TOKYO, Japan (24 January) - Honda president Hiroyuki Yoshino announced that Honda will import cheap motorcycles for the Japanese home market from its ...

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (December 3) - Dutch Competition Authority NMa published a report, in which the biggest bike makers in Holland are accused of ...

BUTTISHOLZ, Switzerland (October 28) - Trek is currently negotiating with the bicycle division of Swiss Villiger Soehne AG about a possible take over. ...

LONDON, UK (September 18) - When the Fifth Motoring Directive of the EU was published in Britain (the Directive deems a motor driver at fault in any ...

LONDON, UK (July 26) - British bicycle & car parts chain Halfords has been acquired by CVC Capital Partners from drugstore chain Boots Company plc. ...

HOOGSTRATEN, Belgium (July 9) - Renowned rim manufacturer Alesa Belgium, who filed for bankruptcy last May, will be brought back to life. Together with ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (August 6) - Vredestein reported an € 0.5 million net profit or € 0.06 per share over the first half of this year. One year ...

AVEIRO, Portugal (November 12) - In the October issue of Bike Europe, we announced the joint venture between Büchel components and mr. Moreno Fioravanti ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands ( November 25th) - The Dutch NMA, a government agency responsible for fair trade, has slapped fines on two of the largest bicycle ...

HEERENBERG, Netherlands (October 30) - A recall for Specialized Enduro 2004 models. The bikes equipped with Fox Talas forks have been specced' with ...

LELYSTAD, Netherlands (October 23rd) - T-Mobile, the former 'Deutsche Telecom' has not only switched from Pinarello bikes to Giant: they also swapped ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (October 6) - The FietsRAI, Holland's' bicycle show will not be held in 2004. It will be replaced by FietsVAK; a trade show on a ...

MALDEN, US (October 16th) - Aaron Feuerstein the CEO of Malden Mills, the inventor and major producer of fleece material seems to have survived his ...

BRISTOL, UK (September 12) - No new idea by any means but another go at a tried concept. As early as 1890 the first shaft-drive bike was built in France ...

VERL, Germany (June 17) - Symptoms of the Bico restructuring are filtering through: mr. Lothar Traphöner, managing director of Bico before Conrad Greif, ...

MAINHAUSEN/VERL, Germany (August 25) - Struggling German dealer cooperative BICO announces a close cooperation with Ariston-Nord-West-Ring -anwr-group ...

VERL, Germany (August 22) - Oliver Schill, BICO's new general manager, informed Bike Europe that the warehouse of the German dealer cooperative opened ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 2) - Following Taiwan's first significant outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Taiwan's government on April 28 ...

DIEREN, The Netherlands (February 17) - Gazelle bicycle manufacturers will step into the German market for high-end bicycles. As a first step, Gazelle ...

TOULOUSE, France (April 17) - Culture-Vélo has opened an outlet in Toulouse-Blagnac. The shop has been bought from Veloland, but has been transformed to ...