ZURICH, Switzerland - The latest news about Accell Group suggest that the company is doing everything it can to limit the damage that the recent sale of the heavily loss-making US operations has caused.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - 'Move, house of mobility' is the name of Pon Holdings' new urban mobility center in Amsterdam. Here Pon Holdings will present new mobility solutions to a wide audience.

MANCHESTER, UK - Danny Evans has been appointed as new CEO of Manchester-based Avocet Sports, the UK subsidiary of Hero Cycles, by volume the world's biggest bike maker. Evans will be responsible for Hero's operations in both the UK and Europe.

DENVER, USA - Twelve years after launching Gates Carbon Drive for the bicycle market, Gates is building upon its success unchaining bikes to bring advanced drivetrain solutions to electric motorcycles or e-scooters and the wider marketplace of light electric vehicles (LEVs).

Two Thun employees have recently reached major milestones in their careers, with Thorsten Berger celebrating 25 years of service and Klaus Kramer celebrating 45 years of service with the company.

JIVR is a UK-based mobility company dedicated to making urban transport easier. Started in London in 2013, their mission has always been focused on ways to beat crowded city streets.

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TAICHUNG, Taiwan - For the first half of 2019 Taiwan's leading bicycle manufacturer Giant Mfg. Co, Ltd (also known as the Giant Group) reports a 5.3 percent sales increase to a total of TWD 30.71 billion (877.4 million euro).

LUDHIANA, India - In India's media reports are appearing on imports of China made bicycles and parts which are putting severe pressure on the country's Ludhiana based bicycle industry. The cheap imports from China are allegedly entering India through a free trade agreement of which China is not even a part of.

ALBSTADT, Germany - For this year's Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Alber GmbH prepared a fast-paced innovation. It's the new speed pedelec motor Z20 RS that comes under the company's e-bike drives brand Neodrives. The Z20 RS is the company's first rear hub motor for the up to 45 km/h e-bike category.

MORGAN HILL, USA - At just 12.2 kilogram, Specialized's new Turbo Creo SL e-racer is much lighter than other e-bike with bottom-bracket based motors. Instead of using an existing system designed for urban riding or mountain biking, Specialized have built a system from the ground up specifically for road riding.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－金融市場和分析師皆認為Accell稍早發佈欲出售美國業務的消息是個「好消息」。他們很高興這間歐洲電動自行車品牌大廠能不再被加速下滑的美國子公司拖累。阿姆斯特丹泛歐交易所（Amsterdam Euronext）的股價上週上漲約7%。

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－關於Accell的另一則消息，該集團似乎已結束調整煥新管理階層。該公司上一批管理團隊中最後幾位的其中一員於8月1日正式與團隊道別了，在全球零售總監Wouter Jager離開團隊之前已有好幾位管理同仁先退出。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Speed pedelecs大概是歐洲電動自行車市場中唯一落後的類別了，尤其在和銷售快速成長的一般電動自行車及電動登山車比較之下更是明顯。不過現在該類別在荷蘭有了值得注意的新進展，讓人不禁好奇這是否會是高速電動輔助自行車的新突破。

波蘭， Podgrodzie－上週在波蘭東部開張的AG Motors鋁製車架工廠將會大幅改善自行車產業的供應鏈彈性。該廠每日產能為1,500單位，年產能達40萬個車架。這座全新的機器人工廠將會對縮短鋁合金（電動）自行車車架交期、快速回應市場等議題帶來很大的改變。

The Devron Europe's electric range will be at centre stage at the next edition of Eurobike Show. The annual fair will be held in Friedrichshafen from the 4th to the 7th September and will gather professionals and amateurs of the bike world.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The upcoming Eurobike Show, taking place from 4 to 6 September followed by the public Festival Day on 7 September, will put 43 Award winning innovative products in the spotlights. Of the just under 400 products that were submitted, the jury selected nine entries which

HINCKLEY, UK - 2020 looks set to be a year of expansion for Clarks Cycle Systems. The company is investing half a million British pounds (550,000 euro) in a new distribution centre that makes it possible to turn around orders in deliveries within 24 hours.