GAND, Belgium - The European Commission and ETRA have reached a compromise on the e-bike power limitation which no longer blocks market entry for ...

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The high end e-bike brand Flyer was the most remarkable one in dramatic the e-bike test of the German Automobile Tourist club ...

BERLIN, Germany - The ADAC/Stiftung Warentest publication on e-bikes last week incited a witch-hunt on Europe's largest market for e-bikes. E-bikes in ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe has updated its database for European laws and regulations on bicycles; the trade in bicycles as well as P&A. ...

In response to reports on the two incidents with electric bicycles at the Belgian postal services, the European associations ETRA and RECHARGE made a ...

荷蘭，阿默斯福特（AMERSFOORT）－荷蘭電池維修廠Nowos在新一輪融資中募得600萬歐元的資金，將用以加速擴張其泛歐版圖，並推動鋰電池維修成為發展循環經濟的核心要素。該輪融資由設於巴黎及新加坡的創投基金Shift4Good領投，Fair Capital Impact Fund及Goeie Grutten Impact Fund亦參與投資。另有300萬歐元的債務融資尚在洽談中。

REDDITCH, England - Contrary to the general trend in the British retail market, Halfords UK reports an increase in bicycle sales in its 28 March trading update. The company's focus on its range of premium mechanical bikes that have a price tag of more than £1,000, as announced last year, turned out for the best.

西班牙，馬利亞維亞（MALLABIA）－Orbea於年度報告中指出，產業再度經歷一段極不穩定的時期，市場供過於求，流動資金緊縮，迫使品牌大幅降價促銷，嚴重壓縮毛利。對Orbea而言，市場情勢造成營收減少8%。

瑞士，日內瓦（GENEVA）－美中達成協議，雙方暫停對彼此徵收115%附加稅，經濟學家稱此為貿易戰「大幅降溫」。不過，美國總統川普先前對進口商品加徵關稅，造成市場劇烈波動，才剛擺脫庫存問題、逐漸回穩的自行車產業也因為這樣的操作及政策變數再度面臨新的挑戰。

PARIS, France - The electric scooter market in France is continuing its downward spiral. According to the eighth edition of the Micromobility Market Barometer, co-published by Mobilians and Smart Mobility Lab, 2024 marks the third consecutive year of decline for motorised personal mobility devices (EDPMs), a segment overwhelmingly dominated by electric scooters.

SCHRAMBERG, Germany - Even though the weakening economy and the ongoing destocking in the 2024 financial year hurt the turnover and earnings of stock-listed high-precision gear parts and components manufacturer hGears AG, the company says the cost and structural measures introduced are having the desired effect. These have also prepared the company for another difficult year.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's bicycle industry is changing its face. Finally, after years of decline in volume and value, more money is again coming in.

It is foremost about stability and reliability; about securing supply chains as well as being more cost effective, faster and more flexible. All that comes with close-to-market production; with production in Europe. And in particular with e-bike production. But making the switch to producing electric bicycles requires considerable investments. It calls for robotization wherever possible, needed for reaching a 90 seconds flow time. All this is transforming bike production in Europe that stands to quadruple in volume in the next five years.

BERLIN, Germany - Several EU ministries already announced before the 2024 European elections, that regulations on vehicles would be revised, which also lead to changes in the existing e-bike regulations. It instantly raised concerns within the industry whether e-bikes will continue to be classified as bicycles. If not, the industry fears type approval and other restrictive regulations to be implemented for what is currently considered e-bikes.

HELSINKI, Finland - The Finnish bike sector may face a serious stagnation and decline of sales this year due to the national government's recent decision to abolish the tax benefit for companies' bicycles beginning in 2026.

In this edition of Bike Europe: Taipei Cycle Show to focus on long-term business trends - Why did drone manufacturer DJI enter the e-bike market? - Accell Group completes recapitalisation process - Uncertainty grows for US bicycle imports

ZEIST, the Netherlands - "A Global Bicycle Purchasing Index will professionalise the sector, as we have seen before in other industries. It gives you a verified outlook on what to expect in the supply chain, and not what you have heard from your connections, rumouring around in the sector." Bike Europe talked with Jeroen Both, former chief supply chain officer and member of the board of management at Accell Group, on the launch of Bike Europe's Global Bicycle Purchasing Index (GBPI) in partnership with Eurobike.

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.

ZEIST, the Netherlands - The reshoring of European bicycle production continues to gain momentum as demand grows and supplies tighten. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is seeing an influx of big and mid-scale players entering the market. Bike Europe takes a look at the current status...

The first World Cycling Forum that takes place June 7 and 8 in Porto, Portugal, has finalized its agenda. Presentations by high-level keynote speakers on