MILAN, Italy – 2013 was another difficult year for Italy as the economic crisis continued. All industries were suffering. For instance, delivery of...
MILANO, Italy – Like other major markets in Europe, also the Italian one saw a drop in bicycle sales last year due to the economic crisis and bad...
MILANO, Italy - Any conversation in Italy these days contains the word ‘crisis’. 2011 was indeed critical for most industries, with some big drops....
ROMA, Italy – For the first time in more than 65 years the number of bicycles sold in Italy surpassed the number of cars put on the market in 2011....
MILAN, Italy - 2009 was a fantastic year for the Italian bicycle industry, because the government gave a big helping hand in the form of incentives....
2009 was a fantastic year for the Italian bicycle industry despite, or even because of the economic crisis. The economy was in depression but...
Last year was not an easy one for the Italian bicycle industry. The economy was in deep recession by the last quarter of 2008 and it eroded domestic...
MILAN, Italy The Italian bike market grew again in 2007. Domestic consumption rose by 2.4% and this stimulated bike production as well as bicycle...
In 2006 the Italian domestic consumption rose by 3.5% and this stimulated bike production. At the same time, the import of complete bicycles dropped...
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands – Demand for bicycles grew strongly in Italy again last year. Domestic consumption rose by 12%, but unfortunately...