AGUEDA, Portugal - Portuguese RTE S.A. is to open a bike making facility in Poland in 2021. With a current annual production total of between 1.2 and 1.4 million units, RTE is the biggest European bicycle assembly plant in Europe. The company produces exclusively for Decathlon.
BERLIN, Germany - Signa Sports United expands its reach to Asia. One of Europe's leading online sports, outdoor and bicycle platforms enters into a strategic partnership with Aeon Co. from Japan and Central Group from Thailand. According to Signa, both are "Asia's largest retailers".
美國，芝加哥（Chicago）－SRAM宣佈消息表示Stan Day在1月1號卸任SRAM LLC執行長一職。Ken Lousberg則被指派作為接班人，他過去一年半為SRAM的營運長。Day卸任後將繼續擔任董事會主席。
美國，威爾頓（Wilton）－隸屬Dorel Industries的Cycling Sports Group宣佈Eugene Fierkens將擔任CSG Europe的總經理。現任總經理Adriano Nascentes將接任Dorel Juvenile Europe的營運長。
荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－2018年是電動自行車創新的里程碑，加入電動自行車馬達市場的新進廠商破紀錄。這塊市場的新舊玩家都推出更多動力、更輕巧型的中置馬達。歡迎閱讀Bike Europe第三期線上雜誌，進一步了解這塊市場的創新趨勢及發展概況。
美國，拉斯維加斯（Las Vegas）－新款智慧單車的發明將能實現通勤族在回家的路上同時聽音樂、聽導航又能通話點餐的便利功能。Cybic Legeng在今年拉斯維加斯消費電子展（CES）亮相，推出搭載Amazon's Alexa數位助理的電動自行車。
CHICAGO, USA - SRAM announces that Stan Day steps down as CEO of SRAM LLC per January 1, 2019. Ken Lousberg has been appointed as his successor. He was COO of SRAM for the past 18 months. Day will continue to be Chairman of the Board of Directors.
WILTON, USA - Cycling Sports Group, a division of Dorel Industries, announced today that Eugene Fierkens has been appointed General Manager, CSG Europe. Adriano Nascentes, the division's current General Manager, has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer for Dorel Juvenile Europe.
SUZHOU, China - E-Cargo bikes batteries have different requirements compared to regular e-bikes. Besides the need for more power and a longer life cycle, operators have often set higher safety standards. Phylion is targeting their unique prismatic laminated battery cells to specific e-cargo bike use.
LAS VEGAS, USA - Playing music, listening to directions or ordering a takeaway while you commute home from work could soon be a reality thanks to a new 'smart bike'. The Cybic Legend, being unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, comes equipped with Amazon's Alexa digital assistant.
E-Bike Market Attracts More Automotive Suppliers
BRUSSELS, Belgium - It's now almost certain; anti-dumping duties on e-bikes imported from China will be officially imposed next January. It looks like the last obstacle for the up to 79.3% extra duties being installed, has been overcome.
BERLIN, Germany - German ACI Systems Germany GmbH (ACISA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Bolivian state-owned Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB). It provides this subsidiary of the ACI Group direct access to lithium material.
On behalf of the Bike Europe team, it is my pleasure to wish all the readers of the e-mail Newsletter and all the regular visitors of the Bike Europe website as well as all the readers of the monthly Bike Europe trade journal, a happy Christmas and a good & healthy 2019.
現在大局已定，反傾銷稅將會從明年一月開始徵收。看來最高達79.3%的稅收政策已突破最後障礙。這結果是歐盟貿易救濟措施委員會（Trade Defense Instruments Committee）的各成員國代表在上週二會議做出的決定，他們投票支持歐盟執委會對中國進口電動自行車徵收反傾銷稅。
荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell Group宣佈其計畫出售美國的業務。Accell North America Inc. (ANA)會做為一個負責非主要業務的單獨企業繼續營運，也可能進行公司重整。該公司說明這主要是為了降低ANA業績下滑對於控股公司2018年營利的影響。
中國，蘇州－電池製造商Phylion近日收到TÜV Süd的技術報告，聲稱該公司現已正式通過EN ISO 13849-1:2015 （PL c, category 2）及EN 15194:2017 clause 4.3.22。
荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－Bike Europe今年最終刊（平面雜誌第22期）完整版上線，歡迎點閱。
