TAIPEI, Taiwan (March 6) - The shift in bicycle production from Taiwan to China becomes more and more pronounced . In 2001 sales totals of Taiwan-made ...

NOTTINGHAM, UK (January 21) - UK's biggest bicycle retailer, Halfords realized a 5.6% growth in overall retail sales during the period April 1 - ...

RIEMERLING, Germany (December 19) - Opened last October the German Univega sales office will close on December 31. The newly formed Raleigh Univega GmbH ...

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (January 3) - Dutch Euro Motorcycles Group NV including its chain of 'Safe Motors' stores has been declared bankrupt by the court ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (September 5) - This year's jubilee edition of the Eurobike show presented hardly any cause for celebration. Also the usual ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Accell Group NV has announced that Mt W.A. de Jong, Finance Director, is to leave the company as of May 1, 2001. Mr. de Jong ...

BARCELONA, Spain (24 January) - The rumors have finally been confirmed that Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Derbi headquartered in Martorelles ...

MUNICH, Germany - The international European sporting goods show Winter ISPO is giving not only an idea about the newest product trends and innovations ...

BAAR, Switzerland (16 January) - Metro AG the Düsseldorf-based retailer and the world's third largest retail group, will become more independent due to ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (29 January) - The Giant Manufacturing Co. announced in mid-January that in 2000 that for the first time ever the company has produced ...

QUAKENBRUCK, Germany (18 August 2000) -- Last Wednesday German bike maker Kynast officially announced that it has been taken over by MBB Gelma. Based in ...

ST TRIVIER SUR MOIGNANS, France (16 August 2000) -- In the first half of 2000 the Adidas-Salomon Group saw sales increase 7% to EUR2.8 billion and ...

QUAKENBRUCK, Germany (9 August 2000) -- Kynast AG has found a new investor. MBB Gelma is the name of the German holding company that has acquired what ...

LONDON, UK (28 June 2000)--Last year car accessory and bicycle retailer Halfords UK recorded total sales of GBP457 million (US$685mn). Of this number, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA/USA (7 June 2000)--Last year internet sales jumped 62% to US$524 billion, according to a University of Texas-Austin study, which ...

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (11 May 2000)--For the first time in its history the German motorbike accessory expert Eurobike AG (Hein Gericke, Polo, Go To ...

HANNOVER, Germany (31 March 2000)--On 29 March German sporting good giant Karstadt relocated its Karstadt Sport outlet in Hannover to a new and larger ...

BONN, Germany - Germany's national competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) announces that it has imposed an over ten million euro fine on the Cologne-based dealer cooperative Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft eG (ZEG).

PIETARSAARI, Finland - Sponsor Capital has acquired the majority of the shares of Herrmans; the Finnish producer of bicycle components and heavy-duty light solutions. The new owner of the company is to support future growth and to further strengthen Herrmans' market position and competitive advantages.

The brand name Bike More was not new to Cycertec for its cycling apparel portfolio. The Taiwanese company has expanded its range outside its regular offering. For Trekking Bike More developed a under saddle bag made of 100 percent waterproof TPU.