義大利，羅馬諾德澤利諾(Romano D'ezzelino)－南非專營企業發展有限公司SAED投資大量金額於發行Scicon品牌旅行包的公司ASG International SRL。

美國，蒙特雷(Monterey)－富有名譽的美國自行車大會(Sea Otter Classic)昨日宣佈明年將轉往歐洲舉行。明年將會於6月3、4日在位於西班牙赫羅納(Girona)的布拉瓦海岸(Costa Brava)舉行歐洲自行車大會(Sea Otter Europe)。

德國，柏林－過去兩年期間，越來越多德國人將自行車做為平日的交通運輸方式，此種現象亦可由銷售量的成長所得知。然而，由於銷售成績與產量下跌，造成今年1月至6月期間，此一趨勢並未持續。

Bike Europe and the IBD magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, Tweewieler (both trade journals published by Vakmedianet), will be on hand at Eurobike.

Portugal is to become a major production center of bicycles, e-bikes and parts in Europe. 'Bike Value Portugal' is to meet the demand of the European bike

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹 (Amsterdam)－為了讓高速電動自行車(S-EPACs)使用者能有合適的安全帽配戴， NEN-專案小組開發了NTA 8776標準。此標準包括這類安全帽所有的法律要求。NTA 8776已能在NEN取得。

比利時，布魯塞爾- 這個月(7月)「布魯塞爾」將就來自柬埔寨商務部長Sun Chanthol請求歐盟應延長該國GSP+優惠國的偏離條款作出決定。這個免稅出口的優惠能讓出口到歐盟的自行車製造商省下14%的進口關稅。據可靠消息指出，歐洲自行車製造產業對此偏離條款並未持反對意見。

瑞士，BIEL- 瑞士輪組與零組件製造商DT Swiss AG正強化其在歐洲的能見度。該公司已經大幅增加位於波蘭工廠的產量。此次擴產之後，DT Swiss也符合了歐洲自行車產業之製造要更貼近銷售市場的要求。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 世界銀行總裁金墉在最近一次採訪時說，在經過幾十年不斷增加向外採購的做法之後，製造業現在又回到西方。這也適用於歐洲自行車和電動自行車產業。八月30 日在歐洲自行車展舉行的會議將這個重大營運轉變納入會議主題。

瑞士，AIGLE- 世界體育用品聯合會(WFSGI)所代表的自行車業界對UCI表示碟煞即日起可在Gran Fondos和Cyclosportives等自行車活動中使用的說明表示歡迎。

That makes Armin Landgraf of Pon.Bike a strong believer in people-friendly, bike-able cities and in e-bikes that 'enhance the mobility role of bicycles'.

波蘭，PRZASNYSZ-為了達成其雄心勃勃在歐洲市場上擴張，波蘭自行車第一品牌Kross正實施全新的策略。這個策略將會在地方層次上增加國際性的投資。這項新策略的後果就是決定不參加歐洲自行車展。

CHANGZHOU, China - Taiwan-based bicycle maker Ming Cycle Industrial held the ribbon cutting and launch ceremony for the third plant of its subsidiary Ming (Changzhou) Cycle Industrial on May 5. With the added capacity of the company's 3rd facility Ming Cycle is able to produce more than two million bicycles annually in China.

台灣，台中- FSA 最近新啟用了一棟四層樓的工廠，此工廠將完全投入 Vision 輪組的製造，其中還包括了碳纖維輪圈製造。

DUBLIN, Ireland - Allegion PLC, owner of among others Kryptonite and AXA Stenman Holding and a leading global security products provider, is taking over Trelock GmbH and related companies. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of this year.

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.