BEIJING, China - The inevitable is to take place; major cities in China want to get rid of the meters high piles of bicycles that come with the

OSTERMUNDIGEN, Switzerland - The benefits of cycling as highly efficient, healthy, and environmental friendly are known to everybody.

Bike Europe發佈了關於「歐盟地區之電動自行車條例與規章」之新白皮書。其不僅深入探討今年1月1日上路的認證法規，也納入了所有電動自行車相關的歐盟CEN標準規範、歐盟指令 (EU Directives)實施及使用條款。白皮書裡其中一個令人震驚的消息是，電動登山車 (E-MTBs) 已非型號認證之一了。

Trek Bicycle has reached an agreement to acquire bike shop chain Bike Line located in the Philadelphia-area. Trek is purchasing.

俄羅斯，莫斯科－儘管擁有1.43億人口，俄羅斯的自行車產業規模仍然不大，不過市場還是有擴大的潛力。這印證在去年二月舉辦的Velo-park 展會。

At last month's Taipei Cycle Show the Bicycle Committee of the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) presented an update on its consultations

Bicycle production stands at just about one third of the car total. However, cycling itself continues to be the most popular activity in the country.

荷蘭，海倫芬(Heerenveen) - 儘管其他人受到2016年不景氣的影響，Accell集團再次利用電動自行車取得領先地位，尤其是電動登山車的銷售額增長了33%，而公司的總營業額增長了6.3%。Accell達到了歷史上的新里程碑，因為其2016年的銷售超過了十億歐元。

The biggest Polish bike company takes over the Dutch bicycle brand Multicycle, renowned for its modern e-bikes.

印度，盧迪亞納－印度最大的自行車製造商正在重新考慮是否買下目前正陷入困境的德國自行車製造商MIFA。2014年有進行幾項當時依然為MIFA股權的購買程序，而Hero Cycles皆參與其中。

Eurofender introduces the 'Scatto' system, a completely new website and announces an expansion of their production plant in Padova, Italy.

Last November a new bicycle industry association was founded in France. Now this association has approved a roadmap with action plans to promote

Movement for manufacturing in US is stronger than ever and is even being pushed by the new US President Donald Trump. The timing of HIA Velo

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－高速電動輔助自行車（speed pedelecs）截至今年11月在荷蘭的銷售成長近8%。由於電動自行車市場還在擴張，在歐洲的發展尚未明朗，因此荷蘭的市場發展可被視為更多國家的指標，特別是那些電動自行車市場已成熟的國家。很明顯地，高速電動輔助自行車已有相當可觀的市佔率。

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A cold and chilly start to the preseason is usually never good for bicycle sales. But the hot and rain-free super summer of 2018 has helped to boost sales this year in Sweden. In particular e-bike sales.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - With an import that quadrupled in the past five years and a market share that is nearing ten percent, e-bikes are growing into a significant force on the bicycle market in Denmark. This is what the 2017 numbers indicate with unfortunately the latest on 2018 still missing.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The e-bike business continues to grow. But it's getting ever-more-complex. In particular when taking the consequences into account of the anti-dumping on e-bikes imported from China.

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - An in-depth report on the potential of cargo-bikes, an extensive review of the 2018 Taipei Cycle Show and an interview with the founders of Stella on their disruptive entrance on the Dutch e-bike market.

瑞典，斯德哥爾摩（Stockholm）－瑞典、丹麥及芬蘭今年夏季的好天氣讓電動自行車大熱銷，這三個北歐國家的電動自行車市場已漸成熟，瑞典的銷售成長更讓該國成為最大的歐洲電動自行車市場之一。

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－歐盟自行車產業上週為Cycling Industries Europe（CIE，暫譯：歐洲單車產業倡導協會）的成立會議一同聚在布魯塞爾，該會成立目的是為了讓產業各領域所有大小規模的公司能夠對行業及社會做出貢獻。Cycleurope執行長Tony Grimaldi被選為新成立倡導協會的創辦主席。