SIRNACH, Switzerland - Increasing competition for domestic manufacturing and established specialist dealers has prompted two Swiss producers Komenda and Tour de Suisse Rad to join forces. The aim is to strengthen the local industry under the label 'Schweizer Velo'.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A new independent scientific report on the impact that light electric vehicles (LEVs) can have in the effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions will be presented on 24th March. The report, commissioned by trade association LEVA-EU, will be presented during the hybrid Future is Electric and Light event which will be held in Brussels and digitally.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Supply chain constraints as a result of Covid-19 left many shops and distributers sold-out of stock in Australia. In the meantime, Brexit has gone under the radar for Aussies, though it has started causing disruptions between Europe and the UK and could have a fallout for Australian distributers, bike shops and customers as well.
MACHECOUL, France - For Manufacture Française du Cycle (MFC) 2020 was a year full of twists and turns. The pandemic eventually resulted in a hike in bicycle and e-bike demand in the last months. But despite the turmoil, MFC has invested in an ambitious expansion plan for the next 4 years.
EASTLEIGH, UK - Selling one tool in one market, making his kitchen table his office. That's how Chris Parr founded Pro Bike Tool in 2015, like so many start-ups in this industry. Now, five years later, he co-directs the business with his wife Nicole, and together they manage a small team of expert specialists working across the globe.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Governmental measures to limit the impact of the Coronavirus brought the European bicycle industry almost to a standstill. On the other hand, bicycle shops have been labelled as essential in order to provide people the necessary means of urban mobility. How is the bicycle industry handling this confusing situation? When asked by Bike Europe, CONEBI President Erhard Büchel stated, "these difficult times will make us stronger in the end as people now do realise the importance of the bicycle and its industry in Europe."
MILAN, Italy - Confindustria ANCMA, Italy's national bicycle association, has released the annual data on the Italian market. More than 1.7 million bicycles were sold in 2019, a 7 percent increase from the previous year. The market saw a continuous increase in e-bike sales and a slight recovery in traditional bikes. There are, however, strong concerns for 2020 data.
AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Almost simultaneously with the publication of a report from the European Environment Agency on the environmental impact that the fast-growing e-commerce sector brings with their last mile deliveries; e-cargo specialist Babboe is
LEUVEN, Belgium - Earlier today REIN4CED has festively opened its bicycle frame production facility in Leuven, Belgium. With this unique facility, REIN4CED is entering the final straight line of its mission to bring back carbon bicycle frame production to Europe.
PLOCHINGEN, Germany - With a campaign in Germany for its road bikes, Decathlon is introducing two new brand names: Triban as well as Van Rysel. These two are not the only new names coming for the bikes retailed by the sporting goods giant. Next to the already longtime used B'Twin name there is more to come. M
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The electrification of bicycles is opening new frontiers. It's now firmly established as THE main trend which is starting
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - What Taichung Bike Week, that started earlier today, and also Eurobike 2017 made abundantly clear is that the
TOKYO, Japan - First the sad news: the Japanese are buying fewer bicycles. Last year the total shipment to the country's distributors stood
British steel magnate with cycle business background wants to make UK cycle manufacture part of his 'Green Steel' strategy. Liberty House says they
In the first 8 months of 2016 Taiwan's bicycle and e-bike export dropped by 25.6% compared to the same period in 2015. According to Credit Suisse export
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The positive results the EU bike market showed in 2014 continued into 2015. This is indicated by the Eurostat import statistics. Excluding e-bikes and speed e-bikes/s-pedelecs the import of 'regular' bicycles grew 2.1% in the first eight months of 2015.
NEW DELHI, India - The biggest bicycle manufacturer in India - Hero Cycles - sold over 600,000 bikes last December; 20% more compared to December 2014. It is the highest one-month sale in the history of the bicycle industry by any company in India, Hero Cycles said in a statement.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Surely it must be a first in history; during the first half of this year net income/net profit growth among bike companies was the highest of all other transport industries including automotive, trucking, aerospace and the automotive suppliers.
LONDON, UK - Demand for British-built bikes soared in the year when the first stage of the Tour de France was held in Yorkshire. According the latest statistics of the Office for National Statistics production and sales of UK made bicycles jumped almost 70%.
MOSCOW, Russia - Next to London, Paris, New York and other major cities across the world also Moscow recently launched its bike-share program. ...
