台灣OEM製造商Fritz Jou在2016年台北自行車展上宣佈其將在Bike Value Portugal建立新工廠。正在新建的工廠位於Triangle工廠的隔壁，一處名為Parque Empresarial do Casarao的新工業區，且位於Agueda以南三公里的

Dorel Industries公佈了其2017年的第一季度報告，該季經調整淨收益上升了15.4%。不過，綜合歷屆最低的庫存水平、北美的漫長冬季及4月復活節銷售潮（2017第二季度）的影響，該公司的Cycling Sports Group (CSG)的內部營收(organic revenue)下降了9.9%。

中國，天津－不管中國共享自行車是否為一時的瘋潮，它確實將新自行車的需求量提高到一個前所未見的程度。共享自行車計畫的營運公司Ofo與全球最大的自行車製造商Fushida邁入了一個共同的策略性合作。該合約包含為Ofo每年生產1000萬輛自行車。

Whether it is a craze or not, the bike sharing boom in China brings demand for new bicycles to unprecedented levels. Bike sharing scheme operator Ofo and

Chinese bicycle producer Guangzhou Trinity Cycle Co. Ltd. has formed a joint venture company in India. The JV is registered as a subsidiary of a foreign

With an annual output of some 2 million units, drinking bottles are by far the largest product group by volume for Zefal. However, their

Holland Mechanics experiences an increasing presence in the Indian bicycle industry. Known for its wheel-building machinery India has become one of the

Three months from the opening of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show over 200 brands have confirmed their participation in the festival's Expo

比利時，布魯塞爾－歐洲自從2017年開始， 時速45公里的電動自行車或高速電動自行車／電動輔助自行車都需要經過合法型式認證系統，認證的項目包括零組件與配件，且會持續增加。不過這系統執行起來並不是這麼容易，例如高速電動自行車輪胎需要歐洲認證，而安全帽僅需要在荷蘭和比利時的國家型式認證即可。

Tern believes that keeping the planet a livable place is something that everybody can get behind. And tomorrow on January 20, inauguration-day in the USA

Specialized 正在扭轉其受到2016年美國零售業銷售瓶頸所造成的巨大壓力。提早發表的新款ModelYear自行車達到銷售旺季的高峰，也導致歐洲自行車展(Eurobike)和台北國際自行車展改變了今年的展會時間。Specialized ModelYear 2018的自行車發表會將會從今年的9月開始

This year's unusually hot summer had a refreshing effect on the bicycle market in Finland. All business data shows there have been busy days in retail shops throughout the summer. These shoppers were in particular buying Fat bikes and also electric bicycles. E-bike sales doubled, but in absolute numbers is still low.

台灣，台北－電動自行車馬達廠商正不斷在成長，此現象可在七月舉辦的Eurobike上觀察到，在台北自行車展上更是明顯可見這股趨勢。另外有幾間價值數十億歐元的跨國公司也新加入這場戰局，他們在汽車產業都有悠久的歷史，可謂來勢洶洶。如此之下，電動自行車馬達市場是否會逐漸飽和？

Bike Europe edition 12-2018

ANADIA, Portugal - M&A Creative Agency has become the official and exclusive representative of Bike Europe for the Portuguese territory. Since November 2018, M&A Creative Agency is in charge of managing Portuguese brands looking for publicity in Bike Europe.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK - Sports engineers TotalSim will open a cutting-edge R&D facility for the cycling industry next February in the UK. The state-of-the-art Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub includes two new wind tunnels, plus office and workshop space for rent.

REDDITCH, UK - Halfords Group plc and Brompton Bicycle, the world-famous manufacturer of the iconic folding bike, announced the Brompton bike will be available across the Halfords group via 21 Cycle Republic stores, including via click and collect.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - 'What is driving the innovation in the cycling industry in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT)' will be one of the main topics of this year's Taipei Cycle Show. The event will take place from 30 October - 3 November.

德國，紐倫堡（Nuremberg）－市場研究顧問公司GfK指出，由於中國電商巨頭在行動商務（透過行動化裝置進行網務交易活動）佔有優勢，他們將會轉往歐洲拓展。尤其歐洲的線上銷售正不斷快速成長，儘管該區的科技消費性產品（包含電動自行車及相關產品）銷售仍落後於全球。

德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－儘管自行車市場因歐洲（尤其德國）對電動自行車的需求提升而轉趨熱絡，但參觀全球規模最大自行車展會的人數並沒有因此上升。造成參觀人數從去年的42,590下滑到今年的37,379有兩大主因，一個是為了提升參觀者素質而針對IBD參觀登記的新政策，另一個是展期提前。