德國，埃姆斯特克（EMSTEK）－Pon.Bike於9月15日歡慶Kalkhoff新廠正式開幕，該廠於今年三月開始進行生產。佔地面積達28,000平方米，位於2016年興建的倉庫旁邊，廠內擁有最先進的組裝及塗裝設施。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - From January to July 2022, the export value of Taiwan's bicycle, e-bikes, and bicycle parts reached $5 billion (€5 billion), with a year-on-year growth of 29%. Notably, the growth of Taiwan's e-bike exports has surpassed bicycles. For the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) time to rebrand the Taipei Cycle in 2023.

MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands - Will globalisation come to an end because of the various supply crises? Professor Bart Vos doesn't believe so: "Reshoring is mainly geopolitical mood-making." Bike Europe spoke to him about the state of affairs and current developments in supply chain management.

LUDHIANA, India - Hartex Rubber has opened a new bicycle tube plant at its Ludhiana site, creating an additional daily capacity of 25,000 tubes. "The new tube unit, at an investment of INR 150 million (€1.8 million) has been set up to cater entirely for the export market," explains Varun Sureka, Director, Hartex Rubber.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The largest bicycle dealer cooperative in the Netherlands, Dynamo Retail Group has reported strong sales figures this year. While bicycle sales dropped by double digits last year, Dynamo Retail Group saw a hike of 12.1% between January and July this year.

葡萄牙，阿格達（AGUEDA）－葡萄牙自行車產業的合作攤位反映出該國產業的蓬勃發展。展示的樣品全由高階零件組成，除輪胎以外都是葡萄牙製造的。同時，ABIMOTA也宣佈五月出口創新紀錄。

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The annual bike show for the Nordic market which takes place in Copenhagen is going to increase the emphasis on more B2B engagement. The organiser has introduced a series of services to trade visitors expanding on the success of 2023, where the Copenhagen Bike Show attracted over 10,000 visitors.

LAS VEGAS, USA - Year after year, the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) attracts more and more bike manufacturers, especially e-bikes. Most importantly, the show is always an interesting place to discover innovations and news trends. What had this year's edition which took place from 9 to 12 January to offer?

LEUVEN, Belgium - High-quality, low weight bicycles with a high performance are high on the wish-list of many cyclists. Carbon material ticks most boxes on this list, except that carbon frames show brittle fractures and are vulnerable to direct impact. To address the weak impact resistance of carbon, Rein4ced has introduced a hybrid material and innovated the production method.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament's Transport Committee and EU ambassadors adopted the European Declaration on Cycling during a meeting on 14 February. The declaration is a list of commitments originally proposed by the European Commission in October 2023, including the increase of European production of a wide range of bicycles, including e-bikes and bicycles for people with disabilities.