Shimano2015年歐洲銷售成長以電動自行車為中心
日本,大阪- Shimano在2015年財務業績摘要報告中表示歐洲高階與電動自行車相關的產品需求旺盛。儘管銷售量較低,Shimano仍持續在2015年達成兩位數的成長。自行車零組件的淨銷售額成長了14.6%為3140.1億日元(24.63億歐元),其中營業和淨收入甚至以更大的數據成長。

日本,大阪- Shimano在2015年財務業績摘要報告中表示歐洲高階與電動自行車相關的產品需求旺盛。儘管銷售量較低,Shimano仍持續在2015年達成兩位數的成長。自行車零組件的淨銷售額成長了14.6%為3140.1億日元(24.63億歐元),其中營業和淨收入甚至以更大的數據成長。

LONDON, UK - Supported by the Welsh Government and the HSBC bank, Frog bikes will be opening a new factory in the UK shortly. According to Frog Bike's press release "the production is expected to commence this summer."

BIG FLATS, USA - In a long-fought battle between Stan's NoTubes and Specialized the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided to uphold a previous ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which had declared Stan's NoTubes' US Patent to be valid.

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria and Romania combined are among the most important bicycle suppliers for European countries. Together they exported 1,287 million units in 2014, most of them to Germany, France, and Belgium. At the same time domestic markets are growing in both quality and numbers.

德國,FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- 歐洲自行車展的全新概念包括三天的Busines Day與之後兩天的Festival Day深受業界好評。車展主辦單位Messe Friedrichshafen報告說,有85%的參展商願意全部五天參與。

法國,NEVERS- Look Cycle在昨天宣布該公司將併購Corima;這是一家法國碳纖維輪組的專業廠商。這項併購計畫是Look Cycle在2013年中宣布的野心勃勃計畫中的一部分。目標設定在透過併購擴展其現存的產品範圍與像是網球或是高爾夫球等其他領域多元化經營來倍增公司年營收到約1億歐元。

德國,法蘭克福- 新創企業Connection Bike (COBI)已完成另外一輪募資,除了下列這家公司:Meinders & Elstermann - International Print & Mediaservices外,還從創投投資公司Munich Venture Partners (MVP)與其他並未明確提到的投資者那裡募得了近630萬歐元的資金。

CASELA, d'ASOLO, Italy - Steven Merlini, one of the most recognized people in the industry, left Selle Italia. After working 21 years for the Italian saddle maker he stopped on December 3.

FRANKFURT, Germany - After the invasion of European cities by various Fareast bicycle sharing systems, now another player from a completely different

COLOGNE, Germany - The United Nations' decision to name the Chinese bike sharing operator Mobike as the '2017 Champions of the Earth' by the United Nations

BERLIN, Germany - On 21 November Chinese bike sharing operator Mobike celebrated its German debut in the country's capital Berlin.

加拿大,蒙特婁( Montreal)-全球自行車市場持續疲軟、北美零售市場寸步難行,導致Dorel Sports第三季業績再度下滑。不過,Dorel總裁兼執行長Martin Schwartz仍抱持著樂觀態度,並表示:「此刻我們相信我們第四季度調整後的經營利潤應會與去年第四季度一致。」

荷蘭,杜廷赫姆 (Doetinchem)-幾年前,(重新)開始(合金)車架的生產成為了歐洲自行車產業的一個話題。 在歐洲投資並建廠生產車架被認為是替產業供應鏈增加彈性很重要的一步。這概念很快就被廣為接受,並開始採取行動。以下是目前的相關更新訊息。

AICHUNG, Taiwan - After ten years of investing in the brand and technology of NuVinci, owner Fallbrook Technologies Inc. decided to change the name NuVinci

台灣,台北-根據Taipei Times近期某篇報導,因應成長需求,華豐橡膠股份有限公司計畫投資4600萬美元拓展其在泰國的生產廠。

比利時,布魯塞爾-比利時電動自行車的普及已經達到了歐洲的最高水平,全國工業組織Traxio的Philippe Decrock說:「現今售出的每兩輛自行車中就有一輛是電動自行車,而兩年前則三輛中才有一輛電動自行車。」

The Show IAA was Ford's platform to present its new bike sharing system. Ford is the first from the automotive industry to be involved in a bike project.

德國,腓特列港(Friedrichshafen)-印度的TI Cycles及Dorel Sports已共同簽署為印度市場生產兒Schwinn童自行車的授權協議。

自行車製造商Euro-Bike的未來已被位於Bremen的Speedliner Mobility AG接管。BBL Bernsau Brockdorff的管理人Christian Heintze博士說:「Speedliner提出了最具說服力的概念,作為產業內部人士,我們將其視為最佳合作夥伴。」

The re-scheduling of the Taipei Cycle Show in 2018 leads to a split with TaiSPO; the sporting goods show that up to this year was held simultaneously. With