Connected e-bikes are the new standard in the bicycle industry now brands want to provide their customers a better mobility experience. By integrating an IoT product, the e-bike becomes a smartbike, capable of sending and receiving data as well as triggering actions remotely. After the electrification revolution, the connectivity revolution is leading bicycle assemblers to adapt and reinvent their offers and tools. To assist assemblers in assembling the connected bike, Velco has created a turnkey digital platform: Velco Assembly Assist.

德國，慕尼黑（MUNICH）－Fazua推全新馬達擴大產品系列，目標在重量、集成度和直覺操作上樹立新標竿。Fazua Ride 60驅動系統總重4.26公斤、扭矩60Nm，將在今年上市。

In this edition: - French government to re-develop bicycle industry - Accell Group sales rise despite disruptions - German market shows no sign of turning - Dutch e-bike and bicycle market shrinks 15.9%

法國，巴黎（PARIS）－儘管疫情造成自行車和零件供應短缺，法國市場去年仍大放異彩。法國自行車聯盟（Union Sport & Cycle）發佈French Bicycle Observatory（法國自行車觀測報告）顯示，整體市場規模成長3.9%，數量達2,789,545，市值增加15.1%，達22.15億歐元。

德國，羅伊特林根（REUTLINGEN）－搭載Bosch馬達的電動自行車在收到貨之後發現並無安裝電池。這是目前荷蘭備受討論的話題，同樣情況也發生在其他市場。Bike Europe向Bosch詢問此問題的事發原因，以及該廠的應對方式。

PARIS, France - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortages of bikes and components, the French market has recorded a strong increase in 2021. In the French Bicycle Observatory published by the industry organisation Union Sport & Cycle the total market volume increase by 3.9% to 2,789,545 representing a value of €2.215 billion, an increase of 15.1%.

OSAKA, Japan - Economic sanctions imposed on Russia by Western nations have created global energy shortages and a sudden rise in raw material prices, putting downward pressure on personal consumption, reports the Japanese components manufacturer in its Q1-2022 financial statement. Nevertheless demand for bicycles is still high according to Shimano.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Due to a further increase in bicycle and e-bike demand in particular, Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Group topped its 2020 sales and profit record once again in 2021. This is despite higher costs and increasing uncertainties harming profit in Q4.

台灣，台北－供應鏈變數多也讓台灣兩大自行車龍頭Giant Manufacturing Compnay和Merida Industry的財務報告變得更複雜。Giant的銷售自年初開始穩健成長，Merida則因比較基準較高呈微幅下滑。

PARIS, France - The French e-cargo market has been growing for about three years. In 2021, sales in this category recorded the strongest increase with a volume of around 15,000 units. Besides the major international brands, also domestic brands, such as Douze Cycles and Kiffy have now established themselves in the market.

台灣，台北－鴻海科技集團（同為Foxconn）研發出一款電動自行車顯示器和控制器，能夠讓使用者更直覺操作介面。該產品於上週台北自行車展亮相。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The much-discussed topic of supply chain constraints have had a direct impact on product availability. Due to the delivery problems, directly related to the corona pandemic, the e-bike and bicycle market in the Netherlands saw a record sales volume decline for 2021.

英國，倫敦（London）－印度Hero Motors Company指派知名的Jeff Weiss作為歐洲分公司Hero International的新任CEO。Jeff Weiss從位於美國麥迪遜（Madison）的Saris Cycling跳槽到Hero International，他在業界已有20年的資歷，曾擔任Trek和Dorel Sports的資深職位。

MONTREAL, Canada - Dorel' sports division which market brands including Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and Mongoose, reports an ongoing increase in sales. For the first quarter of the year, turnover increased by 43.6% year-on-year to US$270.3 million.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - To help national and local stakeholders streamline efforts to promote cycling, 54 countries yesterday adopted the first ever Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion at the Fifth High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment (THE PEP). "A historic milestone," says Manuel Marsilio, general manager of the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) who supported the elaboration of the plan.

PARIS, France - The French bike market has seen a tremendous sales increase year in 2020. While the sport market was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the cycling industry generated a huge increase, with total sales hiking by 25% from 2,417 billion in 2019 to more than 3 billion last year. A record.

奧地利，哈爾德（Hard）－奧地利第二大自行車製造商Simplon Fahrrad GmbH已定好未來成長方向。其母公司Simplon Holding已購入鄰近地產，欲將目前產能提高兩倍。新址即將於近期完工，該處也將設有一間大型體驗中心。

加拿大，蒙特婁（Montreal）－Dorel Industries Inc. 公佈體育部門去年銷售報出佳績，部門含Cannondale、Schwinn、GT、Mongoose、Pacific Cycles和Caloi品牌。Dorel Sports收益增長1.357億美金（14.9%），達10.45億美金，毛利潤達2.3億美金。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Green Deal also includes the intention to revise the European regulatory framework for batteries. The EU intends to set a worldwide benchmark for more sustainable and safe batteries. CONEBI's Neuberger E-Bike Working Group has closely analysed the EU's proposal for a new batteries legislation.

PARIS, France - The International Transport Forum (ITF) is calling on governments to prioritise cycling over cars to minimise pollution, improve the environment and meet sustainability objectives. In a boost for cycling initiatives, the number one recommendation in their latest report is to redistribute road space