英國，雷迪奇 (Redditch)－Halfords Group plc在本財年第三季度（截至今年1月12日共15週）的報告顯示，自行車零售增長了7.8%。英國主要領先的汽車、自行車及娛樂性商品的零售在黑色星期五及聖誕節期間的銷量創新高，其中自行車佔比最大。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Giant and Merida posted revenue declines for 2017. As the main reason slow sales in China is named. But the outlook

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On January 1, 2018, the 'old' type approval for speed pedelecs expired. This results in the fact that EU Directive 2002/24

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Are they looking for an outright confrontation; or does it only seem that way and are the very early 2020 Taichung Bike Week dates prompted by what is now common practice in America; delivering the first series of the new model year in the middle of the sales season?

越南，平陽省（Binh Duong）－越南海關近日發現首批違反產品原產地規範的行為，據聞中國企業在沒有進行投資及安裝設備下快速在租用地設立了「工廠」，為的是逃避歐盟和美國對中國商品課的高額關稅。

MILAN, Italy - As one of the best visited events for motorbikes, EICMA Milan is the worldwide leading fair for the world on two wheels, including bikes, motorcycles, mopeds, push scooters and urban mobility solutions.

美國，費城（Philadelphia）－BikeCoLLC（Fuji、Breezer和Tuesday品牌經銷商）在一年之內再次換了新東家。Tiger Capital Group已將其BikeCo的股份售予合夥人Advanced Holdings Co. Ltd。該集團去年還在破產法庭中共同主導Advanced Sports Enterprises（ASE）自行車量販業務的收購，該案才剛在二月落幕。

加拿大，蒙特婁（Montreal）－旗下包含Cycling Sports Group（品牌有Cannondale、GT、Mongoose、Pacific Cycle和Caloi等）的Dorel Sports對於北美自行車市場目前的現況拉紅色警報。Dorel總裁兼執行長Martin Schwartz指稱：「美國川普政府的關稅政策已對市場造成混亂的影響。」

義大利，布斯納戈（Busnago）－FSA電動自行車驅動系統在Eurobike上亮相成為展會亮點之一。FSA除了是生產齒盤、爪盤和飛輪的自行車零件製造商之外，也是電動自行車傳動系統製造商公認的供應商。對FSA來說，新系統代表的是在電動自行車市場超過十年的研究和經驗。

波蘭， Podgrodzie－上週在波蘭東部開張的AG Motors鋁製車架工廠將會大幅改善自行車產業的供應鏈彈性。該廠每日產能為1,500單位，年產能達40萬個車架。這座全新的機器人工廠將會對縮短鋁合金（電動）自行車車架交期、快速回應市場等議題帶來很大的改變。

日本，大阪（OSAKA）－Shimano在2019上半年財務報告中特別提到STEPS電動自行車驅動系統和適用高階公路車的碟煞零件是這次營收成長的主要來源。雖然電動自行車去年熱銷許多歐洲國家，在今年上半年也持續延燒，但這股熱潮似乎沒有大幅帶動Shimano的業績。

法國，巴黎（Paris）－由於共享滑板車系統經營者數量正不斷成長，產品使用者數量和意外事故次數的也不斷增加，因此法國將從九月開始落實電動滑板車相關的新法規以管理該類城市交通工具。

荷蘭，Ulft－Multicycle正將其產線移至波瀾的Kross工廠，僅留產品發展及雙人單車維持在荷蘭進行生產。

ULFT, the Netherlands - Bicycle manufacturer Kross is moving the Multicycle production line in the Netherlands to the company's main facility in Poland. Only Multicycle's product development and the production of tandems will remain in the Netherlands.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Strider Bikes is opening up its European headquarters in the Netherlands. Founded in 2007 in the US, Strider Sports International Inc. is the world's premier manufacturer and distributor of balance bikes.

加拿大，蒙特婁（Montreal）－Dorel Industries Inc. 宣佈其Dorel Sports自行車部門第一季營收下滑10.7%，跌至1.845億美金（1.643億歐元）。Dorel Sports的CSG（Cycling Sports Group）第一季在各個市場表現良好。不過，其第一季度財務報告指出：「Pacific Cycle是導致整個分部營收下滑、阻礙營利成長的主因。」

Having less than 5 months to go, the #1 trade show of the Benelux Vélovak is thriving. On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of September Vélovak will take place in Evenementenhal Gorinchem. A lot happened around Vélovak since the introduction of the Moped and Scooter square last month.

LONDON, UK - April 2019 will see the opening of a new Brompton folding bike store in Westfield London. It will join Brompton's growing network of global Brompton Junction branded stores already established in central London, Spain, Italy, USA, Netherlands, Germany, Israel, Japan, China and Singapore.

For decades Holland Mechanics has been the leading manufacturer of wheelbuilding assembly machines. With the Inline Lacer and Robot SG the company has two machines that are focused on the production of wheels for e-bikes.

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