France Future Growth Market for Gazelle E-Bikes
DIEREN, the Netherlands - To expand its presence on the international e-bike market, bicycle manufacturer Gazelle, part of the Pon Bicycle Group, announced a new strategy.

DIEREN, the Netherlands - To expand its presence on the international e-bike market, bicycle manufacturer Gazelle, part of the Pon Bicycle Group, announced a new strategy.

COLOGNE, Germany - To celebrate its 50th anniversary the German dealer cooperative ZEG hosted a dinner party for over 1,500 guests at the annual members meeting. During the dinner ZEG Managing Director Georg Honkomp announced interesting figures like, "Last year ZEG's dealer turnover passed one billion euro."

BRUSSELS, Belgium - 2014 was a very positive year for the European bicycle industry. EU employment, production and sales in 2014 grew compared to the 2013 figures. This is the outcome of an economic study carried out by CONEBI, the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The bicycle's positive image to help solve environmental problems and traffic congestion made many people confident that ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - After a dramatic spring in the Netherlands with a 38% drop in units, bicycle sales in June stabilized a little bit but ...

Established in 1926 Dawes is one of the UK's most renowned bicycle brands. With a proud heritage synonymous with quality, attention to detail and style ...

西班牙,馬德里(MADRID)-西班牙自行車產量在10月回升至25,400輛,產值達1,820萬歐元。根據西班牙工業暨觀光部(Ministry of Industry and Tourism)發布資料,與去年同期相比,產量成長23.3%,營收成長16.7%。

在製造回流和提升市場彈性,選擇在歐洲而非亞洲生產的過程中,中歐國家一直以來都扮演著重要角色。雖然沒有其他國家像葡萄牙這樣擔任領頭羊,不過這並不代表其他地區就是這塊產業的配角。近年來,除了有多座新設工廠,現有工廠也正在提高產出品質。

荷蘭,宰斯特(ZEIST)-2024年Q3進口至歐盟的電動自行車數量有近20萬輛,幾乎與2023年Q3持平。2024年Q2進口量有所成長,市場呈復甦跡象,不過前九月總數量仍較去年同期減少28%。或許更重要的是,更高的進口額並未彌補進口量下降的部分,情況尚未改善。

捷克,科普日夫尼采(KOPRIVNICE)-荷蘭城市自行車大廠Bike Fun International(BFI)憑藉其多年的製造經驗,在城市自行車市場成功坐穩領先地位。本社與該公司執行長René Gasser進行訪談,瞭解這間製造公司欲成為中歐市場領先經銷商的雄心,以及他們如何在OEM供應商中脫穎而出。

荷蘭,海倫芬(HEERENVEEN)-Accell Group在確保獲得主要利益關係人足夠的支持後,便能繼續進行財務重組。該公司月初時表示:「執行資本重組將能創造一個永續的財務及營運平台來執行我們的策略。我們的長期貸款和循環信貸機構中約有8成已承諾會對這次重組計畫給予支持,其他主要債權人亦同意該計畫。」

比利時,布魯塞爾(BRUSSELS)-下一任歐盟貿易專員Maros Sefcovic的任務之一是完成目前正在進行協商的貿易協定,與馬來西亞和泰國相關的絕對會是其中一部分。泰國最知名的自行車公司為Vittoria,馬來西亞則是Shimano供應商Kwang Li Industry的家鄉。

比利時,布魯塞爾(BRUSSELS)-歐洲自行車產業協會CONEBI近期舉辦的年度大會由新任理事長Massimo Panzeri主持,他也是Atala執行長。該會於5月22日於土耳其伊斯坦堡(Istanbul)舉辦。

LUDHIANA, India - Indian bicycle OEM HMC Hive, a Hero Motor Company, has forayed into contract manufacturing with the signing of a €33 million partnership contract with Ridley and Eddy Merckx owner Belgian Cycling Factory (BCF). Under the contract, the HMC will supply 50,000 bikes and components for BCF over the next three years.

越南,胡志明市(HO CHI MINH CITY)-Schwalbe上週宣布進行生產戰略調整,未來將在越南獨家生產所有輪胎和內胎,做出此決定是因為考量自行車行業的發展和緊張局勢。現在訂單幾乎都是臨時下單的,不是長期訂單。Schwalbe執行長Frank Bohle於公司聲明中說明:「因此目前要在兩座並行生產的工廠提前計畫滿足需求已不再可行。」

德國,科隆(COLOGNE)-歐洲規模最大代理商公司ZEG已僱用業界老將Jens Stahlschmidt擔任董事會成員。該公司表示此決定是為未來做準備。

In this edition: Porsche CEO: The speed of product development impresses me - Swiss e-bike market share nearing 50% - VDL Group opens aluminum frame production - Automation is key to production efficiency

西班牙,馬利亞維亞(MALLABIA)—Jon Fernandez在Orbea擔任12年執行長後宣佈即將退位,其職位將由Orbea資深員工Daniel Martínez從十月開始接任。

德國,施蘭貝格(SCHRAMBERG)-電動自行車精準零件生產這幾年來對hGears越趨重要。該公司去年年度財報顯示,電動自行車和零件市場的成長彌補了汽車及電動工具產業的損失。

法國,維勒班(VILLEURBANNE)-Doctibike和其合作商在法國簡稱奧羅阿大區(Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)的資助下,開發出第一款完全可回收的電池,具備智慧及預測性維護(predictive maintenance)功能。該計畫耗時2年。