AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The follow-up of the chapter 11 status for VanMoof came much quicker than expected. On 17 July 2023, the court of Amsterdam withdrew the suspension of payment proceeding of the Dutch legal entities VanMoof Global Holding BV, VanMoof BV and VanMoof Global Support BV and declared these entities bankrupt.
SHANGHAI, China - E-bike drive system manufacturer Ananda is currently stepping up its activities in Europe which will result in the opening of a fully automatic production facility in Hungary. "We want to improve the supply chain with production in Europe," Ananda president Daniel Zhuo told Bike Europe.
BERLIN, Germany - The appointment of former Accell Group CEO Ton Anbeek to the board of directors will help Signa Sport United to elevate its online bicycle activities. At Accell Group, Anbeek helped to grow the company in Europe's e-bike industry and steered the company during the pandemic, cumulating in the sale of the business in a take-private transaction.
CHANGHUA, Taiwan - Bicycle component and accessory manufacturer Sunny Wheel displayed its new universal adapter plate at Eurobike. As an update to the standard plate, the new product is compatible with 80% of market carriers. Additionally, the Taiwanese manufacturer confirmed a positive market outlook with no intentions to move production to Europe.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - VanMoof competitor Cowboy has released a free iOS app in which VanMoof users can store their digital bicycle key. "We wanted to get this shipped as quickly as possible because it will work while the VanMoof servers are live and we just don't know how long that will be," stated Cowboy Communications Director Amy Grimshaw.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The adoption process of the new European Batteries Regulation has entered its final stage. The approval stage has now been closed following the vote on Monday 10 July by the European Council.
LONDON, England - Last-mile electric fleet solution provider Zoomo is partnering with EAV (Electric Assisted Vehicles) to extend its product portfolio to suit all urban logistics use cases. The partnership will see EAV e-cargo bikes integrated into the Zoomo platform in the UK and Europe.
CHICAGO, USA - After 14 years of growing and leading SRAM's global advocacy efforts across non-profit cycling organizations, grassroots groups, and industry players, Randy Neufeld, SRAM's Director of Advocacy, will retire full-time in August. This was announced today by SRAM.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The district court of Amsterdam has granted VanMoof Global Holding B.V. preliminary suspension of payment (chapter 11 status). It marks the end of many rumours about the financial stability of VanMoof.
SEATTLE, USA - In a publication on its website, Rad Power Bikes has announced it will pull out of the European market. The company wants to focus on its home market in North America, "in order to be competitive and successful in the long term."
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Lightweight product maker Carbovation GmbH has acquired German lightweight component specialist Tune GmbH. No details of the purchase price have been disclosed.
MUNICH, Germany - With the theme 'Equipped for change', registration for this year's edition of the World Cycling Forum has opened. The organisers WFSGI have also announced the first speakers in the two day program.
德國，法蘭克福（FRANKFURT）－Porsche AG將其電動自行車傳動業務交給2022年成立的Porsche eBike Performance GmbH，包含近期收購的品牌Greyp和Fazua。Fazua正慶祝成立10週年，這也是為何他們在Frankfurt舉辦的Eurobike上展示的都是與該電動登山車先驅有關的原因。不過，該德國公司的野心遠不止於此，未來幾年我們可以對Porsche有何期待？
比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－在Eurobike開展之前，歐洲議會（European Parliament）通過了歐盟電池法案（European Batteries Regulation）的談判文本。在歐盟官方公報（Official Journal of the EU）發佈正式法律案文前的最後一步是要由歐洲理事會（European Council）通過。業界知情人士預期該法案將會撼動歐洲電動自行車電池市場，自行車行業目前也還沒有因應這項挑戰的對策。
德國，柏林（BERLIN）－自行車、戶外及團隊運動電商供應商Signa Sports United報告表示，截至今年3月31日的2022/2023第二季度銷售同比減少23.5%，至1.95億歐元。作為WiggleCRC、Bikester、Fahrrad.de及Probikeshop東家，該公司在2022/2023第一季取得不錯成績，讓他們仍能負擔這樣的損失。
荷蘭，海牙（HAGUE）－荷蘭當局向九間胖胎自行車廠商祭出15,000歐元的罰款，這些廠商提供不符型式認證規範的胖胎車，屬非法上路。
BRUSSELS, Belgium - An agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Directive was reached by the EU Council recently. The Directive includes important changes to the recycling of permanent magnets and a new element has been added to the list of raw materials considered strategic.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A slow-down in demand on the European market is mentioned as the main reason for the decrease in bicycle exports from Bangladesh. The outlook for the rest of the year is bleak as well thanks to a political decision to raise import tax on components.
