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It is time for a new era of realignment and reconfiguring of US bicycle business supply chains according to Towney. – Photo Shutterstock

Rethink needed for US bicycle industry as ‘golden age of...

NEW YORK, USA – When the pandemic started in March 2020 the US bicycle business was fully import dependent. 95% of all bicycles sold in the country...

KMC Chain continues growth at new location

KMC Chain continues growth at new location

Being able to respond even better and faster to the needs of the rapidly growing market was the main goal of the relocation of KMC Chain Europe to...

“The corona pandemic was a wake-up call for supply chain management,"explains Professor Bart Vos. - Photo Shutterstock

Dutch supply chain expert: “I don't expect reshoring to become a...

MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands - Will globalisation come to an end because of the various supply crises? Professor Bart Vos doesn't believe so:...

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The new factory of Ecoride in Gothenburg, Sweden. - Photo Ecoride

Ecoride reshores its e-bike production in Sweden

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Swedish e-bike manufacturer, Ecoride, is relocating its e-bike production from Poland to a new factory in Gothenburg, Sweden....

Volt’s factory in Milton Keynes has an annual capacity of 25,000 e-bikes. – Photos Volt Bikes

Volt Bikes co-founder: “Reshoring production was right for us”

MILTON KEYNES, UK – In 2020 and with Brexit looming, e-bike manufacturer, Volt, took the decision to reshore its production from China to home soil...

Corratec founder and MD Konrad Irlbacher (l.) and Corratec-Romania MD Loredana Pintea at the grand opening in Timișoara. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Corratec celebrates grand opening of Romanian facility

TIMISOARA, Romania - German Corratec is the next in the industry to start bicycle production in Romania. On 6 August the company celebrated the grand...

The 2022 German market statistics were announced this morning at the industry discussion which always takes place one day before the start of Eurobike. - Photo Bike Europe

German e-bike sales stable this year after record levels in 2021

FRANKFURT, German – In the first half of 2022 e-bike and bicycle sales in Germany nearly matched the record levels of 2021. Despite inflation, supply...

Due to our strategic investments, even at the beginning of the crisis, we were prepared to respond positively,” explains ABIMOTA Secretary General Gil Nadais. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Portugal Bike Value has flying start in 2022 with sales value up 49%

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - EU-funded close-to-market bicycle production in Portugal is continuing to gain momentum. According to the national bicycle...

The big opportunity for European manufacturers

The big opportunity for European manufacturers

The current situation caused by COVID-19 has created a great opportunity for manufacturers of mechanically welded structures within the European...

The production line of Manufacture Française du Cycle (MFC) is exemplary in France. - Photo Michel de Chavanon.

French government to re-develop national bicycle industry

PARIS, France – It is hard to imagine, but up until the 1980's, France had a flourishing bicycle industry. The country was hit hard by the production...

The current warehouse and office of KMC Europe have become too small to provide all chain services. – Photo KMC

KMC relocates European head office and warehouse

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands – To facilitate a growing flexibilisation on the expanding e-bike and bicycle market, KMC Chain Europe, will relocate its...

Pirelli has maximised robotisation in all production phases. – Photos Pirelli

Pirelli starts bicycle tyre production in own Italian factory

MILAN, Italy – Pirelli has started producing its cycling tyres in the Bollate factory based nearby Milan. The facility has undergone a period of...

The new plant is fully powered by renewable electricity and has its own solar plant. – Photos Bikap

Bikap e-bike assembly facility in Portugal now operational

ANADIA, Portugal – An all-new e-bike production facility with a capacity of up to 50,000 units annually, has started production in Portugal. Based in...

ABIMOTA Secretary General Gil Nadais (middle) welcomed ANI President Joana Mendonça (left) and ANI Director of Capacity Building for the National Innovation System Diogo Araújo. – Photo ABIMOTA

Portugal boosts bicycle and e-bike exports in 2021

BORRALHA, Portugal – Gil Nadais, the secretary general of industry association ABIMOTA shared outstanding export figures for 2021 during a visit of...

A major investment by Pon.Bike in a new assembly facility in Lithuania. – Photo Gazelle

Pon.Bike to open 600,000 unit assembly facility in Lithuania

KEDAINIAI, Lithuania - Pon.Bike has announced plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Kėdainiai, Lithuania in 2024. According to Pon.Bike the...

With solid infrastructure, a strong skillset from a booming automotive sector, and a large untapped workforce, the Central and Eastern Europe region is seeing an influx of investments from all steps in the (e-)bike production chain. – Photo Shutterstock

Reshoring bicycle production in Central and Eastern Europe: What’s...

ZEIST, the Netherlands – The reshoring of European bicycle production continues to gain momentum as demand grows and supplies tighten. Central and...

The final plan for the new Bianchi facility in Italy was presented by CEO Fabrizio Scalzotto, and Juri Fabio Imeri, Mayor of Treviglio.

Bianchi to start carbon frame production in new facility in 2023

TREVIGLIO, Italy – The construction of Bianchi’s new, 17,000 square meter production facility started in November. The company aims to step-up its...

Read the latest edition of Bike Europe online now

Read the latest edition of Bike Europe online now

ZEIST, The Netherlands – The December edition of Bike Europe magazine (number 7/2021) is now available to read online in our digital magazine...

The new Corratec facility is located in the outskirts of the Romania city of Timișoara. – Photo Corratec

Corratec opens 300,000 unit factory in Romania

RAUBLING, Germany - For several years, German bicycle manufacturer Corratec has been looking for an additional production location in Europe. The...

ABIMOTA consultants Sergio Gonçalves and Sergio Ribeiro and Secretary General Gil Nadais at ABIMOTA’s well-equipped in-house inspection and testing laboratory. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Portugal takes up leading role in trend to reshore production to...

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The timing couldn’t be better: lead-times of more than 6 months for essential components while demand continues to escalate. The...

Now the construction of the offices, production hall and the high-bay warehouse have been finished, the production facility will be set up. – Photo ZEG/Kettler Alu-Rad

Kettler Alu-Rad e-bike and bicycle factory to open next spring

ST. INGBERT, Germany – At the celebration party for the topping out ceremony, Kettler Alu-Rad Managing Director Egbert Hageböck announced that the...

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