The e-bike and e-kit business of Yamaha Motor faced a challenging business environment, with demand falling short of expectations in certain markets. The Japanese company reports in its 2025 financial overview that revenue declined 4% year-on-year in its smart power vehicle (SPV) business, which includes e-bikes, e-bike systems and electrically powered wheelchairs.

BERLIN, Germany - Yamaha Motor has signed an agreement with German automotive parts manufacturer, Brose to acquire its bicycle drive unit (eKit) business subsidiary. This strategic step includes establishing a new company, Yamaha Motor eBike Systems GmbH to expand the business in Europe. The formalisation of the operation is scheduled to be completed by June 2025, subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - No other product in the industry is so sorely missing validated market data than e-bike drive systems. The market dominance of Bosch is obvious, but what about the other suppliers and how many other brands are relevant anyway?

BERLIN, Germany - Drive system manufacturer Brose started the serial remanufacturing process for its old e-bike drives in 2021 and has been continuously optimising the process ever since. The 'Reman Drive' saves 21 kg CO2-EQ per drive unit claims Brose and is now available for purchase by end-users while discussions with the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) have also taken place.

CHICAGO, USA - The long expected official statement by SRAM on the introduction of an e-bike dive system came in today. Remarkably and without giving any explanation, SRAM writes that the drive unit is powered by Brose.

Messingschlager supports OEM customers in bringing their own e‐bike models to market maturity in a maximum of 12 months based on eight Messingschlager e‐bike concepts.