SCHWEINFURT, Germany - The absence of the brand R Raymon at the Pierer New Mobility booth at Eurobike 2023 was already a clear indication. The Austrian bicycle company has changed its brand strategy and with that Susanne and Felix Puello will go their own way taking R Raymon with them.
ANNECY, France - Component manufacturer Mavic has announced a change in its market strategy. To improve its presence on the OEM market again, component manufacturer Mavic opened a facility in the US and has hired experienced François Joly as OEM business unit manager.
MISANO, Italy - High-end Italian bike manufacturer Focarini debuted a new range of e-bikes equipped with the Askoll Ultra C90A engine at the Italian Bike Festival last week. 'Made in Italy' was a key reason for the partnership between the Italians as for both this represents 'quality and craftmanship'.
台灣，台北—台灣自行車供應鏈的廠商已經開始感受到VanMoof在歐洲破產所帶來的衝擊。電子連接器解決方案供應商Speed Tech Corp和自行車製造商Ideal Bikes都在臺灣交易所發布關於VanMoof Asia Ltd未付帳款的公告，迫使公司進入清盤程序。
荷蘭，宰斯特（ZEIST）—藍色外胎自行車訂閱服務供應商Swapfiets近年來陷入困境。最新紀錄顯示，該公司繼2020年損失1,400萬歐元、2021年損失2,900萬歐元之後，去年增加到3,100萬歐元。儘管連年損失，原先預計該公司拓展歐洲市場的投資商Pon仍持續給予支持。
德國，道恩（DAUN）—自行車供應商Technibike GmbH將其年輕品牌以德國所在地來命名為HoheAcht，不過他們已決定捨棄德國施塔斯富特（Staßfurt）的工廠，將生產移到東歐的保加利亞。
美國，聖克拉拉（SANTA CLARA）—為提高弱勢道路使用者在交通上的能見度及安全，Commsignia推出電動自行車的車聯網（V2X）。該美國公司一直都有和自行車行車廠商合作，例如Bosch，致力結合技術並預期未來數年大規模上市。
HUTTWIL, Switzerland - All market indicators have made clear that the bike boom of 2020-2021 is over and implications for the industry can be expected. Renowned Swiss manufacturer Flyer has been hit hard and announced the lay-off of around 80 employees.
MUNICH, Germany - While organiser Messe Munich reports on the "resounding success" of this year's IAA Mobility, the integration of all mobility players made the scarcity of bicycle industry exhibitors more evident. Those who were there, however, spoke of a positive experience particularly in the cargo bike segment which is looking to take a bigger piece of the last mile pie.
KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, Germany - Organised by battery manufacturer BMZ, the Battery Expert Forum has become Europe's largest and most established networking platform for the global battery community. Taking place in November for the 18th time, it presents a top-class scientific conference with accompanying trade exhibition along the entire value chain of battery technology.
Goodyear continues to build momentum within the bicycle tire industry with significant quantifiable performance increases in its Ultra High-Performance Road tire range. Through a licensing collaboration with Rubber Kinetics Corp., Goodyear Bicycle Tires continues to cement its position within the global bicycle tire segment.
As the popularity of e-bikes continues to surge, the importance of sustainable and efficient battery solutions becomes more obvious. When an e-bike battery breaks or starts to underperform, the standard approach has been dangerous repairs or complete replacement. However, with the introduction of the Cleantron Circular e-bike battery, a shift started. This battery is being developed in collaboration with VROEGH Design, a specialist in the design of micro-mobility.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - "July was notably our best sales month ever and first profitable month," Cowboy co-founder and CEO Adrien Roose has announced. The Belgian D2C e-bike brand notes 'unit economics and discipline with costs' as key reasons for the milestone.
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Since displaying at Eurobike in 2021, Intra Drive has focused on building a European supply chain and industrialising its e-bike motor unit with multi speed gearbox. Now to support bringing its 8-speed integrated drive unit to market, the B2B company has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign.
DAUN, Germany - Despite naming its relatively young e-bike brand HoheAcht after the region in Germany where it is based, bike supplier Technibike GmbH has decided to abandon its production facility in Staßfurt, Germany and move to Eastern Europe - more precisely Bulgaria.
ZEIST, Netherlands - The blue-tyred bicycle subscription service Swapfiets has been struggling in recent years. After a loss of €14 million in 2020 and €29 million in 2021, this increased to €31 million last year, the latest financial records show. Despite these losses, investor Pon continues to support the concept which had anticipated on growth across Europe.
PARIS, France - Rebirth Group, formerly Easybike Group and founded by Grégory Tréboal, intends to reach new milestones in production volumes in 2024. Also, to support European production, the company has announced a partnership with Yahama for its brands Matra and Solex.
KOBLENZ, Germany - By opening an Innovation Lab at its Koblenz headquarters, German D2C bike supplier Canyon Bicycle GmbH says it is taking "the next step in product development."
