BOULDER, Colorado (July 28) - With Lance Armstrong's historic 7th consecutive victory in the Tour de France, it seems more and more Americans are ...

LIESKA, Finland - On December 1 the agreement concerning the sale of Nokian bicycle tyre business was signed. Also the sale of the factory premises in ...

TIANJIN, China (Mar 24) 23 - Tianjin Fushida Electric Bicycle Co. Ltd recently launched the construction of an electric bike plant in Tianjin ...

LIEKSA, Finland (October 13)-Nokian Tyres is going to sell its bicycle tyres business to Suomen Rengastehdas Oy being established. The buyer will ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (April 7) -The numbers compiled by EU's customs data bureau Eurostat are rising steadily: a record (for the time being….) of 1.4 ...

NETANYA, Israel (31 January) - Bikit, manufacturer of pedelec's, is cooperating with General Motors to sell its some of its products under the GM brand ...

DOETINCHEM, Netherlands (14 March 2000)--Dutch tire manufacturer Vredestein posted a EUR10.4 million net profit in 1999, an increase of 4% over 1998. ...

TAICHUNG, Taiwan, (11 January 2000) -- Just a few days after Ford introduced its new brand Th!nk, which focuses on environmental protection and ...

ČVRČOVICE, Czech Republic - Darfon Electronics' announcement in December 2023 to open an e-bike assembly and battery production facility in the Czech Republic marked the official start of the OEM business for this electronics giant in Europe. In fact, it was set up to expand the company's e-bike operation in the Czech Republic as assembly has already been taking place for a while in Čvrcovice.

Stable market relations in Switzerland: the 2006 sales figures from dealers and sports outlets remained more or less the same, in spite of the ...

MASER, Italy - Sidi Sport S.r.l., was sold by founder Dino Signori to the Milan-based investment holding company, Italmobiliare S.p.A. in 2022. Soon after the takeover of the company specialising in the production of cycling and motorcycling footwear, Davide Rossetti was appointed CEO and that marked the start of a complete overhaul of the company. What is the current status of this iconic brand?

FREIBURG, Germany - Bravobike GmbH, the subsidiary of leasing pioneer JobRad has signed an agreement with Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH, which claims to be a "specialist for logistics real estate and light industry in Germany and Europe." The agreement will see Bravobike make use of a 23,500 sqm property in Kabelsketal, Germany to accommodate the strong growth in the number of ex-lease bicycles that will become available for the second-hand market in the coming years.

ROME. Italy - The micro mobility market in Italy will have to adjust to a series of restrictions as part of the mandatory new highway code. These include the usage of a helmet, but also a mandatory license plate and insurance. These restraints are a new setback for this highly popular micro mobility product, although Italy is certainly not the first country in Europe which restricts the use of e-scooters.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission started an investigation on the accusation that bikes made in China destined for Europe are illegally ...

OXFORD, UK - The annual E-bike Summit held in Oxford is now in its sixth year. The event is unusual in that it brings together manufacturers, retailers, politicians and trade bodies in one high-level gathering. Top of the agenda this year was removing the barriers to e-bike adoption in the UK.

Velo, a well-known saddle manufacturer, has just launched three new innovative saddles. With a track record in designing state-of-the-art saddles, grips and bartape for the bicycle industry, Velo's strategy has always been to listen to their customers' needs and go that extra mile by prioritising comfort, durability and performance.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's bicycle industry had hoped for better times on the eve of the opening its annual leading event, the Taipei International Cycle Show. The support for the show with 950 exhibitors is big, but can't mask the difficulties faced by the industry.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - (Update) The most recent announcement of the Taiwanese Government to resume visa-free entry hasn't made life easier for the Taichung Bike Week. While everybody expected traveling would be easy again by mid-September, the Central Epidemic Commend Center (CECC) is holding on to the 3-day quarantine for foreign visitors.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The e-drive supplier Hyena will soon introduce the upgraded E-Road drive system unit with a ISIS torque sensor, and the range extender compatibility, while a new HMI will follow later. The Taichung based company expects to supply the system initially to some of its long-term partners for their MY 2024/25 e-bikes.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Rising global inflation and the war in the Ukraine did not yet recoil sales of Taiwan's Giant Manufacturing. The company reports record sales in the second quarter of this year. For the first half of this year total sales increased by 7.2% to TWD 45.01 billion (€1.47 billion). Whether the rising tension in the Straits of Taiwan will impact the third quarter sales in unknown yet.