GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) is growing. The latest new members that are welcomed are AICMA (All India Cycle Manufacturers' Association) and ANAFABI (Mexican Association of Bicycle Manufactures). They already joined the last WBIA General Assembly which was held last July.
台灣，台中—台中自行車週飽受全球自行車商展展期大洗牌之苦。該展連續七年呈二位數成長，今年將於9月26至28日舉辦，參展商數及飯店場地也都縮減。主辦單位表示今年會如此是因為受到台北國際自行車展影響，該展展期與台中自行車週僅相差五週，另一因素為全球自行車市場的現況。
Here is an exciting opportunity to catch Thun at the Taichung Bike Week (TBW), which will take place in Taichung from September 26th to 28th, 2018.
荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Uwe Kalliwoda這一位全球知名的業界傳奇已宣佈退休。他過去不僅是Ghost的創辦人之一，同時也是Acell Group NV的資深經理，該公司在2008年收購了Ghost。
美國，聖胡安．卡皮斯特拉諾(San Juan Capistrano)－Eurobike上月剛結束，緊接而來的是9月18日到12日在內華達州(Nevada) 雷諾市(Reno)舉辦的 Interbike Expo。在該展結束後一週，便是台中自行車週。接著的是十月底眾所矚目的台北國際自行車展。
匈牙利，布達佩斯－Giant Group董座杜綉珍與執行長劉湧昌及匈牙利外交及貿易部副部長Magyar Levente在近期一同對外宣佈，Giant Group將會拓展在歐洲的生產版圖，並計畫在匈牙利建造第二座生產廠。
德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－在展場上往往最需要四處採訪蒐集最熱門話題，不過今年卻很不一樣。問題都還沒提出，廠商自己就滔滔不絕地談論了，談論時甚至從走道上談進了攤位裡，就是要更明確表達意見及擔憂。這就是今年展場上的景象。Bike Europe所採訪的每一位都明顯表示，2019年的展期安排得不妥當。
GDANSK, Poland - The Swedish based e-bike producer ProNordic announced the opening of their e-bike factory in Gdansk, Poland. "Our plan to expand the production capacity in Gdansk became reality a little bit sooner than expected," said one of the ProNordic owners and founder Martin Walleräng.
Euro-Cycles SA is a company that stands out. The Tunisian manufacturer offers its OEM customers, next to quality bikes built to individual specifications as well as short lead times, competitive prices. For that Euro-Cycles holds a (import) duty free status into the EU as its bikes are supplied with a EUR1 document.
比利時，布魯塞爾(Brussels)－是否因為國家補貼或是「嚴重扭曲」的影響造成諸如鋁價帶來的好處？是否可能因為中國政府提供的這些國家補貼，才讓中國進口常規自行車儘管被徵收48.5%的反傾銷稅及14%的進口稅，數量在2017年卻依舊飆升？
法國，巴黎（Paris）－馬達和變速一體成型的整合式驅動系統是否是電動自行車的未來趨勢？法國汽車龍頭Valeo深信此一概念。Valeo電動化部門主管Jérôme Mortal希望以此款先進駕駛輔助系統（ADAS）開啟一場革命。
瑞典，哥德堡（Gothenburg）－瑞典查爾摩斯工學院（Chalmers University of Technology）近期在存放於電動自行車車架中的電池技術上有了新突破。他們的最新研究為汽車和其他技術鋪路，研發出「無質量」（massless）電池。
法國，巴黎（Paris）－法國自行車市場去年的銷售飆升，運動市場受到疫情嚴重影響，自行車產業去年的銷售額卻從2019年24.17億歐元飆升到30億歐元。
荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－據Accell Group發佈之財務報告，歐洲自行車及零配件市場自首次封鎖解除之後快速回溫，且需求居高不下，該集團去年淨銷售成長大增17%。該公司報告去年營業利潤達7470萬歐元，2019年為6000萬歐元。
德國，腓特烈港（Friedrichshafen）－訂於9月1至4日舉辦的Eurobike日前宣佈第29屆展會已有超過800個參展商報名參加。展會經理Stefan Reisinger於訪問中說明該國際展願景的變化過程，以及他們如何確保2021展會如期舉辦。
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The pandemic inevitably had an impact on e-bike and bicycle production in Cambodia in 2020. It has become one of the leading bicycle exporting countries. Last year, the total value of bicycles shipped overseas on the export market increased by 27% from 2019 to approximately € 439 million.
MILAN, Italy - "In 2020 people have come to understand the value of e-bikes and bicycles as an alternative for mobility and an opportunity to improve personal well-being," states Selle Royal Group project leader Monica Savio explaining the main reason for the Italian company to support the first edition of MobilitARS, a digital symposium on urban mobility. This first of a series of four events will start tomorrow, February 3rd.
台灣，彰化－台灣高階車架OEM及ODM廠商Astro Engineering Co. Ltd.將與電子零件製造商Darfon合作，進一步發展電動自行車。這個全新的策略結盟在2月1日正式開始，目標是要結合Astro的車架生產能力與Darfon的電子專業技術。
德國，MÜHLTAL（米爾塔爾）－電動自行車與載貨自行車製造商Riese & Müller發佈首份社會責任報告，簡要說明該公司永續策略及零排放的成功經驗，並重申公司「於2025年成為電動自行車產業中最永續之企業」的目標。
SUZHOU, China- Bafang has developed a Dealer Direct Service concept for bicycle manufacturers who use its complete e-bike drive system. This will be launched step by step from February; first within the Netherlands for several selected brands, followed by a phased roll-out across the whole of Europe.
