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Due to our strategic investments, even at the beginning of the crisis, we were prepared to respond positively,” explains ABIMOTA Secretary General Gil Nadais. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Portugal Bike Value has flying start in 2022 with sales value up 49%

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - EU-funded close-to-market bicycle production in Portugal is continuing to gain momentum. According to the national bicycle...

The new plant is fully powered by renewable electricity and has its own solar plant. – Photos Bikap

Bikap e-bike assembly facility in Portugal now operational

ANADIA, Portugal - An all-new e-bike production facility with a capacity of up to 50,000 units annually, has started production in Portugal. Based in...

ABIMOTA Secretary General Gil Nadais (middle) welcomed ANI President Joana Mendonça (left) and ANI Director of Capacity Building for the National Innovation System Diogo Araújo. – Photo ABIMOTA

Portugal boosts bicycle and e-bike exports in 2021

BORRALHA, Portugal - Gil Nadais, the secretary general of industry association ABIMOTA shared outstanding export figures for 2021 during a visit of...

Ciclo Fapril gained a lot of experience in fully robotized production. – Photo Ciclo Fapril

Portugal starts cargo bike frame and component production

AGUEDA, Portugal - To increase Portugal's autonomy, Ciclo Fapril developed a new project to start cargo bike frame and component production. As...

The RTE headquarters and production facility in Serzedo has not only been expanded, but also extended to include a nearby e-bike factory. - Photo RTE

Portuguese bike producer RTE expands domestically and in Poland

SERZEDO, Portugal - Europe's largest bicycle producer in units, RTE, is strategically expanding its business. On the one hand, an e-bike factory for...

‘Aim is to run at full capacity of 300,000 units by end of 2019,’ says Fritz Jou. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Production at Fritz Jou Bikes Europe Picks Up Speed

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Fritz Jou Mfg. Co. Ltd was among the first overseas companies who announced to invest in a production facility in the Bike Value...

Portuguese bike industry, of which Polisport is a prominent member, is presented for the first time in a joint booth in Hall A3 at stand 310. - Photo Bike Europe

Portuguese Industry Presentation In First Ever Joint Booth at...

AGUEDA, Portugal - The launch of the Bike Valley Portugal in 2016 marked the start of a whole series of initiatives to promote the bicycle industry...

FJ Bikes Europe’s construction site with the sign casing confusion. – Jo Beckendorff

Construction of Fritz Jou Europe Bike Facility to Finish end of July

BORRALHA, Portugal - Contrary to a May 30 report by Bike Europe the construction of the Fritz Jou Europe bike facility is located at Bike Value...

Made in Turkey alloy frames presented by Korel owner Ali Korkmaz (left) and plant manager Tolga Yilmaz. – Photo Korel

Alloy Frame Production Also Started in Turkey

ESKISEHIR, Turkey - Next to Triangle's in Portugal a second major producer of aluminium frames for sports bikes as well as e-bikes is emerging in...

Currently all aluminium frame production takes place in Asia. That’s changing now. – Photo Bike Europe

Turkish Manufacturer Next To Start Alloy Frame Production

ANKARA, Turkey - One of the latest reshoring initiatives to create supply chain flexibility in the European bicycle industry is the start of alloy...