The outlook of the Austrian bicycle industry is very positive due to skyrocketing e-bike sales. Nevertheless the overall market decreased last year by 2.8%.

TI Cycles of India inaugurated its fourth facility which is based in the district Rajpura in the North Indian state of Punjab.

Pon Bicycle Group changes its name into Pon.Bike Group. Senior vice president Armin Landgraf has also presented a new logo and explains why Pon Holdings.

瑞士，BERN-預定於11月舉辦的世界運動用品產業聯盟(WFSGI)第四屆製造商論壇焦點將會放高科技創新、數位化以及機器人等議題，而企業如何從最佳的技術獲得優勢。

"A market survey conducted by OnBikeX.de showed that no less than 85% of all IBD suppliers in Germany is exhibiting at Eurobike," says Eurobike MD Stefan Reisinger.

德國，FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- 最近歐洲自行車展吸引了許多關注。更改的設置、和台中自行車週的合作、還有一個主要的品牌 Derby Cycle 也不參展的事實等等，全都在業界裡引起了話題。這總總的一切會怎樣影響歐洲自行車展呢?預定在2016年8月31日到9月4日舉辦的自行車展仍會是全球自行車產業交流的平台嗎? Bike Europe 為此採訪了歐洲自行車展的經理Stefan Reisinger。

ÚSTĺ NAD ORLICĺ, Czech Republic - Bicycle frame manufacturer Fort Frames survived the exodus of the frame production from Europe to the Far East during the 1990s thanks to its flexibility. Nevertheless they had to diversify their production and downscale the annual output of frames, which still amounts to some 10,000 units.

中國，上海- Bike Europe將參加第26屆中國國際自行車展。歡迎商業觀眾至現場拿取2016年五月刊的Bike Europe中文版。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group today announces that it sells the USA parts & accessories activities of Seattle Bike Supply to Hawley-Lambert, a P&A company based in the USA and Canada.

REICHSHOF, Germany - The Bohle Group sees demand for its Schwalbe tyres grow year on year; in 2015 again with double-digit figures. It created the need for extra production capacity. For that the company, together with its Korean partner, started a new facility in Vietnam which is coming 'online' now.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The latest statistics released by the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) show that Taiwan's bicycle export increased by 10.04% in 2015. Total export value reached 1.74 billion euro, compared to 1.58 billion euro in 2014. Also Taiwan's bicycle parts export rose last year by 5.45%, with total value reaching just over 1 billion euro.

ATHENS, Greece - The cycling industry has not recovered from the harsh reality of the Greek economy, however the statistics show that the decline in sales is not as big as it was. The imports and exports data show that bicycles remain popular despite the economy, but the effects of the dramatic financial situation of the country are still clear and present.

HELSINKI, Finland - To grow its slow cycling business (-2% in 2015), Amer Sports Corporation has acquired ENVE Composites. Amer Sports reports that, "the US based company ENVE brings capabilities in carbon technology, and it offers operational scale and synergy benefits complementing our cycling category."

瑞士，HUTTWILL- 和最近在奧地利與之前在其他國家所做的事一樣，瑞士電動自行車製造商Biketec AG (Flyer製造商)現在控制了其在比荷盧的分銷網絡；這些國家是其最重要的市場之一。Biketec已經接管了比荷盧進品商Amazing Wheels。

美國，BIG FLATS-美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院對Stan's NoTubes和Specialized之間的長期鬥爭決定維持先前由審理暨訴願委員會的判決，也就是宣布Stan's NoTubes的美國專利是有效的。

德國，腓特烈港(Friedrichshafen)－在2019年時，第一批電池將會在歐洲生產。儘管生產規模仍將有限，但在十年後便能達到足以與目前亞洲所有供應商競爭的水平。歐洲最大的電池製造商BMZ執行長Sven Bauer在上週的Eurobike中，介紹了歐洲鋰電池超級工廠(Gigafactory)的現況。

Herrmans received a Design & Innovation Award at the Taipei International Cycle Show for its revolutionary light, H-BLACK PRO, a successful example of

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The German retail cooperative ZEG took over all shares of e-bike manufacturer Biketec in Emmental

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Last October it already became clear that the competition between the Taichung Bike Week and the Taipei Cycle Show was intensifying.

Bike Europe將於 2017年Eurobike的前一天（8月29日）在Messe Friedrichshafen舉辦講座，主題是「面對全通路之挑戰。」其中一位專業講者將會詳細地說明全通路所帶來的機會是什麼，他深信：「我們活在一個品牌與消費者息息相關的黃金時代。」