LUDHIANA, India - Hero Cycles Ltd has acquired a majority stake in Sri Lanka based bike exporter BSH Ventures Ltd. With this move India's biggest bike maker Hero wants to take advantage of the benefits associated with Sri Lanka regaining the GSP+ import duty free status. This allows for Sri Lankan made bikes to be imported duty free in the EU member states.
Asiabike is the first company in Sri Lanka to set up a manufacturing plant exclusively to produce e-bikes to international standards. Strategic alliances with industry giants such as LG, Samsung, and Panasonic, along with European-standard approved Chinese battery cells, have made this locally owned organization an important e-bike supplier to foreign markets, especially the European Union and the United Kingdom.
EDINBURGH, UK - Following eight years of product development, Intradrive has revealed the production-specification design of its GD8 gearbox drive unit. "We are building up pilot production units to ship to bike brands for internal testing right now," explains IntraDrive founding director Mark Ravilious.
德國，登肯多夫（DENKENDORF）－Pinion東家Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.（BRP）在一次策略收購中，從德國自行車經銷商採購協會（ZEG）手中買下其旗下Biketec GmbH的FIT 2.0業務。其目的為拓展Pinion在電動驅動系統核心業務的產品組合，此次交易的金額並未公開。
Once upon a time, back when I was just a young lad, there was a song my brothers and I occasionally heard on the radio - a song that seemed to cast a spell over us. We didn't know what it was about, nor could we name the band, but something about it was almost magical. And this was before we'd even seen the music video! That song became iconic - a symbol of our youth - resonating with us deeply despite remaining a mystery for years.
KOBLENZ, Germany - D2C-sales and custom-building - is that a match? Perhaps it is no coincidence that D2C bicycle supplier Canyon Bicycles GmbH is launching a worldwide custom bike program named "MyCanyon" shortly before opening its own Canyon Bicycles Munich Store. To get the message of the new program out the company even hired some renowned artists.
BERINGEN, Belgium - The acquisition of Nukeproof by Belgian Cycling Factory (BCF) as the company announced last week is a critical part of its long-term strategy plan called Horizon 2030. "Building a leading position on the MTB market is an essential part of our long-term vision," explains Belgian Cycling Factory CEO and owner Joachim Aerts. "With Nukeproof we have gained an important position in the market."
德國，德勒斯登（DRESDEN）－德國自行車零售電商Bike 24 Holding AG經過2024年Q4優異表現後，該公司不僅確定已回歸增長，也已完全實現2024年獲利目標。該公司2024年財報要待3月26日才會發布。
德國，柏林（BERLIN）－為降低庫存祭出的大規模折扣活動，造成德國去年電動自行車平均零售價及市值下滑。銷量雖相對保持穩定，自行車及電動自行車總營收為63.3億歐元，較2023年70.6億歐元下降10.1%，儘管如此，仍遠高於2019年40億歐元。
ERKRATH, Germany - A long time coming, but Giant Deutschland GmbH has officially confirmed the appointment of a new managing mirector. As early as December 1, Alexander Gebert was appointed as the successor to Oliver Hensche, who will be available to the Giant Group in an advisory capacity until further notice. He had managed the company for 15 years.
德國，居特斯洛（GÜTERSLOH）－德國自行車界的另一間知名傳產公司亦陷入無法自救的財務困境。根據破產法院公告，Sprick Cycle GmbH和其母公司Sprick Holding GmbH皆於12月27日提交臨時破產申請。
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mixed voices were heard about the state of affairs and future of the industry at the 2025 Taipei International Cycle Show. The unpredictable outlook for the business due to the US conflicted trade war has disrupted supply chain at an unprecedented level. The initial expectation was that Taipei Cycle 2025 would indicate the first signs of an industry moving in a positive direction again. While a series of fresh initiatives were rolled out to bolster the industry's role in ESG, advocacy and future mobility, an industry wide increase in the level of orders itself remained ambiguous.
TUSCON, Arizona - In the week ahead of the annual industry meetup in Taiwan, the US and international leaders gathered for the Bicycle Leadership Conference. Hosted by PeopleForBikes, its president and CEO Jenn Dice welcomed the participants with the opening keynote announcing the first ever results of their 2024 market survey.
TREVIGLIO, Italy - As Bianchi celebrates its 140th anniversary, the Italian brand is entering a new phase of growth under new leadership. The brand has announced the appointment of Alberto Cavaggioni as CEO to oversee the company's product innovation and international expansion, effective 17 March 2025.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - To provide more legal certainty for e-bike assemblers in Europe, the European Commission amended the anti-circumvention regulation for the import components made in China. Under the new regulation 2020/1296 published in the Official Journal, the
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last 19 March the European Commission implemented "Decision (EU) 2019/436 on the harmonized standards for machinery drafted in support of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council."
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - This is the final call for industry peers that want to take part in the information meeting on rules & regulations for e-bikes
On 1 January 2017, the new type-approval, which includes most types of electric bicycles, enters into force. The only category excluded from type-approval
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The offering in speed pedelecs (more and more referred to as speed e-bikes) is growing rapidly. In Europe's trendsetting ...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Bike Europe has gathered all EU regulations on e-bikes, pedelecs and speed pedelecs. In this Whitepaper we present you a ...
