AMSTELVEEN, the Netherlands - A new study reveals big changes of the buying behavior of European customers at the IBD. In the Netherlands and Belgium only 20% of the people change their mind during the sales process. These percentages are much higher in Italy (27%), France (31%) and Germany (34%).
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The unrest in the Red Sea is causing container prices to rise rapidly. Attacks by Houthi rebels have made shipping companies decide to take extra safety precautions or reroute via the Cape of Good Hope. A total of eighteen logistics companies are avoiding this route for the time being.
BERLIN, Germany - Cargo bikes and microcars have opened up a wide field of innovation and a large market potential by filling the gap between bicycles and cars. Norbert Haller, Managing Director of the Germany-based design & development company IDberlin, speaks about the next generation cargo bikes, the role of industrial design and his vision of future mobility.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Despite the supply chain problems, all signs are still on green for the bicycle industry. The industry confederation CONEBI, reports record sales levels for e-bike and bicycles in their annual European Bicycle Industry and Market Profile.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - In Germany, the market also got overheated soon after the shops opened again. That was not a surprise. Since 2015 the e-bike market has expanded by double digits year after year. Messingschlager General Manager Dennis Schömburg and Ernst Brust,
SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Public bike sharing systems around Europe as well as in other parts of the world are increasingly being electrified. Also nextbike, the German bike sharing system provider that claims to be leading in Europe, is adding more and more electric bicycles to its fleets.
It is called the next major trend after the e-bike: cargo bikes, regardless whether it is electrified or not. Last month's Eurobike picked up the trend and paid special attention to this market development. In Eurobike's hall A1 one corner was dedicated to this trend and for this occasion renamed 'cargo area'.
The launch of the Bike Valley Portugal in 2016 marked the start of a whole series of initiatives to promote the bicycle industry in and outside the country.
President Trump's rhetoric is reason for worries that go beyond the aftermath of recent happenings in Charlottesville. His 'Making America Great Again' by
PORTO, Portugal - What's on the horizon for the bike industry? This and many more hot topics were discussed at the first ever 2-day World Cycling Forum
In the first 8 months of 2016 Taiwan exported slightly over 2 million complete bicycles. This accounted for a drop of 25.6% compared to the export
PARIS, France - Bicycle sales in France did not show much progress in 2015. Sales increased only by 0.5% to a total of 2,996,000 bikes. This followed on an exceptional good 2014 during which bicycle sales upped by 7%. This is noted by French industry organizations Univelo and FPS in their 2015 report that also points to e-bike sales breaking the 100,000 units mark.
ENSE, Germany - It is one of the icon brands of the German bicycle industry and was founded in 1949. Last Tuesday CEO Karin Kettler, daughter of company founder Heinz Kettler, filed insolvency at the court in Arnsberg.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Cycling is growing in popularity in Sweden. A recent survey published by trade association 'Svensk Cykling' indicates that 19% of ...
Hero Eco is on a high. The company already bought out Ultra Motors last December and group subsidiary Hero Exports has regained the markets lost ...
比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－歐洲自行車產業協會CONEBI上週在布魯塞爾舉辦年度大會，選出新一屆董事會成員，Erhard Büchel將續任CONEBI理事長。
ZEIST, The Netherlands - Up to 95% of a company's carbon emissions take place when extracting, sourcing and producing bike materials and components. To tackle these emissions several companies including Trek, Accell, Schwalbe and Canyon have come together to co-develop a Climate Action Training for Asian suppliers.
美國，聖克拉拉（SANTA CLARA）—為提高弱勢道路使用者在交通上的能見度及安全，Commsignia推出電動自行車的車聯網（V2X）。該美國公司一直都有和自行車行車廠商合作，例如Bosch，致力結合技術並預期未來數年大規模上市。
德國，美因河畔卡爾施泰因（KARLSTEIN AM MAIN）－鋰電池公司BMZ集團收購Nox Cycles Austria及其所有在德國和瑞士的姊妹企業，包含主德國市場的Hawk Bikes品牌及販售德奧瑞荷比盧地區（DACH-Benelux）的英國高階電動自行車公司Whyte Bikes。
法國，巴黎（PARIS）－台灣電動自行車品牌BESV正逐步踏入歐洲市場，法國為最新里程碑。BESV Europe品牌經理Bram Reitsma於法國巴黎自行車展（Pro Days）上宣布：「踏入法國市場對我們來說是一個重要的里程碑，我們不斷在拓展歐洲市場，現在輪到蓬勃的法國市場。」
