台灣，彰化－就在美利達工業股份有限公司發表其2019上半年成果報告後，也宣佈他們正大力投資於拓展歐洲電動自行車大規模生產。Bike Europe得知此訊後便聯繫Merida & Centurion Germany GmbH (MCG)董事總經理Wolfgang Renner進一步了解，他是業界中的沙場老將。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Speed pedelecs大概是歐洲電動自行車市場中唯一落後的類別了，尤其在和銷售快速成長的一般電動自行車及電動登山車比較之下更是明顯。不過現在該類別在荷蘭有了值得注意的新進展，讓人不禁好奇這是否會是高速電動輔助自行車的新突破。

MAINZ, Germany - The premiere of the Accell D-A-CH order days, which took place yesterday and during the weekend, results in the fact that Accell Group will not exhibit at Eurobike this year.

美國，坦帕市（Tampa）－American Classic的老闆Bill Shook和Ellen Kast在10日宣佈他們正在出售公司的資產，尋找能夠充分發揮此品牌及其技術潛力的策略性或營運收購者。

台灣，台中－Giant Manufacturing Co.和Merida Industry Co. 報告指出第二季度的電動自行車銷售成長穩地。該產品對於台灣自行車兩大龍頭企業來說已越來越重要。Giant發言人在五月便已宣佈該公司預計歐洲市場對於電動自行車的需求將持續增加。

比利時，科特賴克（Kortrijk）－比利時最大的自行車展Velofollies近期進行了一場市場研究，報告指出電動自行車在該國廣為流行已成事實。他們也從2018年的數據發現該類產品將持續成長，甚至會佔該國至少一半的自行車銷售。

The Eurobike show (Friedrichshafen, Germany) will be a particularly exciting occasion for Thun this September — not only because 2019 is the company's centenary year, but also because of the various innovative new products Thun will be presenting there.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell Group NV於上週五宣佈已和加拿大規模最大的自行車零售商Canadian Tire Corporation（CTC）達成協議出售旗下加拿大品牌，包含Raleigh、Diamondback、Redline和IZIP。這項交易屬Accell在去年12月宣佈針對北美營運進行策略性檢討的一部份，交易金額為1600萬美金（1420萬歐元）。

DUBLIN, Ireland - Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) visited Google's European Headquarters last week to start a search for connected cycling solutions. "We see this visit as the start of a programme to support businesses that have products or innovations in the Intelligent

NIJVERDAL, the Netherlands - 'Design that makes your smile'. That's how the international jury described the product range of Urban Iki child seats when rewarding it with an iF Gold award this spring.

CHIBA, Japan - The Cycle Mode International show celebrates its 15th edition next November. Over the years, the event developed into the leading B2B and B2C show for the cycling industry in Japan. More than 380 brands and 27,000 visitors are gathering in the Makuhari Messe to see the latest in cycling.

MEQUON, USA - US bicycle component supplier Hayes Performance Systems which owns the brands Hayes, Manitou, Sunringlé, ProTaper, Reynolds Cycling and Wheelsmith, has completed the integration of carbon wheel specialist Reynolds Cycling LLC.

義大利，加達湖（Garda Trentino）－Sachs Micro Mobility GmbH在去年Eurobike宣佈進入電動自行車市場之後，於本月稍早舉辦的Gardasee Bike Festival發表了首款驅動系統。ZF是全球第三大的汽車零件製造商，也是從汽車產業跨到自行車產業的公司之一。他們在Eurobike展示了RS驅動系統。現在700W- 110Nm扭力的電動登山車版本已準備開始進入量產。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Fritz Jou Mfg. Co. Ltd was among the first overseas companies who announced to invest in a production facility in the Bike Value Portugal. Bike Europe had the opportunity to talk exclusively with Fritz Jou Mfg. Co, Ltd founder and President Fritz Jou about his European ambitions.

PARIS, France - Apart from Germany and the Netherlands where 2018 e-bike sales increased by close to 40 percent; France is the next market in Europe that saw a likewise development for electric bicycles last year. According to the statistics of the French Bicycles Observatory which were published

The upcoming Shanghai Show (China Cycle) in May will be a great opportunity to raise a toast to Thun's 100-year anniversary while talking about innovation. Visit the company at booth no. D0015 in Hall 2.

芬蘭，赫爾辛基（Helsinki）－在上市公司Amer Sports Oyj宣佈欲出售自行車業務以作為其投資組合的一部份之後，該公司已和全球私人基金公司Rengent, LP達成獨家協議出售Mavic S.A.S，未公開價格，不過Amer Sports第二自行車零件品牌Enve並未包含在協議當中。

EMERYVILLE, USA - With the earlier this month opening of its first SuperStore, Decathlon is again trying to gain a foothold on the North American market. The SuperStore located in the East Bay Bridge shopping center in Emeryville, California comes after the French sports retail giant opened a 'lab store' in San Francisco last year. This was combined with a U.S. e-commerce site.

法國，里爾（Lille）－Decathlon公佈去年業績，全球銷售共上升五個百分點，達113億歐元（不含稅）。雖然還是有成長，不過與過去四年比較的話，依舊沒那麼亮眼。該公司在2014到2017每年都以二位數的速度成長。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－就目前看來，電動自行車銷售今年有一個好的開始，至少代理合作商Dynamo Retail Group對於荷蘭的市場是這麼描述的。在其研究報告當中，儘管電動自行車正處熱銷，但荷蘭的市場未見飽和跡象。