TAICHUNG, Taiwan - FSA recently opened a new four-story factory which is fully dedicated to the production of Vision wheelsets, including the manufacturing of carbon rims.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Mathias Seidler former CEO of Derby Cycle AG for 15 years has become a member of the Board of Hero Cycles. He is to formulate the European strategy of the biggest in bikes in India that recently made acquisitions in the UK and Sri Lanka.

VERONA, Italy - On September 16, the second edition of the Italian bicycle show CosmoBike will open its doors presenting the best this bike loving country has to offer to the international market. But CosmoBike wants to more than a show case only. Cycling lifestyle and the impact on the environment are key issues for this event.

VISTA, USA - Haro Bicycles, a California based company established in 1978 and primarily known for its BMX bikes, announces the creation of Haro Europe. Next to expanding the distribution base, Haro Europe will also focus on establishing Haro as a MTB brand.

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - In their search for more and young talent in in an area with a strong focus on innovation, Shimano Europe, based in Nunspeet in the Netherlands decided to move its headquarters 140 kilometres to the south. The construction of the new building started last week.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 今年八月，IKEA將會開始在全球銷售自行車。就目前而言，產品僅限於提供26寸或28寸版本的單一車款。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Completely opposed to quitting Eurobike by Derby Cycle and other brands is what Accell Group aims for with regard to the Friedrichshafen Show. Asked for a comment on Derby Cycle's announcement to skip Eurobike 2016 Accell CEO René Takens says, "We set out focus full on the show with one joint booth for all our brands."

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - This August IKEA starts selling bicycles worldwide. For the time being the offering is limited to a single model that is available in a 26-inch or 28-inch versions.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 它的誕生是個意外，但大家很快就發現它所具有的未來潛力。Haibike兩年前在歐洲自行車展上首次推出的電動登山車已經成為暢銷的熱門商品。並擁有刺激更多銷量的能力。

ENNEPETAL, Germany - "We believe there's nothing we can't improve," says Alexander Thun of bottom bracket manufacturer Alfred Thun GmbH. "Take our passion for precise processes, best practice and state-of-the-art technology. That's what drives us."

TOKYO, Japan - For the second year on a row, the Japanese bicycle market is declining in volume. Value-wise however, production and import are reaching new highs. This contrasting development is rooted in the depreciation of the Japanese yen. Also, made in Japan e-bikes contributed to the rising value of the bike production and import.

印度，LUDHIANA- Hero Cycles Ltd已經取得總部位於斯里蘭卡的自行車出口商BSH Ventures Ltd.的多數股權。透過此一舉措，Hero這家印度最大的自行車製造商將會因斯里蘭卡重新取得歐盟GSP+免進口關稅優惠而獲得相關好處。這讓斯里蘭卡製造的自行車能享有免關稅進口到歐盟會員國。

比利時，布魯塞爾- 2014年歐洲自行車市場所呈現的正向業績表現延續到了2015年。歐洲統計局的數據顯示了這樣的情況。不含電動自行車、高速電動自行車、電動輔助自行車，「一般」自行車的進口，在2015年的前8個月裡成長了2.1%。

台灣，台北- 今日稍早前已閉幕、由台北市政府主辦的2016年全球自行車城市大會比以往還要重視自行車的商業層面。這四天的會議裡有兩天的產業日，在這兩天的產業日裡，舉例來說，Bosch公布了電動自行車的銷售計畫。或是哥本哈根市計算了以自行車取代汽車，每一公里可以省下90美分！

芬蘭，赫爾辛基- 為了增長其牛步的自行車業務(2015年下滑2%)，Amer Sports Corporation 已經併購了ENVE Composites。 Amer Sports報導說：「總部在美國的ENVE帶來了碳技術的能力，且它提供了經營規模與協同效應，和我們的自行車部門有了互補。」

比利時，布魯塞爾- 在法國的倡議之下，2016年將會有一個自發性安全標準提供給個人輕型電動車(PLEV)做為安全要求使用。也會發展出對應使用此種新型都市交通工具全新車款(類似賽格威的車款)的構架。

HARTMANNSDORF, Germany - In 2015 the brand Diamant not only celebrated its 130th anniversary, but it was also very successful production wise. Last year the Trek owned facility in Hartmannsdorf, Germany produced over 150,000 bikes.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Known as an important production base for the European bicycle industry, Czech Republic enjoyed a major growth of e-bike sales

德國，羅伊特林根 (Reutlingen)－Bosch eBike Systems今早已確認收購法蘭克福的Cobi，其收購動機已於九月底時公佈。Bosch eBike System的業務經理Claus Fleischer表示：「Cobi的專業、技術及經驗對構成未來移動解決方案發展是完美要素。」

中國，蘇州－中國電動自行車驅動系統製造商Bafang的總部已就歐洲自行車製造商協會(EBMA)的電動自行車傾銷指控做出聲明。該公司聲明特別指出EBMA對其提出受到國家補貼的指控。該公司現在否認這些指控，且不僅僅是代表Bafang。以下為Bafang的聲明內容。