Amid ongoing revenue slides and restructuring efforts to counter losses, Canyon Bicycles GmbH has announced large-scale job cuts. The German bicycle brand will cut 320 of its 1,600 employees, equivalent to 20% of its workforce.

The Czech industry just can't seem to regenerate the local e-MTB market. Czechs are primarily focused on off-road e-bike use, and e-MTB models were a strong segment in 2025, but this category is still threatened and burdened by the ongoing sales crisis since 2023. Still, there are positive signs coming from this important production base for the EU market.

The requirement for replaceable cells in e-bike batteries suddenly became a hot topic in 2023, and the European Commission recently added a new chapter to the discussion. The Batteries Regulation, which entered into force in August 2023, made it mandatory to offer the ability to replace individual battery cells for e-bikes in future. This requirement has been removed in the latest amendment from the European Commission. European Cycling Industries (ECI) welcomes this change, but not everyone is happy.

SHENZHEN, China - On 12 January, Dahon Tech, the subsidiary of folding bike pioneer Dahon, signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan's third-largest bicycle manufacturer, Ideal Bike Corporation. Ideal Bike is a publicly listed company in Taiwan, while Dahon has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since September 2025. In view of intensifying global competition, the two companies intend to focus jointly on expanding their international business, leveraging "the complementary strengths of both parties."

The next major leap for e-bikes won't come from motors or frames alone, but from smart technologies already well established in adjacent industries. That became clear last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where AI and automotive platforms dominated and robots roamed the aisles. Yet beneath that familiar surface, the show carried a message that is of profound importance to micromobility.

The AI boom and defence industries drove the international stock markets in 2025, particularly in emerging markets. The sustained global stock rally even went into its third consecutive year. The value of listed bicycle companies could not keep up with these international trends. Why?