Robert Bosch GmbH will transfer the German operations of its Mobility business sector, which includes all activities for the car and bicycle industries, into a separate, wholly owned subsidiary from 1 August 2027.
Swedish sports and outdoor company Thule Group raised its third-quarter operating margin to 20.0%, but mainly thanks to SEK 52 million (EUR 4.7 million) in refunded US import tariffs. Without them, the margin would have been 18.0%, in line with last year. The results come two days after the company's three largest shareholders pushed out chairman Hans Eckerström, who had planned to step down in spring 2027.
Pon.Bike-owned Cannondale is moving its global headquarters from Wilton, Connecticut, to Woudenberg in the Netherlands. The Wilton office will wind down by mid-2027, with global functions brought together in Woudenberg and in Freiburg, Germany, where R&D and engineering are already based.
The General Court of the European Union ruled that customs authorities can classify e-bike parts imported in separate shipments as complete e-bikes. Industry association LEVA-EU warns that European assemblers relying on imported components now risk anti-dumping duties of up to 70.1%, retroactive claims and even criminal proceedings.
Germany's bike-sharing fleet grew 1.5% year-on-year to 102,550 bikes, while private bike subscriptions fell 2% to 98,000. That is the finding of the second market data survey on sharing, subscriptions and rentals by German industry association Zukunft Fahrrad.
While riding an e-bike is inherently sustainable, the bicycle industry—which likes to present itself as a driver of the green mobility transition—has so far struggled to find practical solutions for end-of-life batteries and motors. However, emerging approaches in motor repair offer promising perspectives for the trade.
