<b>France 2005:</b> Price Madness
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - 3,760,000 bikes were sold in France in 2005; up a healthy 7% on the figure from 2004. This is reported by the French ...
<b>Austria 2005:</b> Not too bad
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - Rain in spring plus a sluggish economy made the Austrian 2005 bicycle season start with losses. But a long, dry and sunny ...
<b>Switzerland 2005:</b> More at Mass Markets
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - The Swiss bike market was stable once more with 277,000 bikes sold (children's velos not counted). But sales prices saw ...
<b>Canada 2005:</b> Extra Push Wanted for Revival in Popularity
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands, - Monday May 29, 2006 was an interesting day for the Canadian bicycle industry. On that day the Minister of Finance was ...
<b>Spain 2005:</b> Bike Market Getting Mature
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - After years of substantial changes in the various data on the Spanish bicycle industry, Spain seems to be coming in balance. ...
<b>Slovania 2005:</b> Drastic Changes in Bike Market
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - In 2004 Slovenia joined the EU, and the biggest local producer Elan Bikes (also known as Rog bikes) was at its peak, sales ...
<b>Norway 2005:</b> Chinese Imports Dominate Bike Market
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - As Norway is not a member of the European Union the market is very open for bikes imported from Asia and from China in ...
<b>Czech Republic 2005:</b> Big Growth in Export of Bicycles
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - 322,878 bicycles were exported from the Czech Republic in 2005 to 26 countries. Total export value was about € 40 million. ...
<b>Italy 2005:</b> Big Increase in Demand for Bikes
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - Demand for bicycles grew strongly in Italy again last year. Domestic consumption rose by 12%, but unfortunately this did not ...
<b>The Netherlands 2005:</b> An Island Under Siege?
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - Holland is a bike country; it's renowned all over the world for that. The Dutch are born on bikes, of that a lot of ...
<b>Germany 2005:</b> Stable Bicycle Sales
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - For Germany, the 2005 bicycle year ended with a smile. With poor weather and and a sluggish economy in the first half year, ...
<b>Portugal 2005:</b> Bike Production Breaking All Records
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - 2005 will go down in history as one of the best years for the production of bicycles in Portugal. And the figures for 2006 ...
<b>Russia 2005:</b> Bike Market Calming Down
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - 2005 once again proved our previous conclusion that the Russian bicycle market is far from maturity and saturation. But ...
<b>Poland 2005:</b> Disaster
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - 2005 was a disastrous year for the Polish domestic market and could be compared only with 1998, when Romet collapsed and ...
<b>USA 2005</b>
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - A wake up call, that's the easiest way to describe what is going on in the US right now. It seems that finally Americans ...
New Trade Show in USA?
LAS VEGAS, USA - The Bike Belong board and Interbike are discussing a new multi-year financial contract. If negotiations falter over a proposed deal ...
Intersport Flagship Store opened in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Intersport has opened the biggest sports shop in the Czech Republic with the shopping area 3,700 square meters. The new ...
Oakley added to Luxottica brand portfolio?
MILAN, Italy - Sunglass brand Oakley could be the next to be added to Luxotticas portfolio, as a part of Luxotticas strategy to gain a larger market ...