Market Reports

The Corona lockdowns did not lead to an (e-)bike sales boom like in Europe, but achieved exactly the opposite. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Japanese bicycle market continues to slide; sales dip below 6 million...

TOKYO, Japan – The bicycle market figures for 2022 presented by the Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute (JPBI) showed that the pandemic played a...

In 2022 Swiss chain store Ochsner Sport took over the small e-bike brand E-Framer and gained Olympic downhill champion Beat Feuz as an ambassador. – Photo Peter Hummel

Swiss e-bike market share nearing 50%

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...

In 2022 e-bikes sales have been catching up at an unprecedented high speed. – Photo Tweewieler

Belgium now biggest growth market for e-bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Belgium bicycle market recovered remarkably from the sales dip in 2021 caused by supply chain constraints. The total market...

Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector, returned to the stage this year for a physical presentation of the Italian bike market data of 2022. – Photo ANCMA

Fluctuating Italian bike market drops 10% in 2022, while e-bike sales...

MILAN, Italy - The Italian bicycle market closed 2022 with a 10% drop in total sales compared to 2021, but on a positive note the sector's turnover...

Cambodia stepped up its market share in bicycle export to the European Union. - Photo

Europe’s bicycle import value surged by 30%

ZEIST, the Netherlands - In a year the market was troubled by supply chain shortages, the bicycle import value saw a remarkable increase seldomly...

In general the e-bike market share is growing steadily and average prices are going up boosting the market value. - Photo Bike Europe

E-bike sales thrives, amidst market slowdown in Europe

ZEIST, the Netherlands - The European bicycle market ended up in the inevitable correction phase after the corona related sales boom. It goes without...

Madrid’s cycling infrastructure is probably not as good as it should be, urban bicycles was the biggest growing category in 2022. – Photo Shutterstock

Urban bicycles and e-bikes take the lead in Spain

MADRID, Spain - After two record-breaking years, the Spanish bicycle industry closed 2022 with a downward readjustment in sales and turnover, but...

E-city and E-trekking bikes in particular are growing in Austria, thanks in part to government subsidies. – Photo KTM

Austrian e-bike sales crack €1 billion mark in 2022

VIENNA, Austria - The Austrian bicycle market once again broke records in 2022. Both unit and value sales topped those in 2021, with the total sales...

From left to right: Virgile Caillet, secretary general of the Union Sport & Cycle; Charles Levillain, administrator of Les Boîtes à Vélo; Jérôme Valentin, vice-president of the Union Sport & Cycle; Frédéric Hedouin, director of Corepile; André Ghestem, President of Shimano France and Denis Briscadieu, founder and president of Cyclelab. – Photo Union Sport & Cycle

French market value up 5.2% as e-bike sector matures

PARIS, France - In a difficult economic environment, the French bicycle market has continued to grow in 2022 with cumulative sales of €3.6 billion,...

E-bike sales continue to grow steadily in the US and now account for 19% of the total bike market value. – Photo Rad Power Bikes

US e-bike sales tip 1 million mark as reliance on Chinese imports...

WASHINGTON, US - Imports continue to dominate the US bike market, with China being the largest source of imported bikes. Although the import market...