COLOGNE, Germany - 4.6 million bikes were sold in Germany in 2007; plus 4% compared to the 2006 total. In percentages e-Bikes were the absolute star ...

DARMSTADT, Germany - First Dutch e-Bike distributor Brittijn, then Hudson Bike and now Prout AG. On March 20 German Prout AG, public-held parent company ...

NURNBERG, Germany - According to our comprehensive study of tomorrow markets, Pedelecs have a bright future in Europe and therefore justify our high ...

BUNNIK, The Netherlands The electric bike market in Holland is booming. At the annual Congress of the Dutch Dealer Association BOVAG that was held ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands SNS Securities has upgraded the rating of Accell Group from Add to Buy and targets the price at euro 32 within 12 months ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - At the close of the Intertraffic conference in Amsterdam, which was attended by a diverse, international audience of transport ...

CHATSWORTH, US (Sep 27)- Currie Technologies Inc., one of the pioneers in the field of light electric vehicles and the exclusive worldwide distributor ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (28 February) - From 1 March on, the Belgian central tyre recycling company Recytyre will impose a levy on new OEM and aftermarket ...

BEIJING, China (Jan 2) - The Chinese capital removes it's ban on electric bicycles from the beginning of 2006 to ease city traffic, which becomes ...

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands (4 November) - Russian Tyre Holding Amtel has reached an agreement with Dutch tyre manufacturer Vredestein for a takeover of a ...

NUNSPEET, Netherlands (November 30) - For the first time in bike-history, Shimano will be the main sponsor of a professional road racing team. This new ...

DUBLIN, Eire (October 7) - The 2005 Velo City conference will be held in Dublin. The 15th of such gatherings, Velo-City 2005 aims to promote cycling, to ...

LIEKSA, Finland (October 13)-Nokian Tyres is going to sell its bicycle tyres business to Suomen Rengastehdas Oy being established. The buyer will ...

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands - Dutch Vredestein tires, AVR (one of the biggest waste recycling companies in the Netherlands) and NOM ( a government body for ...

MANISA, Turkey (4 December) - At the end of November Bianchi Turkey opened a new bicycle factory 40 kilometers outside of Izmir in the city of Manisa. ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (7 March 2000)--In mid-February all those who reported to the European Commission as an interested party with regard to the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (10 February 2000)--Folding bike manufacturer Dahon California, Inc. has announced the license of its Japan patent #1647153 to ...

MOSCOW, Russia (21 February 2000)--Lightweight magnesium road and MTB frame builder, LITECH, has signed a contract with the US bicycle firm MARIN for ...

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

LONDON, UK - Quality issues with e-bike battery chargers have caused reasons for concern in the UK but also in EU countries. One of the largest online sellers of e-bike chargers and conversion kits, Wish.com has banned the sales of the products citing safety risks. Yet there are serious concerns about the enforcement of the new policy.