TAICHUNG, Taiwan - As third largest brand behind Trek and Specialized, Giant is stepping up its presence on the North American market to grow its market share. "In the first half of this year our IBD sales in the US are up 13.8 percent compared with the same period last year," said Giant Bicycle CEO Tony Lo yesterday in an interview with Bloomberg.
SAINT-JEAN-DE-MORANS, France - Rossignol Group SA, owner of brands like Dynastar, Kerma, Lange, Look and Risport, entered into negotiations to acquire the French carbon bicycle and parts producer Time Sport International.
BAGNATICA, Italy - Pictured here are the first made-in-Europe aluminium bike frames. They are manufactured with a completely automated and robotized process. Overall production time for a complete frame is limited to 4 to 5 minutes. They will be made at the ground-breaking new frame facility called Triangles which is based in Portugal.
CORK, Ireland - With a 6% growth of its business the world's largest online bike store - Chain Reaction Cycles Ireland Ltd - underperformed compared to many other web shops which generally speak of double digit growth rates.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The 25th edition of the world's leading bicycle trade show will see some strong conceptual changes. Organizer Messe Friedrichshafen announces that Eurobike 2016 will not only last one (public) day longer, but will also see a new Demo Area offering expanded test ride possibilities.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - In the past years, the Taichung Bike Week has grown to be one of the annual set dates in the schedule for products managers and other industry insiders. There is every reason to expect that the number of exhibitors (see floor plans underneath) and visiting companies will be bigger again compared with the 2014 edition.
MUNICH, Germany - It stood out at last June's Velo-city Conference & Exhibition; how many bike-sharing system operators there currently are. Since JCDecaux and the Paris city council started with Vélib in July 2007 the public bikes concept is now used by more than 600 cities around the globe. And is forecasted to grow into a multi-billion euro business.
AIGLE, Switzerland - To support and reward those cities and regions who invest in developing community cycling and related infrastructure the Union Cycliste Internationale relaunched the UCI Bike City label. "Bike transport is increasingly becoming mainstream across the world and it is important that the UCI helps to drive forward and quicken this trend," said Brian Cookson, President of the UCI at the introduction of the label.
葡萄牙，AGUEDA-隨著更多自行車零組件製造商開始在葡萄牙自行車谷 (Bike Valley Portugal)投入生產製造，此地正蓄勢待發。像避震器主要製造商計畫於2017年第一季開始在此地生產。
比利時，PALL-BERINGEN- 由其同胞Filip Carpentier擁有的Bike Trading NV收購了比利時自行車製造商Minerva NV的所有資產。Minerva NV在2015年6月25日宣告破產。此次收購包括了Minerva、Scoppio、Pure Passion、Pure Comfort和Columbus等品牌名稱。公司名Bike Trading將會改為Minerva BT NV。
英國，REDDITCH- 上星期營業狀況公布了，Halfords Group Plc宣布其自行車在8月28日前八個星期的銷售下滑了11%。Halfords UK怪罪於多雨的氣候刺激了折扣水準的提高。然而，該國零售協會ACT報導其經銷商的銷售在7、8月之間上揚了26%。
美國，LAKE FOREST- Tenneco Inc.在今年七月發表聲明說停止Marzocchi登山車的製造和摩托車前叉避震的業務並清算其Marzocchi業務，此舉在自行車產業裡造成很多動蕩。預計在Interbike會有針對到底發生了什麼事的澄清。
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At today's Advocacy Summit it was announced that the ECF/Cycling Industry Club has received a 2 million euro subsidy from the European Commission. The money is to be spent on an in-depth research study of the effects that cycling has on urban mobility and city-congestion.
LUDHIANA, India - Other news on Hero is that one of its founders passed away; India's 'Cycle Man' Om Prakash Munjal. Chairman Emeritus of Hero Cycles and the Hero Group, passed away after a brief illness on August 13.
QUEBEC, Canada - For the first six months of 2015 Dorel Sports (including its Cycling Sports Group division) saw its revenue decrease by USD 46.6 million (€ 42.5mn), or 8.8% to USD 480.0 million (€ 437.7mn) compared to last year's USD 526.6 million (€ 480.2mn). Organic sales declined in Europe is noted in the financial report of listed Dorel Industries Inc.
BREMBATE, Italy - From September on, Italian premium components maker 3T will reorganize its distribution and go dealer-direct in Italy. They will be supplied from the company's European distribution centre based near Bergamo in the north of Italy.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - In the first half of 2015 Accell Group booked an operating profit of € 49.1 million, an increase of 29% from the € 38.2 million recorded in the first half of 2014. Net profit was up 21% at €31.9 million from € 26.3 million in the first half of 2014 while turnover was up 13% at € 537.8 million. The organic increase in net turnover came in at 11%, which was mainly the result of of higher sales of e-bikes and sports bicycles in the higher segment.
義大利，VERONA- 距離第一屆CosmoBike自行車展開幕還有三個月的時間，主辦單位說有400家企業已經選擇了這個車展來發表義大利2016年的創新產品。
德國，科隆- 歐盟最大的經銷商合作組織上週末在科隆舉辦其年度自行車展。ZEG五十週年慶祝晚會給了今年活動一絲特殊的感覺。
BRUGES, Belgium - The first Trek Bicycle Store in the Benelux will be opened next September. In Europe there are already a number of Trek Bicycle Stores, but none in the Benelux. With bike shop Thooft in Bruges, Belgium that's to change.
