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Cambodia’s average FOB price dropped from €377 in 2023 to only €142 this year. – Photo Bike Europe

Cambodia bicycle exports down 37%

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The group of five bicycle making companies in Cambodia are quickly losing ground on the international bicycle market. Once...

Driven by nice spring weather in March, turnover suddenly accelerated by 9.6% in the Netherlands. – Photo Shutterstock

Retail sales up again in the Netherlands after dip in 2023

ZEIST, the Netherlands - Retail sales between January and March 2024 in the Netherlands partly recovered from the strong decline the market...

The German market is expected to stabilise in 2024. – Photo Fahrrad XXL

German market to stabilise in 2024 after last year's decline

COLOGNE, Germany - The decline in bicycle and e-bike sales Germany experienced in 2023 was a one-off writes the Cologne based Institute for Retail...

Europe's main bicycle markets had to swallow significant losses in a challenging year. - Photo Bike Europe

European e-bike sales take step back in 2023

ZEIST, The Netherlands - Undeniably European e-bike sales took a step back last year. In 7 European countries which have already reported their...

Currently, approximately two-thirds of the components used in the production of bikes are imported from outside of the EU. – Photo Decathlon

Decathlon urges politicians to implement European Cycling Declaration

LILLE, France - In the run-up to the upcoming European Parliament elections from 6-9 June, sporting goods producer and retailer Decathlon calls upon...

The challenges currently faced by the bicycle industry are not exclusive, but rather common for every industry supplying consumer markets. – Photo Ralf Kindermann

'Bicycle industry still highly attractive for investors'

ZEIST, the Netherlands - The combination of economic and political challenges created difficult times for the international bicycle industry....

Cambodia’s bicycle export market continues to decline. – Photo Bike Europe

Cambodia's bicycle export nosedive not over yet

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The plunge in demand for bicycles made in Cambodia which started last year has not yet come to an end. Cambodia's bicycle...

Berria Bikes has an annual capacity of 19,000 units on its 3,000m2 on-site production facility in Villarrobledo, Spain. - Photo Dieter Wertz

Spanish production figures showing small sign of market turnaround?

MADRID, Spain - Bicycle production in Spain saw a 6.8% year-on-year decrease in production in February, after registering a 10.5% decrease in the...

According to the CIE Business Impact Survey the bike share sector was leading in revenue growth last year. – Photo Dott

Cycling Industries Europe calls industry performance 'better than...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The results of the 2023 Business Impact Survey surprised Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) who has conducted this holistic look at...

Later this year, Alltricks plans to open a ninth store in Antibes, in the south of France, near Nice. – Photo Alltricks

Alltricks is moving forward in a tough market

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France - The French Alltricks group has reported a 4% increase in sales last year despite the difficult conditions. "In 2023,...