日本，大阪（Osaka）－Shimano Group上半年財務報告顯示，自行車零件部門銷售下滑14.6%，較前一年同期減至12.26億日圓（9.92億歐元）；營收則是下降19.7%。

德國，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－儘管三、四月因疫情封鎖，Accell集團報告2020上半年銷售較前一年同比成長4%達6.769億歐元。不過疫情造成全球供應鏈中斷、成本增加，在其混和效應之下，淨利及附加價值率雙雙下滑。

奧地利，沃格爾（Wörgl）－當電動自行車市場正經歷熱銷盛況空前之時，這家奧地利電動驅動系統供應商Vivax則是即將熄燈。該公司於其網站發佈訊息：「我們被迫必須關閉、停售，並立即停止接受服務。」

法國，巴黎（Paris）－近期一份關於自行車使用的研究報告顯示，法國自行車市場自5月11日開始大幅成長，當日是法國正式解封的日子。5月12日至6月12日的銷售共成長117%。儘管自行車庫存量已趨近於零，法國政府仍持續增加這部分的財務支援。

德國，羅伊特林根（Reutlingen）－Bosch eBike Systems的財務業績將受多國電動自行車市場的熱銷所影響。其執行長Claus Fleischer於2021年新品的網路預先發表會表示：「我們希望今年能和去年出色的成績相當，今年可能甚至超越去年。」

VERONA, Italy - Cycling clothing manufacturer, Alé has launched a new collection, Velocity G+, which will "arm cyclists with a precious ally that is as thin as an atom: graphene. The graphene-based fabric helps cyclists push their performances to the max while keeping their bodies at the ideal temperature," the company claims.

COLOGNE, Germany - The German Motorcycle Industry Association (IVM) and Koelnmesse have decided to suspend Intermot 2020 - an event it originally planned to host from 6 to 11 October 2020. An alternative digital format is under preparation and will be implemented by the year's end. The next physical edition of the biennial event will now be scheduled in 2022.

法國，安錫（Annecy）－法國自行車製造商Mavic自從3月被By Saving公司接管後，便持續遇到問題，目前法庭決定保留6個月的觀察期。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In a 2,5 hour webinar Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) CEO Kevin Mayne called for "the creation of an e-bike access fund so that these can be available to everyone throughout the EU, to buy, to share and to enable small businesses to buy e-cargo bikes." Over 500 people attended the virtual conference last Tuesday.

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－政府針對新冠肺炎祭出的防疫措施幾乎癱瘓了整個歐洲自行車產業。但另一方面，自行車店因為需要提供民眾都會移動工具而被列為必要營業之商店。自行車產業現在又是如何應對此困境？CONEBI主席Erhard Büchel在接受Bike Europe訪問時表示：「這些艱難的時刻最終會讓我們更加團結，因為現在人們確實理解到自行車和這個產業在歐洲的重要性了。」

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."

義大利，米蘭（Milan）－義大利國家自行車暨機車產業工會（Confindustria ANCMA）寫了一封公開信給義大利總理Giuseppe Conte提出讓自行車產業提早復工的訴求。

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.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Today two bicycle manufacturers announced the restart of their production after they were closed when their governments launched measures against the Corona pandemic. Both Gazelle in the Netherlands and the Basque bicycle manufacturer Orbea S. Coop in Spain resumed operations "in compliance with the maximum health and hygiene measures established by the competent authorities," as both companies stated this morning.

The drastic implications of the coronavirus crisis on the bicycle industry in Europe are rapidly becoming visible. Companies are looking for both creative as well as radical solutions to adapt new measures to safeguard their businesses for the future. Here an overview of the latest developments.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The measures taken by European governments to limit the Coronavirus have been in place some for weeks now and the impact on the bicycle industry becomes more and more visible. Sales have even jumped in some countries, while others are still struggling with the new situation. What is happening on the e-bike and bicycle markets?

CIE expert group steps up to smart mobility challenge

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling Industries Europe 2020 Summit will be all about how cycling industries can transform Europe's mobility sector and massively contribute to reaching the goals set in Europe's Green Deal.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Amid latest news from China that the Coronavirus brings every day lesser numbers of casualties, updates from Taiwan point to the fact that the country's show organizer is doing its upmost to turn Taipei Cycle+ into a success.

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