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法國，德龍河畔洛里奧爾（LORIOL-SUR-DROME）－Look Cycle Group宣布出售高階碳纖自行車輪組公司品牌Corima。Look Cycle在2016年成為Corima東家，兩間公司在2022年完全合併，不過他們已在今年9月30日再度分開。
英國，伊斯特伍德（EASTWOOD）－Raleigh UK因未能向政府機構Companies House提供其財務報告，面臨關閉風險。該間Accell Group全資子公司已獲得3個月的期限來解決問題，否則將面臨被迫關閉的風險。
荷蘭，海牙（DEN HAAG）－荷蘭人類環境和運輸督察局（Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate，簡稱ILT）已扣押大約3,500輛胖胎自行車，原因是這些產品符合輕型摩托車（moped）法規，但非電動自行車法規。這需要不同的型式認可。胖胎車在荷蘭已成為廣大年輕族群的愛好車款，近期也出現增加控管的呼聲。
印度，新德里（NEW DEHLI）－Metro Tyres Limited 正準備進一步擴大自家品牌Ortem在歐美市場的版圖。該印度自行車胎製造商在盧迪亞納（Ludhiana）擁有多座工廠，並投資計畫讓其出口導向工廠的車胎及內胎產能翻倍，實現擴展自有品牌業務。
德國，法蘭克福（FRANKFURT AM MAIN）－經過為期5天的創新展出、商務會議、交流，及精彩演講後，本屆Eurobike於週日晚圓滿落幕。各項研究調查皆指出，電動自行車和環保交通產業就長遠來說將有良好發展。不過，仍未見市場期待短期內出現的改善。
SUZHOU, China - Okawa's preparations to open a production facility in Europe have already started. In the head office of Okawa Motor Technology Co. Ltd in China the first motor assembly line with a high level of automation was being put up during Bike Europe's recent visit. Once fully operational a copy of this assembly line will be shipped to Portugal.
荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group執行長Tjeerd Jegen於財報公布明確數據，顯示他自2023年11月上任後公司的財務狀況。該公司獲利持續下降，債務不斷增加。Jegen於荷蘭媒體《FD》的訪談中透露：「經銷商庫存仍過高，尤其德國，導致市場衰退。」
OBERRIED, Switzerland - Faster than expected, the Swiss retail group Migros has found a new owner for its Bike World chain of stores. Industry insider and jack-of-all-trades Thomas Binggeli has acquired most of the bicycle store chain via his investment company Thömus AG. The takeover will officially take effect in February 2025.
義大利，米蘭（MILAN）－去年秋季，ABS製造商Blubrake針對Bosch限制使用替代性技術可能壟斷電動自行車驅動系統市場提出疑慮。義大利反壟斷機構針對該指控展開調查，並確定電動自行車製造商可以將Blubrake ABS系統與Bosch BES3套件做整合使用。
SAN VENDEMIANO, Italy - Cycling pad manufacturing CyTech S.r.l., known for its Elastic Interface brand, has unified the production at its Mexican factories, whose products had been distributed under the BikePad label.
FRANKFURT, Germany - Sharing know-how and best practices have become an important part of Eurobike. The annual industry get-together has become a global presentation of every aspect the bicycle and e-bike business has to offer. From 3-7 July 2024, industry experts will gather in Frankfurt for the flagship trade fair for bicycle and light electric mobility.
美國，華府（WASHINGTON）－美國貿易代表署（USTR）最新發布的關稅措施中，尚未明確指出電動自行車使用的中國製鋰電池是否包含在額外徵稅25%的名單上。PeopleForBikes政策顧問Matt Moore於聲明中寫道：「對於現有自行車產品在301條款關稅豁免中的定義仍存在模糊地帶。」
印度，盧迪安納（LUDHIANA）－為促進當地製造業發展並降低該國對進口的依賴，該國政府於2020年針對13個產業推出一項獎勵計劃。該計劃的其他目標是要吸引境外直接投資並拓展出口。現在自行車產業也希望能被納入計劃當中。
德國，維克德（WICKEDE）－為遵循最新歐盟法規並加強公司CSR的投入，自行車零件製造商Humpert為其雙層鎳鉻電鍍廠（double-nickel-chrome electroplating）推出大型投資計劃。從7月1日起，所有Ergotec鋼手把的鍍鉻表面都將改為符合REACH法規的三價鉻電鍍技術（Chrome 3）。
中國，上海－今年中國國際自行車展於本月5至8日舉辦完畢，業界人士首次謹慎提到自行車市場的復甦跡象。與在美國加州自行車展Sea Otter Classic所聽到的好跡象相符，該展於中國自行車展前一週在加州蒙特瑞（Monterey）舉辦。中國市場現在掀起一股休閒自行車運動熱潮，不像歐美市場還在為過多庫存煩惱。
Many bicycle experts believe that automatic shifting will be the next major technological revolution in cycling. Taiwanese component specialist TRP and German e-bike expert Bosch eBike Systems are making it happen. At Eurobike, they will present the TRP x Bosch eShift system to the world for the first time.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - To meet growing demand for forged and hydroformed frame components, A-Forge is currently building a fifth production facility in Vietnam in addition to its four factories which are operational in China.
台北國際自行車展一直都是一個觀察評估市場狀況的好時機，今年台北展做足準備欲讓自行車行業更上層樓，並將焦點放在永續性及其他ESG（環境保護、社會責任、公司治理）主題。除目前市場趨勢之外，本期Bike Europe英文電子雜誌亦探討幾間已開始在生產製程落實ESG解決方案的台灣企業，以應對行業未來。
ZEIST, the Netherlands - "The market is returning back to a normal situation of pre-2020." This is a much heard comment on the current disruption of the market. The European e-bike import statistics show the market is currently in a free fall downwards, indicating that its worse than "going back to normal."
