Dutch Union and Belgian United Bicycles Unite Production
NIEUWSLEUSEN, Netherlands (September 20) - The production of the Dutch bike maker Union will be moved from the factory in the northeast of the ...
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Updated: Finden-Crofts About Derby's Chapter 11 Filing
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands, UK (September 6) - Executive Chairman Alan Finden-Crofts says that the decision to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...
Peugeot To Disappear From French Bike Market
PARIS, France (September 17) - In a meeting, which took place on 9 and 10 September, Cycleurope has informed its French dealers on the current state of ...
Piaggio and MV Agusta/Cagiva Aiming for Merger
PONTADERA, Italy (July 27) - Piaggio Holding S.p.A. announced this week that it will take a 20% stake in the increased share capital of MV Agusta ...
Japanese Industry Seeks Import Curbs on Chinese Bikes
TOKYO, Japan (May 23) - Japanese bicycle manufacturers are demanding import curbs on Chinese bicycles to save the domestic industry. Japan's largest ...
Hong Kong Named World's Freest Economy
WASHINGTON, USA (April 26) - Hong Kong has the world' freest economy, followed by Singapore and New Zealand, the Cato Institute reported in an annual ...
Universal Takes Over Muddy Fox Brandname
BASILDON, UK (March 27) - Universal Cycles PLC has taken over the rights to use the Muddy Fox brandname for bicycles and accessories. UKs largest ...
India To Record Higher Growth Rate
MUMBAI, India (May 9) - According to a Reuters survey, economic growth in India will increase during the current fiscal year. India may be the only ...
K2 Bikes Pulls Out Of German Market
KLOSTERS, Switzerland (April 23) - K2 Bikes is pulling out of the German market. According to Mark Landsaat, European technical manager and contact ...
2001 EU Bicycle Sales Down 15%
BAD SODEN, Germany (May 15) - During the annual meeting of the German Industry Association ZIV it was estimated that bicycle sales dropped by 10 to 15% ...
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 ...
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 ...