China Opens Western Borders to Investors
BEIJING, China (9 March 2000)--China is counting on its western regions to catalyze economic growth in the coming years, according to a recent ...
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Ircos Declares 'Technical' Bankruptcy
CHEPY, France (27 March 2000)--Less than a year after being set up, the French parts manufacturer Ircos is in financial troubles. The company recently ...
Derby Cycle Profit up 5% in 1999
STAMFORD, CT/USA (27 March 2000)--Last year Derby Cycle Corp. sold 340,000 more units than in 1998. This number includes the 252,000 units sold by ...
Messe Munich Lays Bike Expo Plans to Rest
MUNICH, Germany (10 February 2000)--Messe Munich has announced that it is laying its bicycle show idea to rest. "The bicycle industry was not able ...
Rome Tries Poop-Scooping Scooters
ROME, Italy (22 February 2000)--A recent Associated Press report Rome is deploying five poop-scooping scooters as part of a new campaign to clean up the ...
Huffy Posts US$33 Million Loss for 1999
DAYTON, OH/USA (15 February 2000)--Huffy Corporation, seller of the Huffy mass-market brand of bikes, suffered a net loss of US$33.3 million for the ...
Brunswick's Decision Not to Affect International Business
ZWOLLE, Netherlands (20 January 2000)--The recent decision by US bicycle manufacturer Brunswick Corporation to cease all manufacturing in North America ...
Brunswick Ceases Bicycle Production in the US, Mexico
VERNON HILLS, IL/USA (15 January 2000)--In what will be seen by many as another nail in the coffin of US bicycle production, Brunswick Corporation ...
Giant Brings NRS to USA Despite Patent Dispute
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA/USA--Giant USA has announced that it will sell its NRS suspension equipped XtC DS1 and XtC DS2 in the American market even though ...
Browning Changes European Strategy
SEATTLE, WA USA (November 22) - The promising Browning SmartShift Transmission with its automatic derailleur system with a fixed shifting device and ...
New Managing Director for Raleigh UK
NOTTINGHAM, UK-On 4 January Raleigh Industries Ltd. announced appointed Phillip Darnton as managing director of Raleigh UK and to the Executive Board of ...
Bankruptcies and Troubles in Czech Industry
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 13) - The present situation in the bicycle industry in the Czech republic is short of dramatic. The 11 September events ...
England: Consolidation of Theft Prevention Programmes
ASHFORD, Kent UK (November 22) - Selectamark Security Systems have bought Bikeregister.com. This web-based security system for bicycles (registration, ...
Jack Wolfskin Founder Creates New Company
BIELEFELD, Germany--Ulrich Dausien, founder and former owner of the German outdoor company Jack Wolfskin and current owner of Sine (outdoor retail ...
German IVM Elected Koch's Successor
ESSEN, Germany (21 December) - Starting 2001, Reiner Brendicke has been appointed as the new general executive manager of the German Motorcycle Industry ...
9feet.com Takes Over Sporthouse.de
MUNICH, Germany (22 November) - 9feet.com, the new pan-European B2C-supplier for outdoor,bike and snowsports products, took over the assets of German ...
Kinesis Frame Production Breaking All Records
TAICHUNG HSIEN, Taiwan (21 December) - In November, Kinesis Industrial for the first time produced more than 100,000 aluminum bicycle frames (Guangzhou ...
Pantani Causes Havoc in Cesena
CESENA, Italy (7 November) -- According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, cyclists Marco Pantani caused major havoc this weekend in the Italian city of ...
Agnelli Suicide Latest Family Drama
TURIN, Italy (18 November) - Eduardo Agnelli's suicide was the latest drama to hit Italy's 'Royal' family. Last Wednesday, the son of Gianni Agnelli and ...
Castelli Bikewear Finds Distributor in the Netherlands
LEIDEN, Netherlands (29 August 2000) -- The fashionable bikewear brand Castelli has hooked up with the Dutch distributor Jacobsons for distribution in ...