Market Reports

AARAU, Switzerland - In 2024, the bicycle industry in Switzerland was in a far deeper trough than in Germany or The Netherlands. Total sales fell by 54,000 units - a drop of 14%. It is worth noting that sales of e-bikes are still in the shadows of regular bicycles as market share remains locked in at around 45% for the past three years.

AARAU, Switzerland - This Swiss bicycle market developed in 2023 in line with other European countries. After the sales peak in 2020-2022, the market volume dropped last year by 18%. While sales decreases were reported in all categories, it was the speed pedelec market that made strong gains.

AARAU, Switzerland - For the third year in a row, 2022 was not a normal one in the Swiss bicycle market. Although e-bike deliveries rose for the first time to over 200,000 units, with an increase of 17%, the overall market marginally shrank again to 483,562 units. This was due to the decline in traditional bicycle sales.

AARAU, Switzerland - After total bicycle sales skyrocketed by 38% in 2020, poor availability brought the Swiss industry back down to earth in 2021. Sales fell by 1.6% to a total of 493,826 e-bikes and bicycles. E-bike sales have now grown to a 37.9% market share.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - Swiss bicycle and e-bike sales in 2020 at a first glance represent the rising popularity of cycling as a means of transport and fitness. With 171,132 e-bikes sold a new record was reached and total bike sales tipped the half million mark. However, with the Swiss bicycle association's surveys data coordinating with federal customs figures for the first time, the official Swiss sales statistics not only show a sharp rise, but also more 'accurate' figures.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - The Swiss bicycle trade can look back on a successful 2019: the number of bicycles sold increased to 363,497 units, an increase of 5.2%. The sales growth in 2019 doubled compared with 2018. The market expansion was mainly due to high demand for e-bikes, where the market share increased from 32.3 to 36.6%, the industry association Velosuisse reported.

BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss e-bike sales broke a new record in 2018. As expected, the e-bike sales volume passed the threshold of 100,000 units. With a total of 111,000 units, almost every third bicycle sold in Switzerland was electrified.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - While other markets showed  drops in sales in 2016, the Swiss market proved to be solid. With 325,000 (+ 0.5%)

While the total number of bikes sold in Switzerland last year decreased by 1% to 323,059 units, the e-bike market continues to grow. In 2015 the volume increased 15%.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - As in other European countries also the Swiss bicycle industry benefited of much better weather conditions compared to 2013. That resulted in much improved sales. However, a wet summer prevented even better results.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - Poor spring weather lowered the sales figures in 2013. A total of 330,313 new bikes were sold, 5.3 % less than in 2012. Even ...

According to the statistics of the countrys cycling industry association, Velosuisse, 349,900 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland last year. Thats 7.3%

Bike sales in Switzerland last year totalled nearly 315,000 units, more or less the same level as in 2007. Mainly thanks to the continuing e-Bike boom, ...

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - The bike market in Switzerland looks healthy: in 2007 almost 5% more bikes were sold compared to a year earlier. The growth in ...

Stable market relations in Switzerland: the 2006 sales figures from dealers and sports outlets remained more or less the same, in spite of the ...

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 ...