荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Rosie Burgin在今年3月加入了Bike Europe編輯團隊擔任資深編輯一職。

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Today two bicycle manufacturers announced the restart of their production after they were closed when their governments launched measures against the Corona pandemic. Both Gazelle in the Netherlands and the Basque bicycle manufacturer Orbea S. Coop in Spain resumed operations "in compliance with the maximum health and hygiene measures established by the competent authorities," as both companies stated this morning.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The disclosure of the Taipei Cycle d&i awards was one of the events that was forced to the background due to the cancellation of Taipei Cycle this year. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, all award-winning products will be presented digitally at the VR pavilion of "Taipei Cycle d&i awards exhibition" in May.

MILAN, Italy - Confindustria ANCMA, Italy's national cycling association, has written an open letter to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte soliciting for an earlier re-opening of the facilities involved in bicycle production which have been closed as a result of the coronavirus.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Rosie Burgin has joined the Bike Europe editorial team as Senior Editor, starting the role in March 2020.

WILTON, USA - With it's latest e-bike launch, the Mavaro Neo 1, Cannondale has collaborated with Garmin to create an integrated radar system that alerts riders to vehicles approaching from behind.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) pointed out the dramatic situation of the bicycle industry in Europe in an open letter to the European Commission. Due to the Corona pandemic, CONEBI expects a drop in production volumes of at least 40 percent in 2020, compared to the pre-COVID-19 planning.

ZIRNDORF, Germany - Metz Mecatech GmbH and charging technology provider Integrated Infrastructure Solutions GmbH (INTIS) developed what it claims to be "the world's first inductive charging option" for the Metz Moover e-scooter.

MILAN, Italy - Confindustria ANCMA, Italy's national bicycle association, has released the annual data on the Italian market. More than 1.7 million bicycles were sold in 2019, a 7 percent increase from the previous year. The market saw a continuous increase in e-bike sales and a slight recovery in traditional bikes. There are, however, strong concerns for 2020 data.

SUZHOU, China- Bafang, manufacturer of e-mobility components and complete drive systems, has opened its own sales office in Taichung City, Taiwan and welcomes Denise Huang as its Taiwan Contact Agent. The new Taichung office will service OEM customers in Taiwan for sales, after sales, product presentations and all other aspects of OEM needs and requests.

The drastic implications of the coronavirus crisis on the bicycle industry in Europe are rapidly becoming visible. Companies are looking for both creative as well as radical solutions to adapt new measures to safeguard their businesses for the future. Here an overview of the latest developments.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－擁有Pon Bike Group的Pon Holdings表示，該集團的財務報告有較2018年改善。該公司2019年營業額及利潤皆有成長，不過他們也做出和其他大公司一樣的決定－今年將延後分派股息。

義大利，特雷維索（Treviso）－義大利高階公路自行車及配件服飾品牌Pinarello宣佈，Uberto Thun-Hohenstein已在4月1日起以執行長的身份加入團隊。

荷蘭，麥德雷赫特（Mijdrecht）－Alan Clarke在至少50年以前便加入了總部位於英國諾丁漢（Nottingham）Sturmey-Archer的出口銷售部門，當時他們還是Raleigh Industries的子公司。現在他將卸下Sunrace Sturmey-Archer Europe BV的總經理職位去享受退休生活。

德國，德勒斯登（Dresden）－全球機車測試形態（World Motorcycle Test Cycle，簡稱WMTC）自今年一月開始實施至今，已大幅改變高速電動輔助自行車（speed pedelec）的型式認可測試程序。位於德國德勒斯登的EMEC-Prototyping已在測試平台上運用WMTC完成一系列的成功測試。

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In a video statement published today Eurobike show manager Stefan Reisinger expressed his concerns over the next edition of the biggest show in the e-bike and bicycle industry. "The most asked question is at the moment: will the show take place in September? My honest answer is right now: we are not sure," said Stefan Reisinger.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Unlike nearly every crisis in recent history the current one has escalated in such way that it has turned into a serious problem for nearly every participant in the global bicycle value chain. A dilemma that, at one time or another, has left nearly everyone at every level struggling to find a solution, a ray of hope and a light at the end of the tunnel.