TOKYO, Japan - Last weekend electronics giant Panasonic Corp. announced the acquisition of one its larger Japanese counterparts, Sanyo Electric Co. ...

BEIJING, China - After years of unprecedented growth the export of bicycles from China is now leveling off. According to Chinas national customs office ...

White is fashionable; for cars, for bikes and, according to Vittoria for bicycle tyres. For that the Italian/Thai tyre maker is now offering some of its ...

比利時，科特賴克（KORTRIJK）－在眾多企業陷入財務困境又面臨需求疲軟的歐洲市場當中，比利時是否為最有前景的市場？比利時產業協會Traxio-Velo秘書長Paul Glorieux在發布2024年市場數據時表示：「2024年對自行車產業來說並非危機之年。」

OSLO, Norway - The innovative software of BikeFolder might potentially create so much relevant data for the industry, that Shimano Nordic announced a partnership with the start-up in the Nordic region. BikeFolder offers a solution for bicycle manufacturers that gives them insights into where their products go once they leave the factory and what happens during their lifecycle.

TURIN, Italy - This year's closing event of the surface finishing partners in the industry, the sppot, will take place at the Eurotherm facility in Turin. Here the partners will present a live event dedicated to technical expertise and innovations in the bicycle and sporting goods industry.

How Dutch can you get? Well, right in time for the start of the tourist season, The Chopperdome in Amsterdam brought out this bike. Yep, Delft Blue! And ...

With a newly constructed hall now in full production swing at its facility in Taichung, Taiwan Ming Cycle is ready to take on every challenge in ...

OTTOBRUNN, Germany - Porsche's e-bike drive systems manufacturing subsidiary has announced the appointment of Florian Klingseisen and Eric Sakalowsky to director-level roles. Klingseisen joined Porsche eBike Performance as director of project management last month, while Sakalowsky has taken up the role of marketing director. Dr Jan Becker, co-CEO of Porsche eBike Performance, welcomed the pair and said the firm was delighted with the hires.

With its connectors, Higo ensures high-quality connections between individual e-bike components. The company is currently building a new, sustainable production facility with headquarters in Changzhou Suzhou (China). After completion, early 2026, Higo will be able to meet European market demand even better.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof has announced a fast e-bike capable of hitting speeds up to 60 km/h. The VanMoof V is the brand's first high-speed e-bike and is full of new features. With this speed e-bike VanMoof is explicitly mingling in the e-bike regulation discussion.

PARIS, France - "The recall of the first-generation Angell e-bikes issued last year brought our adventure to an end despite all our efforts and the incredible work of all the employees, whom I am thinking of tonight." With these words, Marc Simoncini, founder of the French e-bike startup Angell, announced the end of a venture that had once aimed to change urban mobility.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（AMSTERDAM）－電動自行車持續推動荷蘭市場發展，總銷量達409,467輛，市佔達47.7%。常規自行車及電動自行車總銷量從2023年919,101輛降至去年858,126輛。荷蘭車輛公會RAI Vereniging今年首次將胖胎車（fatbike）銷量納入統計，因此數據有大幅轉變。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Fundracer as announced that Annika Fischer has joined the investment fund dedicated to future mobility as a Venture Partner. She has built a career at the intersection of finance, HR, and sustainability, reports Fundracer.

台灣，台中－Giant Group自家品牌在歐美市場，尤其美國的庫存過剩，持續影響該集團財務表現。其董事會表示，2024年合併營收新台幣712.8億元（約19.8億歐元），年減7.4%。儘管2024年整體財務指標皆呈負成長，該集團對2025年展望仍抱持樂觀態度。

OGDEN, USA - Scott recently announced the roll-out of a multichannel sales strategy including a consumer direct option. In an official statement, they have now made public that the webshop will open soon. "We aim to strengthen the brand and expand consumer reach to drive more awareness and demand for our dealer network," remarked Hap Seliga, president and CEO of Scott USA.

SKI, Norway - Just south of Oslo, the first highly automated tyre factory of reTyre has been completed after a construction period of 10 months. "We are the world's first tyre company that can injection-mold tyres instead of manual vulcanization," said eTyre COO Alexander Gjendem Gjørven, who has raised more than 200 million Norwegian kroner (€17.2 million) for reTyre.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Yesterday, the European Commission has launched a procedure to temporarily withdraw tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the Everything But Arms (EBA) arrangement over concerns related to serious human and labour rights violations.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September ISO officially published this Part 10, but not as a standard, but a technical specification.

To provide an insight for retailers on what's permitted or not when exchanging CE approved 45 km/h e-bike components in their workshops, the German industry