Mavic: Jewel in Adidas' Crown
PARIS, France (April 14) - French wheel manufacturer Mavic is turning out to be the jewel in the crown of the Adidas-Salomon Group. Of all the ...
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Spanish Bike Maker to Target Northern Europe
MALLABIA, Spain (April 7) - With yearly sales of about 80,000 units and a 30% market share Orbea is by far the biggest in Spain. Next to that all other ...
Renault and Cycleurope Sign Licensing Agreement
Cycle Show opens in Taipei MAARSSEN, Netherlands (March 11th) The Taipei International Cycle Show opened yesterday at the Taipei World Trade Centre ...
Hero Honda: Sales up 35 %
NEW DELHI, India (February 6th) - Hero Honda Motors Ltd , India's biggest motorcycle maker, said on Monday its January bike sales rose 35 percent to ...
Zéfal to Restructure Véloland
JARGEAU, France (December 5) - Zéfal decided to take over the ailing Véloland chain for a symbolic amount of € 1 only. Until its receivership earlier ...
Zéfal to Restructure Véloland
JARGEAU, France (December 5) - Zéfal decided to take over the ailing Véloland chain for a symbolic amount of € 1 only. Until its receivership earlier ...
Cannondale: Annual Bicycle Profits up
BETHEL/CT, USA (August 15) - Cannondale Corp. reported a 16% higher $9.55 million (€ 9.85 million) pre-tax income in its bicycle division over its ...
AXA Bicycle Products Sales Tumble
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (August 27) - Axa Stenman managed to increase its net profit by 20% to € 2.3 million or € 0.74 per share, despite poor sales ...
Veloring Restructures and Restarts
MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany (January 29) - German buying association Veloring GmbH & Co. KG is restructuring while its member-organisations Veloring ...
Karstadt-Quelle AG doubles e-commerce sales in 2001
ESSEN, Germany (15 January) - In 2001 Karstadt-Quelle AG increased its turnover in 2001 with 4% to a total of € 15.9 billion. These sales include ...
Giant & Merida: December Sales Include Bad and Good News
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (February 5) - Good and bad news from Taiwan's number one and two bicycle producers Giant and Merida. According to a recent publication ...
Derby Cycle Reports Big Drops in Revenues and Operating Income
STAMFORD, USA (August 20) - The Derby Cycle Corporation filed its financial report for the quarter which ended on July 1 at the Washington Security and ...
Summer Ispo Rolls to a Close
MUNICH, GERMANY - Today the European international sporting goods show Summer Ispo will close its doors. Held from 6 to August, Summer Ispo attracted ...
Target Earnings Meet Expectations
MINNEAPOLIS, MN/USA (16 August 2000) -- US retail giant Target Corp. saw earnings rise 15% in the second quarter of this year. Sales for the quarter ...
Carrefour to become leading Retailer in Belgium
AVERY, France (1 August 2000) -- The French Carrefour Group has acquired GB, the leading food retailer in Belgium. Carrefour, which already owned 27.5% ...
Brunswick Names Franck Meunier Int'l Sales and Marketing Manager
VERNON HILLS, IL/USA (25 July 2000) -- Brunswick Bicycles has named Franck Meunier to its sales team. Meunier, formerly the manager of North American ...
Go Sport to Open Outlet in Hungary
PARIS, France (6 July 2000)--France's second largest sporting goods retail chain Go Sport has plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary Go Sport ...
Jeffrey Begue Named Sales & Marketing Director at Urban Solutions
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (13 July 2000)--Former EGS sales & marketing director Jeffrey Begue has been named to the same position at Urban Solutions, a ...
Dutch Spending More Money on Bikes
ZOETERMEER, Netherlands- In 1998 the Dutch spent 2.6 billion on new bikes and bike maintenance. That comes to NLG140 (US$64.30;EUR63.70) per person. In ...
What 'Right to Repair' means for e-bike sellers and manufacturers
On April 23, the 'Right to Repair' directive was adopted by the European Parliament. The proposed law should encourage repair and reuse of defective devices instead of replacement, with the aim of minimising 'e-waste' caused by these devices. The guidelines that the EU will prescribe to its member states in the coming years are becoming increasingly clear: repair must become the standard for all electronic consumer goods, even after the legal guarantee period. What does this mean for the e-bike industry?