BRUSSELS, Belgium - The provisional anti-dumping duties announced yesterday on e-bikes imported from China are applicable to all e-bike categories; including L1 e-A and L1 e-B speed pedelecs as well as tricycles. In the European Commission's 30-page

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On yesterday's announcement by the European Commission of the imposition of anti-dumping measures against the import of e-bikes from China, the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) says that it got "Broad support from

GAND, Belgium - In a reaction LEVA-EU and the Collective of Importers state "To deeply regret Brussels' decision to impose provisional duties which may well deal a decisive blow to several European companies in the e-bike market, limiting consumer's choice and forcing Europeans to pay the bill".

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group N.V. intends to appoint Ruben Baldew, currently financial director of Unilever Thailand, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Directors. Ruben Baldew will succeed Hielke Sybesma, who left Accell Group in May of this year.

VERONA, Italy - Cosmobike Show is announcing major conceptual changes as well as the date of the event. Immediately after the 2017 edition the show organisation already announced the evaluation of the existing show concept. As a result the 2018 edition, which was planned for early September has been cancelled.

Thun has launched its new torque sensor X-CELL RT 2.0 which features the new SIS system (Standard Interface System). The SIS consists of a standardized cable (cable length = 220 mm) and a standardized connector (Higo Mini Z509 FG male).

The European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on e-bikes Imported from China. The Commission has opted for the imposition of per company targeted dumping duties. The provisional dumping duties varies

Eurobike organizer Messe Friedrichshafen has decided to reschedule the 2019 show back to the original date: Wednesday, 4 September to Saturday, 7 September. "The request expressed by numerous market players to move Eurobike to a later date in future

Next to Eurobike, also the Taipei Cycle Show is for next year returning to its original dates. Despite the fact that the 2019 Taipei Cycle Show will take place only five months after the 2018 edition, organizers Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the

Initially the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer entered the market with BESV and Votani branded e-bikes but as part of a shifting market approach, Darfon announced at Eurobike to shift its focus to develop and produce batteries and electronics for e-bikes. Darfon's new

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - KMC, the world's biggest in bicycle chains, dares to guarantee a mileage of over 10,000 kilometers for its new e101 EPT chain. The company launched it at the earlier this month held Eurobike show.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Goodyear debuted at this year's Eurobike which marked the second outing, after Sea Otter, of the US tyre brand in the bike business. Goodyear is in the process of staging a targeted launch in North America and in a variety of European countries.

Thun presents the successor of its renowned product X-CELL RT. The upgraded torque sensor X-CELL RT 2.0 features a composite and Macromelt® sleeve with a reduced diameter for easier assembly and a nano-coated PCB that ideally shields the sensor from humidity.

It is known that e-bike batteries do pose a risk of fire, but when a full e-bike warehouse goes up in flames you have a serious problem. Last Tuesday some 300 people living in the vicinity of the Stella e-bike and battery warehouse which was on fire had to be evacuated

Accell Group increased its minority stake in Velosophy B.V. from 35 to 100 percent. Velosophy, owner of among them Babboe, is a fast-growing innovative player in e-cargo bike solutions for consumers and the business market.

At Eurobike Chinese e-bike battery maker Phylion revealed plans for starting production of battery packs in Europe. These plans are at an advanced stage with the final and official decision to be made next August.

At the earlier this week held Eurobike show Europe's biggest battery maker BMZ presented a new concept for e-bike battery packs. It's named 'Precursor'. Main feature is that these packs are made with building blocks of battery cells. It brings possibilities to make battery packs easily customizable.

LUDHIANA, India - Indianapolis, USA based Deflecto LLC entered into the India bike market by opening a wholly-owned subsidiary Sate-lite Technologies Pvt Ltd. This subsidiary operates a manufacturing plant in the outskirts of Chandigarh, in the North India.