The EU High Court placed verdicts in two appeal cases on the anti-circumvention by transshipment operations of anti-dumping duties for China made bicycles

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The first stop of the European tour of the Indian delegation representing the country's bicycle and components manufacturers was the CONEBI (Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry) office in Brussels yesterday.

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.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An increasing number of Taiwanese bicycle companies are relocating their production back from China to Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - What stood out at the earlier this month held Taipei International Cycle Show was that airless tyres and the use of inserts in bicycle and e-bike tyres looks to become a new trend. Nexo, AirFom and Tannus are the new suppliers of such inserts that have to eradicate punctures.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The last Thursday published "General Final Disclosure Document" on "Case AD643 - Anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of electric bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China" brings to light the motivations that lead to the European Union's intention to impose high dumping duties on e-bikes from China.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - 'Better understanding of how to implement Manufacturing 4.0 in your business' is one of the main topics of the 2018 World Manufacturers Forum powered by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). The final seats for the forum are now available.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Velo-city 2016 Global Conference that was organized by the city of Taipei and that closed earlier today focused more than ever before on the business aspects of cycling. The 4-day Conference had 2 Industry Day's during which for instance future sales projections for e-bikes by Bosch came to light. Or that the city of Copenhagen calculated that every kilometer cycled instead of using a car saves USD 90 cents!

台灣，台北－貿協與Bike Europe將合作舉辦Taipei Cycle Forum 2018。此自行車產業之國際論壇主題為台灣自行車產業之轉型。除了論壇以外，也將有系列活動於第2天展開。

捷克，布拉格(Prague)－做為歐洲自行車產業一個重要的生產基地，捷克今年正享受著電動自行車在當地市場銷售大幅增長。根據客戶進口數據及當地生產統計，電動自行車總體市場預估有65,000輛，與2016相比增長了30%。

洲電動自行車進口商集團已針對歐盟將於12月20日採用反傾銷新法規之通告發表一份聲明，Bike Europe先前有新法規的相關報導。進口商完整的聲明如下：

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Today the European Commission announced in the Official Journal of the European Union a "Notice of initiation

比利時，布魯塞爾(Brussels)－應Bike Europe要求，EBMA對電動自行車進口商集團的舉動作出回應，也就是該集團針對EBMA的控訴及反傾銷程序向歐委會提出初步評論。

CALCE, the electronics/lithium-ion test laboratory of the University of Maryland, USA, conducted a study and practical tests on lithium-ion cells. They

比利時，布魯塞爾 (Brussels)－歐洲議會於上週五投票贊成歐盟新的貿易防衛條例，包含反傾銷稅應如何成立的新方法。歐洲自行車製造商協會 (EBMA)提出的傾銷控訴文件提到與瑞士製電動自行車比較後，證明了三位數的傾銷差額。

根據HMRC（英國稅務海關總署）提供的資料顯示，英國進口的自行車量在2017年前兩季度的非電動自行車類別中驟降。英國媒體BikeBiz報導該國的自行車市場看來將會達到17年來的最低點。

日本，東京 (Tokyo)－Shimano 2017年9個月的業績指出，零件製造商的主要市場（含歐洲、美國及加拿大）的發展差強人意，自行車零部件銷售的收入僅增長1.4%。 Shimano的銷售收入總額（包含釣具等）同比增長1.8%至2459.69億日元（18億歐元）。

美國，斯科茨谷(Scotts Valley)－為了滿足對於保護頭部相關資訊不斷增長的需求，Bell與Giro推出了一個專門網站HelmetFacts.com。該公司的內部頭盔測試研究所The Dome成立於1954年，發展成為各種頭盔的領先研究、測試及開發研究所。

美國，波德(Boulder)－儘管市場規模仍有限，但電動自行車正逐漸受到美國消費群體的青睞。根據最近的BPSA（自行車產品供應商協會）的研究報告，1月至7月期間的總體市場銷量與營收皆翻了一倍。

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - ECF's Cycling Industry Club announced last week at Eurobike that it has made a big step forward