BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Central European country Hungary is known in the industry as the location for the production facilities of Accell Hunland and Giant Manufacturing Hungary Ltd. In an exclusive interview, Róbert Sipiczki, president of the Association Hungarian Bicycle Producers and Traders (AHBPT) elaborates on the difficult local market situation due to limited sales with the most negative dynamics in the lower price brackets.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - After securing the intellectual property of insolvent Hagen Bikes AS the Estonian Springdrive is relocating the cargobike production and sales to its wholly-owned Hungarian D2C e-bike manufacturer Blurby Kft.

SHANGHAI, China - E-bike drive system manufacturer Ananda is currently stepping up its activities in Europe which will result in the opening of a fully automatic production facility in Hungary. "We want to improve the supply chain with production in Europe," Ananda president Daniel Zhuo told Bike Europe.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Frame finishing is one of the delicate processes in e-bike and bicycle production. The sppot is an ecosystem of companies involved in this part of the production process. They have bundled their knowledge and offer this as a one-stop-shop solution. What this means from a technical perspective was recently presented in a one-day workshop for OEMs near Budapest, Hungary.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - During the 'Get Technical' event the members of 'the sppot' will present a deeper insight in the latest surface finishing technologies for powder and liquid coatings, labels/decals and their respective applications. The event is open to the industry on 22 and 23 November and takes place in Budapest, Hungary.

REUTLINGEN, Germany - Bosch is investing in a new facility in eastern Slovakia to expand its production of e-bike components, the Slovakian Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced. Production should start in late 2023.