locally assembled with China made parts. The other half is imported directly from China. Only some 30,000 bikes are of internationally renowned brands.

PRZASNYSZ, Poland - The Polish bicycle manufacturer Kross, which produces its own brands Kross, Le Grand and Multicycle, aims to double its annual turnover of almost one hundred million euros in the next three to five years.

BAD SODEN, Germany - In the past ten years, the German e-bike industry developed a successful system to collect waste e-bike batteries.

義大利，波佐萊奧內（Pozzoleone）－Selle Royal Group已留UBS作為其金融合作夥伴。該義大利私人公司聲稱是坐墊及自行車零配件的全球領先高階品牌，依據目前股東及管理階層所決定的策略原則，目標是加速公司成長發展。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Bike Europe十月於網站刊登報導－「Giant熱銷60萬電動自行車」，本社因此更積極深入了解，電動自行車市場的極限在哪？

越南，胡志明市（Ho Chi Minh）－DLG（上海）Electronic Technology Co.上月新設一座工廠，專產電動自行車、電動機車、摩托車及能源儲存系統使用的電池組。DLG設置越南廠的主要目的是降低貿易風險及製造成本以改善產品競爭度。

POZZOLEONE, Italy - Selle Royal Group has retained Swiss UBS for finding it a financial partner. The privately-owned Italian company that claims to be the world leader in premium branded saddles as well as bike parts and accessories, is aiming for an acceleration of its growth.

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam - Last month DLG (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co. has opened a facility for making battery packs for e-bikes, e-scooters and motorcycles as well as energy storage systems.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Urban e-bike start-up Cowboy SA announced an investment round via British crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The brand's community of approximately 45,000 registered fans can step in exclusively as of today via the company's website. The crowdfunding campaign for the public will start on 12 December.

MILTON KEYNES, UK - Major UK 'click and collect' retailer Argos recently confirmed today that it will join the Bicycle Association's Cycling Market Data Service.