LONDON, UK - The most recent monthly figures showing like-for-like bike and e-bike imports and exports released by the Bicycle Association (BA) show a huge fluctuation. The statistics reveal the massive double whammy effect of the Covid crisis and the UK's exit from the EU has had on the bike and e-bike flows into and out of the UK.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The corona crisis resulted in a rollercoaster situation for industry and retail. Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer and CONEBI chairman Erhard Buchel explain what impact this had on for the industry and how they are preparing for 2021 in this Market Day Europe video.
NANTONG, China - To ease the company's supply chain and to be less dependent on external suppliers, a new frame building factory has been set up in China by the owner of Timyo e-bikes. "Last June lead-times got completely out of control due to COVID-19. We decided to take matters into our own hands and establish our own frame building," explains Nantong Dingyu Vehicle Industry CO. LTD CEO Steve Zhu. By late September the first series were already made.
TANNA, Germany - The pandemic caused the pedelec market to expand and fueled an extraordinary rapid growth of the market. "Since this summer, bike dealers all over Europe are sold out, especially all products related to commuting and daily cycling like e-bikes, city bikes, bags and helmets," says ExtraEnergy president Hannes Neupert.
PRZASNYSZ, Poland - The country's largest bicycle manufacturer Kross kept its production running through March and April despite supply chain constraints and staff lay-offs. "Sales are now booming but they have not yet made up for earlier losses," says Kross president Zbigniew Sosnowski about the impact of coronavirus.
TIMISOARA, Romania - Bicycle producer 'Sport Mechanical Workshop' based in Timisoara is the company that will invest 30 million euro in a huge new Romanian production unit. Last December, the mayor of Timisoara already announced the arrival of the new facility without .
TIMISOARA, Romania - It's to become one of Europe's biggest bike factories and is to open next year in Romania. With a production capacity of 1.5 million bicycles as well as e-bikes it's even so big that component manufacturers are expected to settle in the immediate vicinity of the new facility.
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - The newest e-bike producer in Bulgaria is Cross Ltd. The company recently opened a new facility focused on the production of e-bikes in Montana. Mid-2017 Leader 96 Ltd opened the company's second bike factory which is located near Plovdiv.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - An increasing number of Taiwanese bicycle companies are relocating their production back from China to Taiwan.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The electrification of bicycles is opening new frontiers. It's now firmly established as THE main trend which is starting to also dominate the P&A sector.
LONDON, UK - The UK's options post-Brexit are becoming more clearly defined as the negotiating deadline ahead of the UK's actual withdrawal in March 2019 looms large. Bike Europe have looked at the latest UK trade stats for January to July 2018 to see what the implications might be of a no deal scenario
In 2017, the total French bike market has registered a slight growth while the e-bike sales nearly doubled. According to the French bicycle observatory, the
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The electrification of bicycles is opening new frontiers. It's now firmly established as THE main trend which is starting to
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - What this year's Eurobike is making clear to all is that the business is migrating on an enormous scale.
The bicycle industry seems to have found an effective way to prevent bicycle theft. It's by using a GPS tracker integrated in a bike lock. According to a
Dutch bicycle exporters account for approximately one-quarter of all EU bike exports. The bulk of Dutch bicycles for export are manufactured domestically.
REICHSHOF, Germany - "Today's bicycle has become a problem solver and economically important," notes Frank Bohle, MD of Ralf Bohle GmbH, known for its brand Schwalbe. "Just a few years ago it was unimaginable that bicycles would provide solutions to urban traffic problems, for cleaner air and a healthier lifestyles."
MILAN, Italy - After a difficult 2013, the downturn of the Italian market stopped in 2014. Bike deliveries to distribution channels increased by 6.4%. E-bike sales were stagnant due to a rapidly changing demand.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Bike sharing is almost exponentially growing around the world. Public transit companies increasingly use these systems to tackle ...
LUDHIANA, India - International bicycle brands are discovering India. More and more iconic foreign brands see the potential of the Indian markets as its ...
