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The Taipei Cycle Show returns from March 26 to 29, 2025, at halls 1 and 2 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Recognized as a leading B2B event in the cycling industry, the show is expected to host 950 companies from 35 countries, occupying 3,600 booths. It remains a key meeting point for high-end bicycle supply chains, with a focus on innovation and sustainability.

In Memoriam: Pacific Cycles President Michael Lin (here at his booth at Taipei Cycle Show). – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Industry mourns the loss of Pacific Cycles president Michael Lin

TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Taiwan's specialty bike manufacturer Pacific Cycles Inc., is having to deal with great sadness. On 9 January, president Michael Lin passed away peacefully at the age of just 57.

Since assuming the role of Chairperson in 2017, Bonnie Tu has driven the group's digital transformation and strategically established manufacturing facilities in Hungary and Vietnam. - Photo Giant

Giant Group appoints new management team as Bonnie Tu retires

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant Group will start 2025 with a new executive leadership team following the announcement that long-standing chairperson Bonnie Tu will officially retire. The Group's board of directors has approved the appointment of current CEO Young Liu as the new Chairman. The current chief branding officer Phoebe Liu has been promoted to CEO. These changes will take effect January 1, 2025.

How can the Taiwanese industry sustain the financial losses it has accrued in 2024? - Photo Bike EuropeSubscribers only
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Subscribers only Taiwan on course for €500 mln e-bike export value loss

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The fact that the Taiwanese supply chain has struggled during 2024 is fully evident in the latest custom statistics. In Q3, the island nation exported around 75,000 e-bike units, a 44% drop compared to 2023. E-bike exports to the EU specifically dropped 55% to a mere 34,000 units between July and September. Most significantly, the country is on course to see its export value drop half a billion euros this year in total.

Giant Group’s ESG efforts throughout 2024 have been rewarded with the DJSI listing and a manufacturing award from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. – Photo Giant Group

Giant Group setting ESG standards with DJSI index listing

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - In recognition of its ESG activities, Giant Group has joined the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets Index, making it the first company in the bicycle industry to have this distinction.

Working step by step to reduce the slump in production and revenue caused by the 2023 insolvencies of two major customers, and the associated losses: Taiwan's Taichung-based bike manufacturer Ideal Bike Corporation. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Ideal Bike on successful loss reduction course despite revenue drop

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Even though the first three sales quarter revenue of NT$1.91 billion (€55.66 million) was 32.5% lower than in the same period of the previous year, Taiwan's bicycle manufacturer Ideal Bike Corporation has been able to reduce its loss by 34.4%. The crisis at Taiwan's third largest bicycle producer is still rooted in the 2023 insolvencies of two of its major customers Advanced Sports GmbH and VanMoof.

  1. Merida revenue recovers but profit lags behind
  2. 950 exhibitors commit as Taipei Cycle 2025 becomes fully booked
  3. Is Taichung Bike Week future proof?
  4. Kind Shock explores new markets with wireless dropper seat post
  5. Glory Wheel expands global strategy with Spank and Fratelli acquisitions
  6. Market uncertainty persists at opening day of Taichung Bike Week
  7. Microshift sets up 5G smart production lines
  8. Subscribers onlyTaiwan e-bike exports to key European markets under pressure
  9. Merida takes over distributor Merida & Centurion Germany
  10. Giant Group receives prestigious environmental protection award
  11. Cowboy raises €5 million in new investment round
  12. Ideal Bike on the road to recovery after restructuring financial losses
  13. Market still in doubt in run up to Taichung Bike Week
  14. TransArt decals make assembly process more cost-efficient
  15. Giant Group consolidated revenue down 12.6% in first half of 2024
  1. Merida halts decline and reports increased turnover in second quarter
  2. BP subsidiary Castrol invests in electric two-wheelers with new acquisition
  3. Darfon takes-over German e-bike distributor Grofa
  4. Subscribers onlyDrop in Taiwan e-bike exports stabilising
  5. Pacific Cycles breaks ground on third factory in Taiwan
  6. Ideal Bike faces harsh revenue decline in Q1
  7. Merida Q1 figures show bicycle producers continue to struggle
  8. Light at the end of the tunnel for Giant Group's revenue decline
  9. AcerMPS launches mid-motor for cargo and mtb's
  10. C-Tech develops cargobike, but from a different angle
  11. Shifting gears: Europe's new standard for e-cargo bikes
  12. Sunny Wheel develops mirror for cargobike fender
  13. Terasilic unveils bike radar sensor with 190m detection range
  14. DTboost saving power with frictionless hub motor
  15. CKC focuses on repairability with biomass pedal