COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka is fast emerging as favourite hunting ground for Indian bicycle producers as they are acquiring companies in the neighbouring

LUDHIANA, India - Sri Lanka based City Cycle Industries is upbeat after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in its favour on a complaint for carrying out transshipment operations. The ruling opens doors for a re-admission to GSP+ making duty free export to the EU possible again.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In August 2010, Sri Lanka lost GSP+ status as a result of alleged violation of human rights. Very recently, the country has entered ...

EMSTEK, Germany - Pon-owned brand Kalkhoff is transitioning to low-temperature powder coatings in the painting process at its bicycle factory in Germany. This reduction in temperature brings significant benefits in terms of energy consumption and reduces CO2 emissions.

NEW DELHI, India - The Indian bicycle industry's quest for a global bicycle show may soon be realized as a new show has emerged on the horizon with all the signs of making it big in the future. The country's existing show, CFOSE which has been established over 14 editions appears to be making way for a new 'government-backed' event on India's bicycle event calendar.

GENT, Belgium - Trade association LEVA-EU argues that the lack of knowledge and ignorance of the bike and e-bike anti-dumping regulations by custom's authorities in various European countries, has become a big hinderance in the development of the e-bike industry in Europe.

LONDON, UK - For the imports of two Chinese e-bike manufacturers, the UK government has imposed an anti-dumping tariff rate of only 16.2%, as opposed to the standard 62.1%, the UK's Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced. The reduced tariff will refer to e-bikes entering the UK.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - They are somewhat secretive about the way they operate. At least that's the experience of this trade journal.

PARIS, France - In a remarkable step the French authorities have detained the Chinese owner of the bicycle brand Leon Cycles Lijun D. for fraud and evasion of e-bike anti-dumping duties. According to the French authorities, the total value of the fraud is estimated at €26 million.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - "Riding manipulated e-bikes on public roads may result in serious legal consequences," writes the European industry confederation CONEBI. The national industry associations and companies operating under the aegis of CONEBI speak out altogether against any kind of manipulation of e-bikes and e-bike drive systems to increase the performance of the maximum supported assistance speed.

LUDHIANA, India - The Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) is in the midst of drafting standards for electric power assisted cycles. Standards for electric bicycles are likely to take final shape in the next six months and be ready for implementation by the middle of 2024, industry insiders involved in drafting the standards have said.

GENT, Belgium - Next to EBMA also the e-bike Importers Collective issued a statement right after the official publication on the registration of e-bike

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The disbanding of the European Two-Wheel Retailers Association (ETRA) announced early January has left a key segment of the ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - A comprehensive review on Eurobike; market reports for a lot of Eastern European countries, the latest in rules and ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In yesterday's Official Journal of the European Union the prolonged anti-dumping duties for bikes imported from China have been ...

All e-bikes fitted with more powerful electric motors than 250 Watt will likely be faced with very costly type approval & homologation procedures before ...

The rise of the e-bike has ushered in a new era in wheel building for the Dutch supplier of wheel building machinery, Holland Mechanics. The E-Bike Line ...

COLOGNE, Germany - To meet the requirements of the fast growing market of (among others) e-Bikes, TV Rheinland Group China has established a testing ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The market for e-Bikes is about to change drastically. Beginning next year, it will no longer be possible to enter the booming ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The reaction to the EU's recent decision to extend the anti-dumping and countervailing measures against imports e-bike from China doesn't come near the heavy discussions six years ago when the measures were implemented for the first time. For that reason, LEVA-EU now draws attention to the cheap and non-compliant e-bike from China and the complex exemption processes for 'made in China' e-bike components.