PARIS, France - Peugeot Motocycles gave insight into its future urban mobility product range at the Mondial de la Moto show which took place in Paris from 4 to 14 October.

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－ EBMA在一封標記十月八號的信件當中向歐盟執委會表示希望能撤回之前提出實施電動自行車進口登記的申請，消息來源為歐洲電動自行車進口商集團。

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－與新加坡和越南的自由貿易協定是否破局？對於要拓展至歐盟國家的中國企業限制是否越來越多？中國出口商在歐盟及美國關稅的雙重攻擊之下可能已在尋找更低成本的替代來源。儘管歐盟與越南的自由貿易協定有了一線生機，但勞工權益談不攏，協定也連帶影響。

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－歐盟自行車產業上週為Cycling Industries Europe（CIE，暫譯：歐洲單車產業倡導協會）的成立會議一同聚在布魯塞爾，該會成立目的是為了讓產業各領域所有大小規模的公司能夠對行業及社會做出貢獻。Cycleurope執行長Tony Grimaldi被選為新成立倡導協會的創辦主席。

德國，德勒斯登（Dresden）－約在一年前成立的TerraE財團欲建設生產鋰離子電池超級工廠的雄心壯志似乎已熄滅。德國媒體Tagesspiegel報導，財團的企業成員都不願意承擔開始大規模生產所需的財務責任。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In a letter, dated 8 October, the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EBMA) has informed the European Commission that they wish to withdraw their request for registration of imports. This was reported by the Collective of European Importers of Electric Bicycles.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry gathered in Brussels last week for their founding meeting of the Cycling Industries European (CIE). It is being created to enable cycling businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to make their contribution to business and society.

DRESDEN, Germany - The TerraE consortium, set up with great ambitions about a year and a half ago to establish a giga factory to produce lithium-ion cells, has seemed to have failed.

VIENNA, Austria - In a recent case of bicycle theft the Austrian police was able to track and find a stolen e-bike in 24 hours and even discover a van of stolen goods. Geo-location and connectivity were the keywords to solve the case at an international level.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission recently published its proposals to reform the Value Added Tax (VAT) system. If the proposal goes ahead, Member States will be able to set reduced or zero VAT rates much more freely than currently.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Are the Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Vietnam jeopardized and are Chinese companies looking for expansion into the European Union faced with a growing number of limitations? This time with duties and tariffs of the

IDSTEIN, Germany - After launching its first own online D2C (Direct-to-Customer) platform for the German-speaking market, German premium bicycle niche brand Storck Bicycle GmbH now opened it for the world market. Since the end of September the English-language page is online as well.

DOETICHEM, the Netherlands - After ten years as the magazine's Key Account manager, Lucas van 't Hof is leaving the team of Bike Europe and the Dutch sister magazine for the IBDs Tweewieler. His last day in the office will be 19 October.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell集團於上週宣佈該公司前任營運長Jeroen Snijders Blok將於今年底退休。Snijders Blok今年60歲，他在四月的時候已從該公司董事會卸任。

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－ 為了達成「充分運用高速電動輔助自行車（speed pedelec）作為通勤工具」的目的，相關的推廣計畫正從比利時及荷蘭開始進行。儘管該類自行車的銷售正在成長，但速度並不快，這是目前在荷蘭觀察到的現況，因此才會需要這樣的計劃來推動。

台灣，台北－首屆台北國際自行車展產業論壇在3月23日的成功舉辦讓貿協（展會主辦單位）決定在十月的自行車展中帶入一樣的概念。第二屆的論壇為期兩天，將會有來自各領域的專家分享目前電動自行車設計、規範、智能生產及移動性最新趨勢。

荷蘭，喬爾（Joure）－在自行車燈及配件供應商Spanninga的百年歡慶上，其執行長Keike Spanninga提倡了自行車燈在道路安全上的品質標示。所有來自荷蘭、法國、中國、台灣的企業菁英及Spanninga員工於上週聚在公司荷蘭總部慶祝。

Bike Europe edition 10-2018