BEIJING/WASHINGTON - If the Trump administration lives up to its threats of imposing a 25 percent tariff on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese goods, including bicycles, e-bikes and bike parts this would bring serious disruptions to the current world trade in bikes and parts. I
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - The new company name already appeared here and there, but since Eurobike it is official. Accell Bike Parts GmbH is that new company which founding signals the global launch of XLC which is Accell Group's Parts & Accessories brand.
AVEIRO, Portugal - Rodi's presentation of its first Portugal made carbon Black Jack wheelsets was the latest highlight of the company's successful transition in the past five years.
BAD URACH, Germany - COBI.Bike products are now available at Magura Bike Parts for European B2B customers. As a Bosch subsidiary and manufacturer of future-oriented connectivity solutions for bicycles and e-bikes, the COBI.Bike brand fits seamlessly into the existing portfolio of Magura.
葡萄牙，阿格達(Agueda)－台灣的順捷股份有限公司(Fritz Jou)在上月舉辦的Eurobike中表示，位葡萄牙的新廠已開始進行生產。這發生的比當初預期地還早，不過新設備還沒完全遷入，所以該廠尚未全面營運。
美國，聖胡安．卡皮斯特拉諾(San Juan Capistrano)－Eurobike上月剛結束，緊接而來的是9月18日到12日在內華達州(Nevada) 雷諾市(Reno)舉辦的 Interbike Expo。在該展結束後一週，便是台中自行車週。接著的是十月底眾所矚目的台北國際自行車展。
台灣，台中－Ride On其中成員之消息指出，由大約15家廠商組合而成的Ride On已結束參與台中自行車週。Ride On過去一直是台中週背後的最大推手。
日本，大阪－Shimano報告其2018上半年的淨銷售成長了7.1%。該公司財務報表顯示，尤其電動登山車的STEPS E8000馬達在市場上的熱度不減，因此自行車零部件的淨銷售增加了6.8%。
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, USA - With Eurobike closing its doors earlier this month, the next international show coming up is Interbike Expo in Reno, Nevada taking place from September 18-20, 2018. One week later Taichung Bike Week kicks off.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The about 15 companies and brands that collaborated as the Ride On Group have stopped their cooperation for the joint participation during the Taichung Bike Week.
OSAKA, Japan - Shimano reports that its net sales have grown by 7.1% in the first half of this year. In its financial statement the company mentions its STEPS E8000 drive unit for e-MTB's in particular which "continued to be well received in the market. As a result, net sales from bicycle components increased 6.8%."
HELSINKI, Finland - Amer Sports did not had a good first half of 2018 as its cycling activities through subsidiaries Mavic and ENVE saw a further deteriorating net sales after a disappointing 2017. Total sales of the Finnish sports group dropped slightly in the first half of 2018.
MUNICH, Germany - What happens with currently struggling and on e-bike components focused electronics specialist Bloks GmbH? On July 2018 - two days before Eurobike opened its doors - the company from Munich, Germany had to file for insolvency. T
AGUEDA, Portugal - At the Eurobike show, held earlier this month, Fritz Jou said that the production at his new bicycle production facility in Portugal has started. This is earlier than expected. However, the facility is not yet fully operational as brand new equipment is still being installed.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last Tuesday Bike Europe reported on the number of people that presented their feedback to the European Commission on its decision that regular 25km/h - 250W electric bicycles need to have a third-party liability insurance.
COLOGNE, Germany - Dealer cooperative ZEG founded an (e) cargo bike dedicated company to focus on this rapidly developing product category. "The A-N.T heavy-duty cargo bike for professional use is our answer to the challenges of tomorrow's urban delivery traffic," said ZEG MD Georg Honkomp.
PARIS, France - Yesterday and today driving bans are announced for big parts of Paris for almost all petrol engined vehicles. Due to high ozone levels, there is a concentration of pollutants in the greater Paris area.
