HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (September 23) - The companies that were recently acquired by Dutch Accell, will be integrated into one large wholesale ...

BREMEN, Germany (February 19th) - The first European congress for the European bicycle business will open its doors soon. Bike.market.future is taking ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 13th) - Groupe Go Sport has taken over 10 of the former Giacomelli stores in Poland. Due to the financial situation of ...

VENLO/ AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (June 5) - Dutch retail organizations Bike Totaal en Twico Retail Support recently signed a Letter of Intent in which ...

OSAKA, Japan (May 23) - Despite the present difficult market situations in Europe and the US, the world's biggest bicycle component maker expects ...

BEIJING, China (January 7) - The European Commission has received its biggest compliment after the successful launch on January 1 of the new European ...

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (August 3) - The mini-scooter fad has come to an end, and at least one Taiwan manufacturer has been left hurting. The Yu-Sheng Traffic ...

STANFORD, US. (2 july) - According to US magazine 'Bicycle Retailer & Industry News' Derby-USA will shelve the Univega bicycle brand for the USA. ...

WASHINGTON, USA (May 23) - During the first three months of this year the Derby Cycle Corporation saw its bike sales drop by 13%. Net revenues dropped ...

AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands (14 February.) -The turnover reached with the sales of bicycles in the Netherlands continues to rise. According to figures from ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (1 November) - Sales of scooters and mopeds couldn't keep their upward trend in the Netherlands. This was shown in recent figures ...

BETHEL, Conn.,USA - After previous rumors about poor results, Cannondale Corporation showed a 1% increase in net sales (to $36,687,000, including $1.5 ...

LONDON, UK (20 September 2000) -- Last week, when the gasoline shortage in Europe reached its pinnacle, sales of bicycle inner tubes in the UK rose 18%, ...

VEENDENDAAL, Netherlands (29 August 2000) -- The addition of the Danish bike accessory maker Basta helped Dutch lock and bike accessory manufacturer AXA ...

LONDON, UK (22 August 2000) -- Foot Locker Sportswear saw its European sales increase 32% in the first half of 2000. The company attributes some of the ...

BERLIN, Germany - The German industry organisation ZIV rang the alarm bell last January over the upcoming Federal Forest Act which would pose a big threat for mountain and gravel biking in the nation's forests. In the first draft of the act, which was published recently, the right to enter the forest by bicycle remains largely untouched.

BERLIN, Germany - Increasing regulatory challenges are once again placing a heavy burden on manufacturers of bicycles, components and accessories in 2024, states the Germany industry association ZIV. In his 2024 outlook, ZIV head Burkhard Stork calls for a more consistent industry policy on all national and EU levels.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has widened the State aid rules to make it easier to subsidise the battery industry and raw materials recycling in the EU. The announced public financial aid could foster batteries for industry and for cars, as well as for e-bikes or other light means of transport (LMT batteries).

BRUSSELS, Belgium - LEVA-EU sees the exclusion of all vehicles for the transport of goods and persons from the new Machinery Directive as proposed by the European Commission as a step towards specific technical legislation for light electric vehicles.

DANA POINT, US - The Bicycle Leadership Conference stands as the foremost bicycle industry event gathering in the US for leaders to learn, network, and grow cycling and the bike business. The 2023 edition, held in March, was a positive event attended by some 270 industry leaders. Funding to support the growth of the industry and the impact of e-bikes were the main discussion points.