Honda To Cut Models By Third
TOKYO, Japan (5 March) - Honda Motor Co. will cut the number of its motorcycle models by one-third to 200 to help the automaker save on production and ...
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Schwinn/GT UK Sales Ltd. in Receivership
LONDON, UK / KIRCHZARTEN, Germany (5 March) - On March 1 of this year Schwinn/GT UK Sales Ltd. went into receivership. According to Jürgen Eckmann, ...
Derby CEO Gary Matthews Under Pressure
STANFORD, Conn, USA (19 December) - With the appointment of Alan Finden-Crofts as the new Executive Chairman for Derby Cycle Corp., the position of ...
Metro AG Furthers Eastern Europe expansion
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (22 January) - In fiscal year 2000 the German retail giant Metro AG increased its total net sales by 7.1 percent to DEM 91.8 billion ...
Shimano Likely to Set Up Production in Czech Republic
OSAKA SAKAI, Japan (15 August 2000) -- Shimano is planning to expand its European production in the near future. On 10 August an article appeared in the ...
Wal-Mart First Quarter Earnings Up Big
BENTONVILLE AR/USA (11 May 2000)--In the first quarter of 2000 retail giant Wal-Mart recorded US$1.326 billion in earnings (or 30 cents a share), ...
Japanese E-Bike Production Dropping Rapidly
TOKYO, Japan (17 February 2000)--After years of strong growth, EPAC production and sales in Japan are declining rapidly. In 1998 Japan's electric ...
Rumors about Wal-Mart Taking Over Metro
COLOGNE/WUPPERTAL, Germany (28 January 2000)--According to the February issue of the German economic journal Manager Magazin, Jan von Haeften, chairman ...
Spain Sold More Bicycles than Cars in 2012
MADRID, Spain - For the first time in history (since bike sales started to be tracked), Spaniards bought more bicycles than cars. Last year, 780,000 ...
Vroomen and Kessler Unveiled Open Project at Eurobike
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Eurobike 2013 was the first global platform for industry veterans Gerard Vroomen, the co-founder of Cervélo bikes, and Andy ...
UK Tandem Group's Bike Business Down
BRIGG, UK - Tandem Group PLC saw its bicycles and accessories businesses revenue decrease by 19.4% to GBP 7,187,000 (8,519,440 euro) (2012 - GBP ...
German Industry Expects Stable Sales for Whole Year
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The poor spring weather resulted in 7% lower domestic deliveries of new bicycles and e-bikes in Germany in the first half of ...
Heinzmann Developed Downtube Battery for MTBs
SCHÖNAU, Germany - Heinzmann has expanded their product portfolio of e-bike drives with several components for the DirectPower System. First, there is ...
Design Prize for Reelight
VIBY, Denmark - The Reelight GO has been awarded the prestigious international design prize "red dot award" developed in cooperation with the design ...
Schwalbe Moves Ahead with the New One
Their new racing tire is called Schwalbe One. The name alone indicates how significant this new tire is for Schwalbe, produced in a high-end factory set ...
Shimano News Dominated by Hydraulic Disc Brakes
After intensive testing the Japanse components manufacturer, known for their MTB disc brakes, recently launched the future in road braking: hydraulic ...
Accell Group Sold 110,000 E-Bikes in 1st Halfyear
HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - E-bikes were again THE growth driver for the biggest bike maker in Europe in the first half of 2013. At last Friday's ...
Halfords NL Changes Brand Strategy with Peugeot
VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Halfords in The Netherlands (not related to Halfords UK) is busy with the restyling of the shops in the Netherlands. As ...
Shimano Launches New XTR Components and Wheels
OSAKA, Japan - Shimano introduced new XTR cross country race components and wheels. The XTR M980 series will feature new hydraulic disc brake and drive ...
Rotor Aerodynamic Crankset
Rotor introduces the most aerodynamic crankset for road and triathlon. Combined with the Q-Rings (already offering a 1.6 second gain, and 27 watts more ...