Villiger: 7th GM in 4 years
BUTTISHOLZ, Switzerland (3 September) - Villiger have appointed Harald Schmiedel (33, ex-Cannondale) as GM for their Swiss manufacturing plant after Edi ...
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9feet.com To Be Closed
LONDON, UK (August 28) - The outdoor sporting goods and bicycle selling adventure sports internet platform 9feet.com will close its doors on 15 ...
Renaults Starts Selling Scooters
PARIS, France (June 4) - Renault has started selling scooters via their dealers in France, Italy and Switzerland. Next year the scooters will be ...
IFMA Moves Into Hall 14.1
COLOGNE, Germany (June 11) - The International Bicycle Fair IFMA which is taking place from September 13th to the 16th will be exhibiting in halls 14.1 ...
Derby Files Detailed 2000 Results
Derby Files Detailed 2000 Results WASHINGTON DC/USA (April 18) - The Derby Cycle Corporation managed to increase its bicycle deliveries last year by ...
Time Limits For Dumping Case Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 23) - The European Commission recently sent out questionnaires of over 100 pages to bicycle manufacturers in Indonesia, ...
Former Univega Manager To Kynast
QUAKENBRÜCK, Germany - Stephan Hahn is the new general manager for R&D at Kynast, the once biggest bicycle producer in Germany. Hahn is the former ...
Derby Cycle Corp. announces Refinancing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (april 2) - According to executive chairman Alan Finden-Crofts the Derby Cycle Corporation is able to re-finance its business. The ...
AGG Exports Buys Machines from Sturmey-Archer Auction
LUDHIANA, India (26 February) - AGG Exports, an export company of Satya industries, makers of bicycle components, recently bought CNC machinery at the ...
Univega Europe Restructures
MUNICH, Germany (31 January) - Stephan Hahn, general manager of Univega Bikes & Sports Europe, has left the Munich-based bicycle brand in the hands ...
Giant USA will move
RANCH DOMIGUEZ, California/USA -- Giant Bicycles will move its U.S. corporate offices from the southeast Los Angeles area to Newbury Park, California, ...
EU Forgets Bicycles
BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 24)- Upon revision of its DG TREN website, The European Commission has left out bicycle statistics. The same applies to the ...
Shimano Distribution in South-Eastern Europe
PATRAS, Greece (September 20) - From 1 October on, Eurotrade in Patras, Greece, will supervise Shimano distribution in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, ...
SRAM Catching Up with RockShox' Production and Delivery Problems
CHICAGO, USA (October 1) - What's happening with RockShox? That's the key question in Europe at the moment. Rumours are building as delivery problems ...
Metro Group Sales Rise in Third Quarter
DUESSELDORFF, Germany (November 27) - Metro Group reported a 7.2% sales increase to € 12.36 billion in its third quarter, which ended on September 30. ...
Veloland: Suspension of Payment
MARSEILLE, France (September 23) - The civil court in Marseille has placed French bicycle distribution chain Veloland in the 'redressement judiciaire' ...
China to Raise Tax Rates for Foreign Companies
BEIJING, PRC (June 7) - From 2003 China is to raise its tax rates for foreign companies. The business tax rates will reach the same level as for Chinese ...
Dutch Bike Retail Organization To Team Up with UK Bikeforce
BREDA, Netherlands (September 27) - Dutch Bike retail organization Euretco is looking to team up with Bikeforce in the UK. Following the September 25 ...
Shimano: New Importers for Switzerland
GIPF, Switzerland (September 2) - Shimano Paul Lange and wholesaler Fuchs-Movesa AG will take over the distribution of Shimano components in Switzerland ...
Muddyfox Turning To Europe
BASILDON, UK (August 8) - Following the relaunch of Muddyfox in the UK the reaction to the new models in the UK has been excellent from both trade and ...