SUZHOU, China - The market has started to stabilise for e-drive manufacturer Bafang Electric (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, after two very challenging years. While the company still reported a double-digit decrease in revenue for a second year in a row for 2024, this downward trend was successfully halted in the first quarter of 2025.
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WASHINGTON D.C., United States - United States President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order this week extending the current pause on high US tariffs for Chinese goods and clarifying trade agreements made with the European Union.
GENEVA, Switzerland - The globally operating testing, inspection and certification company SGS announced its expansion in the bicycle and e-bike sector with the takeover of EFBE Prüftechnik GmbH and EFBE Co., Ltd. EFBE was the tenth takeover in line since January this year for SGS.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike brand Cowboy has broken its recent silence to announce new milestones in the form of short-term financing and brand partner Rebirth Group — and to address the variety of complaints lodged against the company in the past few months.
孟加拉，達卡（DHAKA）－孟加拉自行車產業正迅速走出出口低潮。根據該國出口促進局（Export Promotion Bureau）近期發布的資料顯示，上一財年（2024年7月1日至2025年6月30日）出口總額從2023/2024年8,300萬美元成長41%，至去年1.17億美元。
羅馬尼亞，德瓦（DEVA）－自行車製造商Eurosport DHS正面臨當前艱難的市場環境。該公司2024年營收年減至1.195億羅馬尼亞列伊（2,400萬歐元）。該國曾被視為歐洲自行車產業的重要生產地，不過在這波產業危機中受到尤其嚴重的衝擊。
荷蘭，宰斯特（ZIEST）－國際輪胎製造商Ralf Bohle GmbH與旗下知名品牌Schwalbe正深化高性能及新興自行車市場的發展，並鎖定北美、南歐、中國及東南亞等高潛力市場。Ralf Bohle GmbH銷售長（CSO）Nico Simons近期接受本社專談，分享他對Schwalbe市場觀察以及這間德國百年企業未來發展方向的看法。本次訪談為《Bike Europe》「Industry Insider」（產業觀察）系列報導首發。
德國，科布倫茲（KOBLENZ）－目前市場供過於求、促銷競爭激烈，尤其城市車、登山車及電動登山車，Canyon Bicycles營收及獲利能力也受到影響。Groupe Bruxelles Lambert（GBL）營收減至3.98億歐元，年減5%，EBITDA利潤率為負30%。
CHANGUA, Taiwan - Bicycle sales in the key European market resumed growth again resulting in accelerated clearance of older inventory and improved inventory structure, reports Merida Industry Co., Ltd. in its first half 2025 report. The US market continues to face uncertainty due to tariff policy, but strong sales performance from new products also contributed to improved earnings.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Serving a diverse range of clients has been a key strategy at saddle manufacturer Velo. In pursuit of improved product quality and innovative technologies, Velo has always invested in its R&D capabilities. In an interview for Bike Europe's Industry Insider series, Velo Enterprise CEO Ann Chen offered insights into Velo's market perspective and the company's future direction.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The consolidated revenue of Giant Group reached NT$32.61 billion (€940 million), a 12.4% year-over-year decline. According to Giant Group, this was "primarily due to the appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar." Between April and July, the New Taiwan Dollar strengthened by 12.17% against the United States Dollar, while the value was rather stable from January to April.
DULUTH, United States - American component manufacturer Fox Factory Holding Corp. is reporting strong results for its 2025 second-quarter sales, a growth spurt it's attributing to the stabilising bicycle industry. Sales are doing especially well in the company's Specialty Sports Group division, home to its bicycle and e-bike product lines, including Fox, Marzocchi, RaceFace, Easton and Ride Concepts.
KOBLENZ, Germany - The ongoing challenging market environment marked by oversupply and aggressive discounting, especially in electric and non-electric mountain as well as urban bikes, impacted the revenues and profitability of Canyon Bicycles. Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) reported a 5% drop in revenue to € 398 million and a net profit (EBITDA) of -30%.
DEVA, Romania - Bicycle manufacturer Eurosport DHS is struggling with the current market situation. The company reported a 48.5% year-on-year decline in turnover to RON 119.5 million (€24 million) for 2024. While the country was once regarded as a leading production location for the bicycle industry in Europe, it has been hit unevenly hard by the current industry crisis.
TÜBINGEN, Germany — A speed-pedelec experiment in southern Germany has yielded promising results, but findings also show that key barriers to adoption remain. The experiment was conducted by researchers at RheinMain and Darmstadt universities and sponsored by Allianz Zukunft S-Pedelec, a coalition of speed-pedelec manufacturers - including myStromer, Klever Mobility, Riese & Müller and HP Velotechnik.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The bicycle industry in Bangladesh is quickly recovering from a major slump in exports. In the last fiscal year from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, the export value of bicycles increased by 41% from $83 million (€71.9 million) in 2023/2024 to $117 million (€101.3 million) last year. This data was released recently by the country's Export Promotion Bureau.
日本，大阪（OSAKA）－年初貿易政策轉變，很快便對自行車產業的財務表現帶來影響。作為OEM供應大廠，Shimano表示貿易流向已轉變，受到全球貿易政策影響，產業前景仍充滿變數。
比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－歐洲自行車及電動自行車市場持續修正，以回到疫前水平。2020年至2021年需求飆漲，接著供應鏈中斷，整個產業的韌性及彈性應對能力皆受到極大考驗。歐洲自行車產業協會CONEBI最新發布「歐洲自行車產業與市場概況」（European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile）顯示，各通路銷售持續呈下滑趨勢。
奧地利，韋爾斯（WELS）－Pierer Mobility在2025年上半年財報中指出，自行車業務撤除的進度比原本預期快得多。該公司旗下KTM AG摩托車部門在年初宣布進行重組作業，其財務表現因此受到嚴重影響。
