TAICHUNG, Taiwan - For Merida the importance of the e-bike market continues to rise rapidly. In 2018 the company reported an e-bike output of 143,000 units, while for 2020 Merida forecasts to ship 330,000 e-bikes from Taiwan.

WARSZAW, Poland - Exact market data for 2019 is not yet available but the Polish Cycle Association (PCA) expects a decline in bicycles sales this year.

KUNSHAN, China - The new 36V 4 Amp charger of Kunshan ST Electronics is not only the smallest in the market, but also much more efficient than the previous generation. According to ST Electronics it reaches a level of efficiency of no less than 92 percent.

EICMA 2019 was a key event for Devron Europe, after the investments the company recently made both in the R&D and Production departments, with the aim to develop its range further.

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - The newest e-bike producer in Bulgaria is Cross Ltd. The company recently opened a new facility focused on the production of e-bikes in Montana. Mid-2017 Leader 96 Ltd opened the company's second bike factory which is located near Plovdiv.

SOFIA, Bulgaria - The opening of the country's first aluminum frame production facility is an important addition to Bulgaria's Bike Valley. Bulgaria will become the third country in Europe with its own aluminum frame production, following Poland and Portugal.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Are they looking for an outright confrontation; or does it only seem that way and are the very early 2020 Taichung Bike Week dates prompted by what is now common practice in America; delivering the first series of the new model year in the middle of the sales season?

台灣，台北－台灣議會於週二通過一項草案，目的是要抵制不實的原產地標示及原產地證明書。在政府確定有幾家企業將中國製產品標上假冒的原產地標籤以逃避歐盟對中國製產品徵收反傾銷稅之後，台灣經濟部便發起該草案。不實標示也導致歐盟展開行動調查多項台灣貨品，其中包含電動自行車及自行車。

捷克，Dolni Dobrouc－天津Golden Wheel Bicycle Group Co. Ltd (金輪集團)近期宣佈投資一千萬歐元於捷克設新廠，該座工廠是為提高電動自行車的年產量至18萬輛。該公司於九月時已有拓展旗下Totem電動自行車品牌的生產。

愛沙尼亞，塔林（Tallinn）－隨著電動機車和自行車物聯網（IoT）裝置的需求越來越高，Comodule最近也在愛沙尼亞塔林總部附近新設了工廠，讓它們能夠每月生產2萬台車載資通訊（telematics）裝置。

Thun has reinforced its reputation for innovation yet again, this time by launching the lightest bb-set in the industry. Called SHORTY SL, this new super-lightweight bb-set has a completely hollow spindle. As a result, it weighs in at just 198 grams.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - They are somewhat secretive about the way they operate. At least that's the experience of this trade journal.

POZZOLEONE, Italy - Saddle manufacturer Sello Royal puts greater effort into trade marketing activities in order to improve the brand's presence in stores. "Our objective is to help dealers to increase the performance of their saddle business and ultimately the customer experience in the shops," says Selle Royal.

POSCHIAVO, Switzerland - Repower, a Swiss manufacturer and distributor of green electricity, recently displayed the latest addition to its electric mobility ecosystem called Homo Mobilis.

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - The next edition of Bike Europe magazine (number 7) is now available to read online in our digital magazine section. Some of the highlights are the interview with Norbert Haller on the 'Next Big Thing in E-Mobility' and the latest EU import statistics.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Last Tuesday Taiwan's parliament passed the review of a draft bill to step up the fight against fake origin labels and certificates of origin. The bill was initiated by Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs after the government identified several companies that tagged Chinese products with fraudulent labels of origin in an attempt to avoid anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the EU on Chinese exports.

DOLNI DOBROUC, Czech Republic - Tianjin Golden Wheel Bicycle Group Co. Ltd recently announced plans for the investment of some 10 million euro in a new Czech Republic based facility that is to have a capacity for assembling 180,000 e-bikes annually.

TALINN, Estonia - Driven by high demand for internet-of-things (IoT) devices for electric scooters and bikes Comodule recently opened its own factory near its headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia. It enables the company to produce up to 20,000 telematics devices per month.