ZURICH, Switzerland - The Swiss E-Mobility Group announced the acquisition of Migros owned M-Way AG e-bike retail chain last Friday.

DELHI, India - Established in 1974, Ralson India Ltd. began its modest journey in Ludhiana, manufacturing bicycle tyres and tubes. Ralson advanced into becoming one of India's leading players in the bicycle tyre industry, as well as expanded into the manufacturing of automobile tyres.

TURNHOUT, Belgium - Leading e-mobility connector manufacturer Higo expands its signal range with a circular 6-pole connector with a diameter of only 6mm. This so-called Z606D connector has been especially developed for e-bike displays where 5 to 6 poles are commonly needed.

The upcoming Taichung Bike Week (TBW) in Taiwan (16-18 October 2019) will be an exciting opportunity to discover Thun's latest innovations. As usual, the Thun team is looking forward to meeting visitors from around the world to discuss the company's products and services.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In the U.S. e-bikes are gaining ground as sales up to August this year grew by close to 28 percent in units and 51 percent in value. Despite these good grades volume-wise the U.S. market comes nowhere near what's happening in Europe.

CAMBRIDGE, UK - The Bicycle Association (BA), the national body representing the bike industry in the UK, has announced it has partnered with Seanic Retail to further the progress its UK Market data service.

DEVA, Romania - Bicycle and e-bike manufacture Eurosport DHS celebrated its 20th anniversary last 12 September. A large delegation of suppliers, distributors and customers attended the ceremony. Eurosport DHS is regarded as one of the largest bicycle factories in South-East Europe.

ATLANTA, USA - High-end bicycle pedal expert Speedplay has been taken-over by fitness equipment specialist Wahoo Fitness. "The Speedplay product range is complementary to our increasing line-up of high-quality indoor- and outdoor-cycling products," announced Wahoo. The purchase price remains undisclosed.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - NECO celebrated a milestone earlier this month at Eurobike. A milestone similar to some ten years ago when the Taichung, Taiwan based company that operates three factories in China, diversified its offering from headsets and bottom bracket components to pedals, hubs and chainwheels.

荷蘭，阿莫斯福特（Amersfoort）－如果說數年來歐洲成長最快速、規模最大的電動自行車目前已開始出現飽和跡象的話，其實很合理。不過事實卻相反，從三百多間代理商於今年一到八月的銷售數據來看，都會電動自行車的銷售成長近36%。

德國，巴特索登（Bad Soden）－德國的電動自行車銷售在上半年仍持續成長。據德國產業協會ZIV的最新市場數據顯示，銷售數量為92萬輛，較去年同期至少增加了37.3%。

義大利，托雷德羅韋里（Torre de Roveri）－因應亞洲對於全自動自行車生產設備的需求增加，Bike Machinery s.r.l與台灣廠商建立合作關係。該公司近期與Jui Chih Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd簽署生產、銷售及服務的合約。

義大利，布斯納戈（Busnago）－FSA電動自行車驅動系統在Eurobike上亮相成為展會亮點之一。FSA除了是生產齒盤、爪盤和飛輪的自行車零件製造商之外，也是電動自行車傳動系統製造商公認的供應商。對FSA來說，新系統代表的是在電動自行車市場超過十年的研究和經驗。

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - In fact, it would be logical to see the first signs of saturation in the Netherlands, which has been Europe's (relatively speaking) fastest growing and largest e-bike market for years.

BAD SODEN, Germany - Was it due to the coming into force of the anti-dumping tariffs on the import of e-bikes from China mid-January 2019, that supply shortages are hampering e-bike sales in Germany? At least, that was our conclusion after seeing the latest data of Germany's industry association, ZIV.

ROSSANO VENETO, Italy - Two historic "Made in Italy" cycling brands aim to reinforce their tie on the market by combining forces to create an even stronger commercial partnership. Selle Italia and Selle San Marco are consolidating their activities in one Group.

BUSNAGO, Italy - The introduction of FSA's e-bike drive system was one of the highlights at Eurobike. Next to manufacturing bicycle components like cranksets, spiders and sprockets FSA is also a well-established supplier to e-bike drivetrain makers.

BAD SODEN, Germany - With the coming into force of the anti-dumping tariffs on the import of e-bikes from China mid-January 2019, that import has fallen to a negligible number.