HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Today Accell Group has announced that it is considering the sale of its American activities. Accell North America Inc. (ANA) is continued in a separate entity for non-core activities. Besides a sale of the activities, a restructuring is also possible.
On behalf of the Bike Europe team, it is my pleasure to wish all the readers of the e-mail Newsletter and all the regular visitors of the Bike Europe website as well as all the readers of the monthly Bike Europe trade journal, a happy Christmas and a good & healthy 2019.
瑞典，斯哥德爾摩（Stockholm）－天氣好壞一直都是影響自行車銷售的一大因素，今年炎熱無雨的夏季讓瑞典的自行車業績飆升，特別是電動自行車。除了天氣之外，政府的補助政策也是銷售上升的原因。今年瑞典電動自行車熱銷成長53%，銷售總量破10萬。
NIJVERDAL, the Netherlands - Dutch design from Amsterdam with Japanese technology from Osaka. That was the idea when introducing the international bicycle child seat and component's brand Urban Iki in 2015. This design is now awarded with the German Design Award 2019.
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Yesterday, the global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler concluded a contract to acquire Elmotec Statomat Holding GmbH. Elmotec is one of the world's leading manufacturers of production machinery for the high-volume construction of electric motors.
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－等待許久，歐盟執委會終於在上週發佈「案件AD634－關乎自中國進口的電動自行車反傾銷程序」的「最終一般揭露文件」(General Final Disclosure Document)。執委會會將此份文件發給各股東及程序中的合作方，宣佈中國電動自行車傾銷案之調查結果以及計畫徵收的反傾銷稅。
台灣，台北－上週落幕的台北國際自行車展較往年不同，不如以往熱絡。主要是展期更動的緣故，因為台北展將在五個月後再次舉辦。這場亞洲最大的業界盛事今年除了參展商及參觀者數量雙雙下滑之外，影響最大的是市場近期走向難以預測。
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）—昨日有媒體報導指出，負責反傾銷及反補貼案的調查者擬定了一份草案，內容說明歐盟執委會欲對中國電動自行車徵收79.3%的反傾銷及反補貼稅。
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Already in 2017 the EU imports of regular bicycles from China showed a huge increase; by 54 percent to 635,000 units. Eurostat import data for the first half of 2018 shows that this vast growth continued.
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台灣，台北－今年台北展最夯的話題之一會是「推動自行車產業在物聯網時代中不斷創新的是什麼？」該展將於今年10月30日至11月3日舉辦。
芬蘭，赫爾辛基（Helsinki）—Amer Sports於一週前宣佈欲出售Mavic及Enve的自行車業務，該芬蘭公司的Amer股份便被中國的ANTA Sports Products及Fountain Vest Partners競標收購。讓人好奇的，除了Amer董事會與股東將如何回應此競標結果，還有歐盟是否會介入這場預謀好的收購案。
台灣，台北－台灣自行車協會（TBA）數據顯示，自行車及電動自行車產業表現進步顯著。據該協會的資料，電動自行車今年前七個月出口數達155,910輛、增加44.9%。
比利時，根特(Gand)－歐洲電動自行車進口商集團近期進行了一項調查，以了解進口登記政策及臨時反傾銷稅對進口商造成的影響程度。調查結果顯示，達33%的進口商已停止從中國進口電動自行車，而且尚未找到替代方案。
日本，大阪－Shimano報告其2018上半年的淨銷售成長了7.1%。該公司財務報表顯示，尤其電動登山車的STEPS E8000馬達在市場上的熱度不減，因此自行車零部件的淨銷售增加了6.8%。
Next to Eurobike, also the Taipei Cycle Show is for next year returning to its original dates. Despite the fact that the 2019 Taipei Cycle Show will take place only five months after the 2018 edition, organizers Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the
At Eurobike Chinese e-bike battery maker Phylion revealed plans for starting production of battery packs in Europe. These plans are at an advanced stage with the final and official decision to be made next August.
The co-operation between two performance-led companies will bring Red Bull Advanced Technologies' track-bred technical capability to the BMC bicycles
委會發佈了MET 揭露文件(MET Disclosure Document)，此為市場經濟待遇之評估(Assessment of Market Economy Treatment)，與電動自行車傾銷控訴案有關。AD643文件認定Giant在中國的六間公司皆受惠於國家補貼，所以不應給予市場經濟待遇。
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - E-bike sales continue to rise across Scandinavia prompting brands to look at their positioning on the market. Just this week two brands, the Dutch Gazelle, part of the Pon Group, and Swedish Ecoride with strong representation across the region, opened new experience centres to showcase their e-bike ranges.
