It's now official. What is widely rumoured here at Taichung Bike Week is now a fact. The 2018 Taipei International Cycle Show will take place from October 31 to November 3, 2018.

Ongoing and persistent rumours speak of delivery problems with e-bike batteries. At Eurobike Bike Europe asked BMZ MD Sven Bauer for a reaction. He said:

Any continued doubts that Brexit might impact consumer confidence and cycle sales on the UK seem to have receded as major UK bike retailer Halfords posted

The Baltik Vairas bicycle factory has seen a major transformation in the past few years. From a mere production plant, Baltik Vairas has changed into a...

荷蘭，EINDHOVEN- 該企業正考慮全力以赴進入電動自行車領域。這家企業是一家大型荷蘭工業集團，除此之外，還擁有一座汽車製造工廠、同時也是大客車的主要製造商。現在這家企業正在電動自行車領域裡部署第一步活動。

For the second consecutive year the production of bicycles in Europe increased substantially. In 2015 the total output was 13,149,000 units, up 10.14% from 2014.

This month (July) 'Brussels' is to decide on a request from the Cambodian government on extending the derogation of the country's GSP+ status.

Knight Composites has partnered with Sport Import. Sport Import acquired a shareholding in Knight Composites.

葡萄牙，EIXO- 位於Bike Value Portugal的自行車與電動自行車車架新製造商Triangle's在今年十月將慢慢地開始運轉。2016年剩下的時間將用來進一步微調兩條全自動與機器人化的生產線。液壓成型鋁合金管的機具會在2017年三月安裝，噴漆間會在接下來的六/七月完成。

SRAM stepped into the Kickstarter project ShockWiz which was developed by Dusty Dynamics. Dusty Dynamics' Nigel Wade continues to work on the project.

Eastman Industries Ltd is a flag ship company of multi product Eastman Group which has been on the export market since 1982.

Kross, Poland is implementing a new strategy in order to achieve an ambitious expansion in the European markets and pull outs of Eurobike.

瑞士，AIGLE- 國際自行車聯盟管理委員會在上星期五做出決議，國際或國內公路車表定賽事仍維持停用碟煞的決定。 UCI 在今年4月決定停用碟煞到6月1日，但這次委員會並未設定新的停用到期日。

WASHINGTON, USA - A report from the World Bank estimates that at least 1.2 million jobs would be created in the Indian apparel industry if wages in China rose by 10%. India and other South Asian countries could benefit from reduced apparel manufacturing in China due to wage increases.

荷蘭，EINDHOVEN- 在他們強烈關注創新並在該區尋找更多具有天份的年輕人後，總部位於荷蘭Nunspeet的Shimano Europe決定將總部北遷140公里。新建築的建設已於上星期動工。

台灣，台中- Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd在其2015年的財報上表示：「雖然去年在國內、美國和日本的銷售情況十分紥實，在中國市場的年度同比銷售則下滑了17%。由於歐元的貶值，歐洲市場的銷售略有改善。」

Two years ago Arge Fahrrad, the Austrian association that includes bicycle importers and wholesalers among its membership, decided to cancel its participation of the national trade show 'Best of Bike' in Salzburg. Instead they started their own show named Fahrrad Ordertage. Last year Fahrrad Ordertage debuted on the fairground in Wels. After this successful first

斯里蘭卡，可倫坡- 歐盟提到了斯里蘭卡提出重新獲得所謂的GSP+條件，也就是自行車免關稅進口到歐盟的進展。GSP+地位可以讓由斯里蘭卡進口自行車的廠商免除歐盟14%的進口關稅。斯里蘭卡預計於2017年再一次被授予這項特殊待遇，五年前因同等待遇讓斯里蘭卡成為歐盟第三大自行車供應國。

PNOM PENH, Cambodia - The country's bicycle export to the EU was up by a huge 22% in 2015 and counted some 1.5 million units. The for years continued growth in export from the Kingdom of Cambodia has all to do with the fact that the country enjoys the GSP duty free export status that safes exporters the EU's 14% import duty. That status is now (again) in jeopardy.

台灣，台北- Cycling Industry Club (CIC)宣布有新成員加入了他們的行列：Bosch 電動自行車部門。CIC會員有自行車產業的領導廠商與歐洲自行車聯合會(ECF)，CIC網絡會員倡議自行車在社會、商業和政治等環境下為永續且健康的一種交通模式。