LONDON, UK - It has just been announced that one of the UK's major cycle retailers, Evans, is to be sold to UK-based Sports Direct, a major sports goods retailer. It marks the end of a bidding war between Sports Direct, Halfords and JD Sports, as reported in Bike Europe recently.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Ruben Baldew was appointed CFO and member of the Board of Directors at Accell Group after last week's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. As of 1 November 2018 , the Board of Directors will have three members: Ton Anbeek (CEO), Ruben Baldew (CFO) and Jeroen Both (CSCO).
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taipei International Cycle Show that opens its doors next Wednesday, 31 October and runs to 3 November, will express optimism among trade visitors and exhibitors.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - This week's Taipei Cycle Show features on Thursday and Friday the Taipei Cycle Forum. This Conference is themed "Keep Pace with the Next Bike Age." The Forum speakers will dig deep in topics that vary from contemporary e-bike designs to e-mobility.
HELSINKI, Finland - It started with Amer Sports' announcement that it wants to sell its activities in the cycling market with Mavic and Enve on 5 September. Now it looks like the entire Finnish holding will be sold to the Chinese companies ANTA Sports Products and FountainVest Partners.
LONDON, UK - Sky News reports that the UK's main bricks and mortar cycle retailer, Halfords, has pulled out of talks aimed at finding a buyer for the 60+ strong high street chain of bike shops, Evans. IOt results in the fact that there are two main potential buyers left. One of the two is a major new player.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Bike Europe and the bike dealer magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, Tweewieler (both trade journals published by Vakmedianet), will be on hand at the 31th Taipei Cycle.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Already in 2017 the EU imports of regular bicycles from China showed a huge increase; by 54 percent to 635,000 units. Eurostat import data for the first half of 2018 shows that this vast growth continued.
MEQUON, USA - Shortly before this year's Interbike in Reno/Nevada it was already rumoured. Yesterday evening the final decision was announced: US bicycle components supplier Hayes Performance Systems, owner of the brands Hayes, Manitou, Sunringlé, ProTaper MTB and Wheelsmith, is taking over the carbon-fiber wheel
BERN, Switzerland - The 6th edition of the World Manufacturers Forum (WMF) powered by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) will focus on manufacturing 4.0, and steps towards a future vision.
OSAKA, Japan - The company's financial results for the first nine months of 2018 do not show it evidently. However, in the explanation of the results Shimano says, "In Europe, with the stable weather continuing through the summer season, retail sales of completed bicycles, mainly sport e-bikes, stayed robust."
MUNICH, Germany - German Govecs AG, the e-scooter company founded in 2009, announced last week that it started a cooperation with Spanish light motorcycle producer Rieju SA. The cooperation means that Govecs buys all rights on
比例時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－根據歐洲統計處（Eurostat）資料顯示，從中國進口至歐盟的時速25公里－250瓦電動自行車數量在上半年增長了將近百分之八十五。儘管目前反傾銷控訴案帶來不少相關貿易防衛措施，但是從中國進口的電動自行車數量卻不減反增。
台灣，台北－目前有越來越多的台灣自行車廠商將中國的製造廠遷回台灣。美國川普政府的高額關稅及歐盟的臨時反傾銷稅導致支持將中國工廠移回台灣的自行車廠商數量越來越多。
代表歐洲電動自行車進口商集團的歐盟輕型電動車協會（LEVA-EU）提醒企業，儘管EBMA已提出要求撤回進口自行車登記的申請，但歐盟對自中國進口的電動自行車徵收追溯反傾銷稅的可能性依然存在。
台灣，台中－電動自行車正逐漸成為台灣自行車產業的搖錢樹，台灣第二大自行車廠Merida正是其中一個受益的企業。Merida預計台灣地區的營收將因為（電動自行車）出貨量增加而成長33%，較今年前三季提升27%。台北自行車展將於下週開展，屆時就能在展場上看到電動自行車對台灣產業快速成長所帶來的影響。
TAIPEI, Taiwan - An increasing number of Taiwanese bicycle companies are relocating their production back from China to Taiwan.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - On behalf of the Collective of European Importers of Electric Bicycles, the European branch of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA-EU) warns for the potential retroactive collection of dumping duties on e-bikes imported from China.
