台灣，台北－主辦單位貿協（TAITRA）追隨全球自行車產業永續潮流的變化，為2022年創新設計獎（d&i awards）新增獎項。這屆加入新的承辦單位，現在徵賽正式開跑！

德國，MUEHLTAL－所有Packster 70載貨自行車都將被召回Riese & Müller的工廠。該德國製造商亦呼籲立即停止使用該車款。

荷蘭，迪倫（DIEREN）－電動自行車零件供應受阻，因此可料想歐洲的企業遲早會傳出產線中斷的消息。現在Gazelle發言人Huib de Vries證實，Gazelle位於荷蘭的工廠受到零件短缺影響，產量降低。

葡萄牙，阿格達（AGUEDA）－受到國內和國際市場對兩輪電動車輛需求增加影響，葡萄牙電動自行車產業報出銷售佳績。根據該國自行車產業協會ABIMOTA最新提供的數據顯示，電動自行車出口自一月開始已翻倍成長。

COIMBRA, Portugal - The Portuguese industry added another well-known name to its list of bicycle component manufacturers. On 30 July, the new production facility for Time-branded pedals was opened in Coimbra, Portugal.

Belt tensioners designed to Gates Carbon Drive specifications are allowing manufacturers to create high-performance, chain-free, full-suspension mountain bikes. To encourage innovation, Gates is releasing best-practice guidelines for belt tensioners—and encouraging manufacturers to partner on new designs.

VIENNA, Austria - E-bike and bicycle sales volumes in Austria had leveled off at around 400,000 units in the past 10 years. In 2020 the market situation changed drastically and this was by no means solely due to COVID-19. For the first time the market came close to the 500,000 unit threshold.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Strong global market demand for e-bikes and bicycles continued in the first quarter of this year. Taiwan's largest producer Giant Manufacturing Company Ltd. reports record sales and net profit for the first sales quarter of 2021. Also, Merida Industry Co., Ltd. benefits from high demand for e-bikes.

英國，倫敦（London）－英國自行車協會（Bicycle Association，簡稱BA）最新發佈每月數據顯示，同比自行車與電動自行車進出口有大幅波動。資料統計顯示疫情和英國脫歐的雙重效應重創英國與歐盟之間的（電動）自行車進出口貿易。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Empty warehouses and low inventory limited bicycle and e-bike sales volumes in Belgium last year. According to the national industry organisation Traxio there was great interest in cycling last year but the market increase was only 4% as there were insufficient products available.

法國，安錫（Annecy）－ Mavic新東家在策略上決定將重心放於該公司的核心業務，此舉將對經銷夥伴帶來影響。該公司聲明：「因為公司規模縮小及相關資源減少的關係，我們已做出一些調整來適應市場，並針對品牌和產品開始做規劃。」

日本，大阪（Osaka）－Shimano高層團隊結構在3月30號這天有了正式的改變，該公司在股東大會上公佈新的法人代表名單，其中包含總裁一職。

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.

Six Taiwan Excellence Award winners from the bicycle industry will showcase their most innovative products on March 25 on Taiwan Excellence Youtube Channel. The event will be jointly held by Taitra, the foremost non-profit, semi-governmental trade promotion organization in Taiwan, and the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan.

葡萄牙，康皮亞（Campia）－因應歐洲對碳纖製品的需求，一群投資商在葡萄牙組成了Carbon Team（譯：碳纖團隊）。繼Rodi、Miranda和Ciclo Fapril成功合作Triangle鋁合金車架廠之後，三間葡萄牙公司也和德國的Bike Ahead composites和台灣Art Collection協力在歐洲量產碳纖車架。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Sacha Boedijn, who represented the bicycle division of the Dutch industry association, RAI Association, at the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) and also acted as Treasurer of this industry organisation, has taken up a new position.

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－歐洲各國政府為防止疫情擴散採取的措施已對自行車產業造成衝擊。OEM廠商先前因中國的供應源中斷已做了準備，但是現在歐洲多間組裝廠皆為關閉狀態。

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Rosie Burgin has joined the Bike Europe editorial team as Senior Editor, starting the role in March 2020.

德國，巴德索登（Bad Soden）－德國的電動自行車銷售自從2015年成長11.5% 之後便不斷加速上升，去年該國銷售大幅成長39%。該歐洲最大自行車市場的電動自行車銷售絕對數量為136萬輛。

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - That e-bike sales in Sweden would drop hard in 2019 was taken into account by all market operators. In particular because the government's subsidy scheme stopped which made up 25 percent of the purchase price of an e-bike up to a total of one