Principia Got Importing Owners
KOPENHAGEN, Denmark (May 21) - High-end frame maker Principia A/S partly changed its owners from May 15. Founding owners Gert and Niels Spender-Andersen ...
Shimano Expects Sales Increase in Bike Sector<BR>
OSAKA, Japan (May 23) - Despite the present difficult market situations in Europe and the US, the world's biggest bicycle component maker expects ...
Huffy Bike Sales Face Slowdown
MIAMISBURG, OH, USA (May 14) - Huffy Corp. saw its sales shrink with 13.5% to $70.4 million during its first quarter, which ended on March 31. One year ...
Trelock to Open Asian Subsidiary
NOTTULN, Germany (May 14) - German bike parts maker Trelock is to launch an Asian subsidiary in Hong Kong. Fresh Trelock Hong Kong Ltd. CEO Guenter ...
Giant China To Launch Its Own Retail Chain
KUNSHAN, China (May 7) - Bicycle maker Giant-China is to launch its own Giant Outdoor Spirit stores in China and Taiwan soon. Giant's major reason is ...
Raleigh to Buy New Head-office And Warehouse
EASTWOOD, UK - Raleigh is to buy a new warehouse and office complex for GBP 3 million (€ 5 million) at Eastwood, just 16 kms northwest from its longtime ...
Giant China to Launch Its Own Superstores
KUNSHAN, China (May 7) - Bicycle maker Giant-China is to launch its own Giant Outdoor Spirit stores in China and Taiwan soon. Giant's major reason is ...
Alesa Declared Bankrupt, Rigida Restructures
SCHOTEN/ANTWERP, Belgium (May 3) - Belgian rim manufacturer Alesa has been declared bankrupt by a Belgian court on May 1. Earlier this year the company ...
SRAM Moves Production to Taiwan
CHICAGO, Ill. USA (1 May) - SRAM is moving the production of RockShox suspension parts to Taiwan. Before SRAM bought RockShox, the suspension makers ...
JJB To Open Dutch Superstore
WIGAN, UK (April 29)- JJB Sports plc, the UK based sports retail chain, is to open a second superstore in downtown Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this ...
Accell May Move Entire Production to Hungary
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands (April 24) - Europe's second largest bicycle manufacturer Dutch Accell Group NV considers to move all production activities ...
Accell's Chairman Calms Down Dutch Staff
TÓSZEG, Hungary (April 25) - Dutch Accell Group's Employees Council reacted surprisingly astonished on the report on this web page about possible ...
No Overlap Between Next Year's Taipei and China Cycle Shows
SHANGHAI, China (April 22) - During the 2002 Taipei International Cycle Show which took place from April 11 to 14, it was strongly rumoured that the ...
Management Reshuffle at Derby Germany
NOTTINGHAM, UK (April 16) - Holding company Raleigh Cycle Ltd. appointed Mathias Seidler as its new Managing Director of Derby Cycle Werke GmbH. He will ...
Halfords UK for Sale for € 825 million
LONDON, UK (April 18) - British cycle and car accessories chain Halfords is to be demerged by its parent company Boots plc. The beauty and health ...
Votec back on the track again
KARLSRUHE, Germany (April 15) - Through a management buy-out Votec has restarted its operations. Former Sales & Marketing Director Andreas Engmann ...
Dahon jails Neobike executives
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 10) - After some ten years of legal actions at several Taiwan courts Dahon succeeded finally in getting five of its former ...
Taiwan industry to cooperate in R&D projects
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 9) - The bicycle industry of Taiwan will form a self-called A Team in R&D Projects. This decision, in which assemblers Giant ...