BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Cyclists' Federation announced that Jill Warren and Morten Kabell have been appointed as ECF's new co-Chief Executive Officers.

BERLIN, Germany - Hopefully soon to be seen in the centers of many cities; the TRIPL urban cargo e-3wheeler. Developed by a Danish energy company named EWII and made by Govecs. Unlike other e-cargo bike designs this TRIPL is a lean and light electric freight vehicle.

SHENZHEN, China - Earlier this week folding bike pioneer Dahon celebrated the Grand Opening of its new HQ in Shenzhen.

英國，倫敦 （London）－知名的顧問服務公司Deloitte發表了一項研究：「探索未來」（Discover the Future），內文詳細說明對於未來十年的預期。其中分為六大主題，在接下來的十年將會對社會和經濟將會帶來巨大影響，除了有5G、機器人及智慧型手機等，騎乘自行車也是其一。他們預測單車通勤族將會因為電動自行車熱銷而大幅增加。

印度，新德里（New Delhi）－為拓展歐洲高階電動自行車市場的佔有率，印度規模最大的自行車製造商Hero Cycles Ltd收購了'HNF集團的策略性股份。該投資是Hero Cycles和IBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH （IBG）的合作計畫，是德國薩克森－安哈特州（Saxony-Anhalt）的一個資金調度工具。Hero Cycles的母公司Hero Motors Company（HMC）也參與其中，HMC是一間價值數十億美金的摩托車製造商。

比利時，科特賴克（Kortrijk）－就在Velofollies show於週末開展前，Velofollies、Traxio Velo和Shimano公佈了2019年的比利時銷售數據：去年電動自行車銷售佔總自行車比例成長至51%，表現相當亮眼。使比利時成為歐洲第一個在電動自行車部分達到如此銷售佳績的國家，預計還會有其他國家跟進。

PLOCHINGEN, Germany - Increasing pressure by webshops on a sporting goods sector in Germany that's already facing difficulties, make for tough market conditions.

LONDON, UK - For Brompton the special edition bikes, with the higher price tag they attract, as well as the ongoing benefits of moving to larger premises four years ago helped drive the company's strong growth in both sales and pre-tax profits in its latest financial year.

BOCHOLT, Germany - In its from 1 November to 31 October running fiscal year 2018/19 German omni-channel distributor Rose Bikes GmbH achieved a total turnover of 102 million euro.

LONDON, UK - Renowned consultancy firm Deloitte has published a study named 'Discover the Future' in which it presents detailed expectations for the new decade. These expectations are presented for six different sectors/topics, which are to have the greatest impact on society and business in the coming ten years.

NEW DELHI, India - To expand their footprint on the high-end European e-bike market, India's largest bicycle producer Hero Cycles Ltd acquired a strategic stake in HNF Group.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Dutch e-bike maker QWIC has received 10 million euro in growth capital from De Hoge Dennen Capital, the investment vehicle of the Netherlands based De Rijcke family. The investment makes it possible for QWIC to meet its international ambitions and to develop e-bikes of the next generation.

HOYA, Germany - To address it Danish customers better, Hermann Hartje KG from Germany and Ebsen Bikes A/S from Vojens, Denmark have joined forces.

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Bike Europe於上月以Giant為例刊登了一篇「電動自行車潛力有多大？」的報導。該自行車製造商龍頭在十月宣佈他們今年將會賣出60萬輛電動自行車。我們當時對此說法抱持疑慮，不過某位業界專家明確表示該品牌大廠可能還是銷量最大的，原因在於日本電動自行車市場的重大改變。

荷蘭，萊利斯塔德（Lelystad）－Giant Ibérica和Giant France一同合作欲成為Giant Europe中最大的分銷商。這兩間西南歐的公司已簽署合作協議，內容是Giant在西班牙、葡萄牙和安道爾（Andorra）從今年開始都將透過Giant France來進行分銷。

荷蘭，寧斯佩特（Nunspeet）－該公司2018年賣了65,000輛電動自行車，自譽為荷蘭市場的領頭羊。Stella今年將拓展電動自行車的業務至荷蘭以外，預計會再更加成長。他們也想在比利時和德國市場當中成為主要競爭者。這間年輕的公司目標成為歐洲電動自行車的銷售冠軍，未來勢必也會拓展到更多國家。

LELYSTAD, the Netherlands - Giant Ibérica and Giant France have joined forces and are with that becoming the biggest distributor within Giant Europe.

LONDON, UK - Major UK high street cycle retailer Evans Cycles issued an update in late 2019 for the latest closed stores. They are Chalk Farm and Chiswick in London and Macclesfield and Leeds in northern England. Despite these closures the rate is far less severe than feared.