Taiwan Bike Makers Step Up Production
TAIPEI, Taiwan (November 2) - In a bid to fill the flooding orders, all the top-three bicycle makers in Taiwan have decided to prolong working hours ...
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New Shimano Distributor in Slovenia and Croatia
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (October 5) - Due to a reorganisation of Shimano's sales channel, CS-Eurotrade d.o.o. is the new Shimano distributor for Slovenia ...
Raleigh: Saved by the Chopper?
NOTTINGHAM, UK (May 25) - For the first time in four years Raleigh has made a decent profit: it recorded GBP 150,000 (€ 224,320) on sales of GBP 35 ...
Huffy Corp. sells Gen-X Opportunity business
MIAMISBURG, Ohio (March 24) - Bicycle-maker Huffy Corp. said Monday it sold its Gen-X Opportunity business for an undisclosed amount. Gen-X Opportunity, ...
Russia's GDP up 8% in Q1
MOSCOW, Russia (May 4) -Russia's GDP grew 8 percent in January-March 2004 compared to the same period last year, according to the Economy Ministry of ...
Mavic: Jewel in Adidas' Crown
PARIS, France (April 14) - French wheel manufacturer Mavic is turning out to be the jewel in the crown of the Adidas-Salomon Group. Of all the ...
Gonso: Ready for Takeover
ALBSTADT, Germany (March 22) - Gonso, the German manufacturer of (bike) apparel is on the brink of a take over. The company went into judicial ...
More Profit for Shimano
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (February 24th) - Another 6.6 % extra turnover for Shimano in 2003. The good summer and resulting excellent sales have done ...
Accell Group Adjusts Profit Forecast Upwards
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - (November 7) - Accell Group NV announced that sales of the new bicycle collections are going well and are generating positive ...
Accell Results Favourable Despite Slow Consumer Spending
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands (July 16) - Accell Group N.V. announced today that its earnings per share have risen by 39% over the first half of 2003 to € ...
Dutch Gazelle Goes to Germany
DIEREN, The Netherlands (February 17) - Gazelle bicycle manufacturers will step into the German market for high-end bicycles. As a first step, Gazelle ...
Culture-Vélo
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 ...
Shimano Scores Satisfactory 2002 Results
OSAKA, Japan (March 5) - The Shimano Group can look back on a satisfactory 2002. Despite the very difficult situation in the worldwide bicycle markets, ...
SRAM Announces Major Restructuring in Schweinfurt
SCHWEINFURT, Germany (December 11) - SRAM announces a major restructuring of its facility in Schweinfurt, Germany. The component maker is planning to ...
Vredestein Reports Small First Half Profit
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 ...
Accell Group's Net Profit Jumps 38%
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (July 18) - Thanks to its strong brand portfolio and consolidation of German brand Winora, Accell Group managed to reach a € ...
Maxm Composite Bicycle Parts
SCOTTSDALE, USA (November 15) - Titus Cycles, a small high- end bicycle maker in Arizona, USA and Vyatex, a company in recreational products with ...
Accell Buys Winora with New Shares
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (December 20) - Dutch Accell Group NV announces that it has issued 290,000 new shares through a private placement. The total ...
KTM Acquires Lion Bike
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (28 August 2000) -- The Austrian-Taiwanese company KTM, best known for its motorbikes, has taken over the Czech Republic's third ...
Wal-Mart Germany Employees Strike
WUPPERTAL, Germany (24 July 2000) -- Last week, on 21 July, some 500 Wal-Mart Germany employees went on strike to protest the standard salary agreement ...