中國，上海－2024年中國國際自行車展在12個展覽館和一個戶外臨時展示區舉辦，為1,460間參展商提供充足展出空間。根據主辦單位近期發布的數據，一共有126,262名國內參觀者及15,004名海外參觀者出席。海外參觀者數量的國家排名前十為印度、俄羅斯、南韓、日本、美國、泰國、馬來西亞、巴西、印尼和澳洲。

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - In a large scale operation to halt the influx of fatbikes that do not meet the legal requirements of an e-bike or a moped, the Dutch authorities seized a total of 16,500 fatbikes. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate reports the fatbikes are in fact illegal mopeds and originate from several Chinese manufacturers.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Microshift recently gave the industry an insight into the innovative 5G smart production line the company installed for the production of its gear shift system. The event took place in collaboration with the Taiwan Smart Electric Bicycle Association (TSEBA).

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Europe Cycle Company B.V. (ECC), the manufacturer of Vogue cargo bikes, must immediately stop the sale of all its cargo bikes, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has determined. The company must also recall cargo bikes that pose a serious safety risk.

BERINGEN, Belgium - To extend its European sales network Belgian Cycling Factory (BCF) has been reviewing its business model and market strategy as part of a major expansion of its business. As owner of brands like Ridley Bikes and Eddy Merckx the company wrote a 'book of promises' for current and future retail partners to clarify this new strategy.

WELS, Austria - According to Pierer Mobility AG volatile and difficult economic conditions led to a negative first half 2024 result. The company also harmed itself with some short-term strategy changes after entering the bicycle and e-bike business. Now they have to pay the bill. In other words: drastic measures are being taken.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Even though the first three sales quarter revenue of NT$1.91 billion (€55.66 million) was 32.5% lower than in the same period of the previous year, Taiwan's bicycle manufacturer Ideal Bike Corporation has been able to reduce its loss by 34.4%. The crisis at Taiwan's third largest bicycle producer is still rooted in the 2023 insolvencies of two of its major customers Advanced Sports GmbH and VanMoof.

From March 26-29, 2025, the Taipei Cycle Show will return to the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, bringing together key players in the cycling industry. With 950 exhibitors across 3,600 booths, the event promises to showcase the future of innovation and sustainability in the cycling industry.

德國，奧芬巴赫（OFFENBACH）－近期有消息傳出，另一間德國電動自行車製造商出現財務問題，上週Advanced Bikes GmbH正式提出破產申請，證實傳聞。這則消息也反映出歐洲產業現在面臨的問題。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The import statistics of the European Union clearly indicate that China regained its leading position as e-bike supplier for Europe's market. At the same time, the market is drowned with cheap and non-compliant China made e-bikes whose sellers shamelessly advertise the presence of a throttle and how to circumvent the maximum support of 25 km/h. How should the industry respond to these market developments?

STUTTGART, Germany - For the first time, a bicycle share index certificate has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. BeneFaktorIndex Bike was initiated by asset manager and index allocator, Daubenthaler & Cie. GmbH. They are developing financial products oriented towards the common good. Is that possible?

MUNICH, Germany - Registration is now open for the 2023 World Cycling Forum being held on 5 and 6 September 2023. The Conference takes place in Munich, Germany and is organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Bike Europe is media partner for this leading industry forum.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Registration has now opened for this year's Eurobike Award. Companies, designers and developers of the international bike and mobility sector have until 8th July to register their new products for the 16th edition of the Eurobike Award 2021. The winning products will be showcased at this year's event scheduled for 1-4 September.

ŠUMPERK, Czech Republic - With the opening of an all new e-bike factory the German distributor Hartje invested in more capacity. The Hartje e-bike factory in Czech Republic has been assembling e-bikes for the Hermann Hartje KG brands since 2017. The facility .

BERLIN, Germany - The e-bike market entrance of Brose came late, but not too late. As a well known and experienced supplier of electric motors for the automotive industry the company transformed their business to e-bikes as well. This March, the one millionth motor will leave the company's Berlin production facility.

BERLIN, Germany - The latest insolvency in the bicycle industry comes as a surprise, at least to outsiders. With their innovative LEV vehicles - a hybrid between an e-two-wheeler and a car - the Berlin-based Onomotion is seen as a state of the art 'last mile' vehicle with a golden future, particularly in the urban logistics sector.

The fact that a major player like Accell Group has been struggling under a burden of heavy debts gives a clear indication of the difficulties in the market. The manufacturer saw its turnover decline 10% from €1.43 billion in 2022 to €1.3 billion in 2023 as sales declined across major European markets and inventory levels remained high.

It's no secret that cycling in nature has its benefits, from getting fresh air to improving one's overall health. But proper mountain bike trails don't just appear by themselves. They take careful consideration and planning. That's why Shimano has pledged a sum of 10 million USD to global trail building projects over the next 10 years.

盧森堡，盧森堡市（LUXEMBOURG）－荷蘭當局逮捕4名嫌疑人，因涉嫌大規模關稅詐欺行為，該案涉及自中國進口的自行車，據聞詐欺金額超過700萬歐元。

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.