LUDHIANA, India - Driven by an increasing local market, Indian component manufacturers are spurred to develop new parts and accessories.

LELYSTAD, the Netherlands - Giant announced today it will invest 13.5 million Euros to establish a new European distribution center in the Netherlands. Just like Giant's factory which is in operation since 1996, the new distribution center will also be located in Lelystad.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Only a few years ago the (re-)start  of (alloy) frame production became a topic in the European bicycle industry.

WAYNE, USA - Yesterday Toys'R'Us Inc. announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 relief and protection for certain of its US subsidiaries

DRESDEN, Germany - The consortium of 17 companies and research institutes called TerraE Holding founded a subsidiary TerraE

KARLSTEIN am MAIN, Germany - The BMZ Group is expanding its e-bike service, next to Germany, to other countries due to growing demand for electric bicycles.

TREVISO, Italy - Pinarello majority owner L Catterton today announced that it has sold Pinarello, to a private family office. The terms of the transaction and the name of the new owner have not been disclosed.

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AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - NuVinci Cycling has started its new "NuVinci Cycling Experience Partner" program with the purpose of

VILLAZ, France - At this year's Eurobike Emmanuel Gaillard presented himself as the new GM of Mach1 Machinery.

MARCLOPT, France - Mach1 has taken-over Red-Motion, the innovative French company behind the Baramind shock-absorbing handlebars. "This acquisition is in line with our strategy to diversify our product portfolio and strengthen our position as the supplier of choice for OEMs," writes Mach1 in a statement.

ANNECY, France - The iconic brand Mavic has been in receivership since 2 May 2020. Nearly 10 months ago Mavic was officially sold by its parent company Amer Sports to the Californian private equity firm, Regent LP, for an undisclosed amount. However, the Mavic employees and the French unions now found out that another company is involved in the ownership.

STUTTGART, Germany - During Eurobike 2019 German Lightweight manufacturer Carbon Sports will open the doors for their in-house show in Friedrichshafen.

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Kalkhoff has responded immediately to last Tuesday's announcement by Continental AG that it will stop the development and production of Continental e-bike drive-systems in 2020.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Hero Ecotech debuted at last week's Eurobike in Hall A2. It's part of the company strategy to focus more on export markets. Hero Ecotech is more and more looking for international distribution partners, as the company's MD Gaurav Munjal explains.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Marwi Taiwan Industrial Co. will open an all new factory in Taichung. The Taichung based bicycle component manufacturer will invest TWD 300 million (8.6 million euro) in this facility.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe, the leading trade journal for the international e-bike and bicycle industry, is looking for a content writer and editor.

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MOIRANS, France - Rossignol Group SA, the French outdoor company, announces the restructuring of Time Sport, the premium road bike brand bought by the group in February 2016. The management has decided to cut jobs and to relocate production.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - This year will be decisive for Accell Group's 'three pillar omni-channel strategy'. This strategy will be kicked off soon in the UK with the premiere of Haibike.co.uk.

LILLE, France - Decathlon posted a global sales increase of 5 percent to 11.3 billion euros excluding VAT for 2018. Despite this positive result, the market was not as good as in the past four years for the sports retail giant. Between 2014 and 2017 Decathlon still generated a double-digit sales increase annually.