台灣，台北－Giant及Merida的2017年收益皆下滑，主因為中國地區的緩慢銷售所致。儘管如此，台灣兩大自行車製造巨頭報告表示，歐洲地區對於電動自行車的需求正逐漸上升，因此前景看好。

台灣，台北－台灣企業要如何有效又快速地應對歐美亞貿易夥伴因為線上銷售快速成長而導致的需求改變？這將是2018年台北國際自行車展論壇一大重點！這場國際論壇將於2018年3月23、24日在台中舉辦，現開放報名！

比利時，布魯塞爾 (Brussels)－越南－歐盟的自由貿易協定原預定於今年夏天進行簽定，但目前出現變數。因為歐洲議會正質疑做為一黨共產主義國家的越南是如何對待工人的。據說，這是歐盟貿易協定首次涉及亞洲地區工人之權益。

比利時，布魯塞爾 (Brussels)－歐盟委員會已批准電動自行車進口商集團於一月中舉行一場聽證會。這場聽證會給了電動自行車進口商集團一個機會，以詳述他們對於EBMA提出反傾銷及反補貼控訴的回應，並進一步闡述其對於可能方案的論點。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Giant and Merida posted revenue declines for 2017. As the main reason slow sales in China is named. But the outlook

TAIPEI, Taiwan - This year's Taipei International Cycle Show advertises an entire revamping of the event with the theme 'Smart Cycling'. By bringing

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which is planned to be signed this summer, is threatened. It is running into difficulties as the

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has granted the Collective of European Importers of Electric Bicycles a hearing, which took place mid January.

WEITERSTADT, Germany - Manufacturer Riese & Müller GmbH made the right decision some years ago to concentrate on e-bikes in a very early stage

BRUSSELS, Belgium - As of January 1, 2018, the 'old' type approval (EU Directive 2002/24) for speed pedelecs has expired. E-bikes of this category must now comply to the type approval based on the EU 168/2013 regulations. It likely results in inventories of unsold speed pedelecs with a 2002/24 type approval which have no license plate and are unregistered. For that inventory 'End of Series' provisions have been made.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - How can Taiwan companies effectively and efficiently cater to the changed needs of their EU, US and Asia trading partners resulting from the rapid growth of online sales? This is the key question the Taipei Cycle Forum 2018 wants to answer. The international Conference takes place Friday 23 and Saturday 24 March, 2018 in Taichung, Taiwan and is now open for registration.

KORTRIJK, Belgium - The Belgian people embraced e-bikes like in no other European market. A recent market study by 'Velofollies', the country's biggest bicycle show, confirmed results of previous surveys which showed that the e-bike is currently the largest bicycle category in Belgium with a market share (in units) of 45%.

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Former BMW Executive Dr. Jochen Schröder has been hired by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG as General Manager of the company's newly established E-Mobility business division.

LUDHIANA, India - Taking into account the strong push towards e-mobility with which the Indian government is aiming to (partly) tackle the smog problems in its cities, the country's biggest bike makers are switching to electric bicycles as well as electric scooters. Next to Hero also India's second biggest bike maker - Avon Cycles - is increasingly focusing towards 'electrification' of its offering.

Jürgen Siegwarth is the new managing director at Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH. At the turn of the year he took over this position at the German bike and

比利時，布魯塞爾(Brussels)－電動自行車在許多歐盟市場的熱銷也帶來了嚴重的後果，也就是對常規自行車的銷售形成很大的壓力，這一點尤其凸顯在歐盟的進口數據上。歐盟統計局2017年前三個季度的數據顯示，每個國家都在經歷重大轉變。表示高單價的休閒單車、公路車及登山車銷售都將會大幅下滑。

Taizo Shimano已加入Shimano Europe的董事會，他是公司頂尖技術人員Keizo Shimano之子。Keizo Shimano為雙控變速剎車(Dual Control)的發明者，但很遺憾地英年早逝。Taizo Shimano的新角色也讓他距離成為世界上規模最大的自行車零部件製造商總裁這個注定的職位更近一步。

法國，里爾(Lille)－在體育用品零售巨頭Decathlon的自行車銷量中，電動自行車所佔比例仍不高，且其電動自行車皆還是在中國進行生產。不過該類生產因為會受到反傾銷稅的影響，所以將在2019年前移至歐洲，至於要移至哪一國家尚不確定。以上為Bike Europe在一次拜訪法國里爾分處的難得機會中所得到的消息。