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Burkhard Stork, CEO of ZIV at the presentation of the market results. - Photo Bike Europe

Weaker bicycle market performance reported by German industry...

BERLIN, Germany - The long-expected correction in the e-bike sales boom Germany experienced in the past years has come knocking, the market...

‘Made in Germany’ is becoming an increasingly important trademark for the e-bike export markets. – Photo Bike Europe

German e-bike market performed strong in 2022

BERLIN, Germany – The German e-bike and bicycle market performed very strong in 2022 with a 10% increase in e-bike sales the national industry...

The long-planned election of Claus Fleischer to the board of ZIV has now taken place. – Photo Bosch eBike Systems

Bosch’s Claus Fleischer joins ZIV management board

BERLIN, Germany - Claus Fleischer, managing director of Bosch eBike Systems, has been elected to join the Board of Directors of Zweirad Industrie...

German industry association ZIV is now chairing the Cargobike working group which represents the segment on a European level. – Photo Shutterstock

German ZIV takes the lead in European discussions on cargobike...

BERLIN, Germany - The German industry association ZIV has taken over the chairmanship of the Cargobikes Working Group at European level. Jointly...

The 2022 German market statistics were announced this morning at the industry discussion which always takes place one day before the start of Eurobike. - Photo Bike Europe

German e-bike sales stable this year after record levels in 2021

FRANKFURT, German - In the first half of 2022 e-bike and bicycle sales in Germany nearly matched the record levels of 2021. Despite inflation, supply...

“As an industry we have stepped up the market volumes structurally above pre-corona levels,” explained ZIV Managing Director Burkhard Stork. - Photo Bike Europe

German market shows no sign of slowing as sales continue to grow

BERLIN, Germany - The e-bike and bicycle sales record during the 2020 pandemic were not just a hype. The latest market statistics published by the...

Tim Salatzki is the new expert on topics like norms, standardization and thus product safety of bicycles and e-bikes and speed pedelecs at the German industry association ZIV. – Photo ZIV

ZIV appoints Technology & Standardization manager

BAD SODEN, Germany - With the unexpected death of Siegfried Neuberger in June 2020, the German industry association ZIV not only lost its managing...

“If a higher domestic supply had been available, we estimate that it would have been possible to sell significantly more bicycles as well as e-bikes,” said ZIV Director Burkhard Stork (right). – Photo Bike Europe

High demand for e-bikes in Germany continues into 2021

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - It was the big question after the e-bike sales boom last year; is the German industry able to keep up demand at that...

CONEBI and ZIV will host an EU legislation update event at Eurobike. Photo: Bike Europe

EU legislation and the future of the bicycle industry update event at...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A...

The 2021 market growth is a strong motivation for Georg Honkomp, CEO of the ZEG to start supporting the ZIV. – Photo Bike Europe

Dealer cooperative ZEG joins Germany's largest industry association...

BAD SODEN, Germany - An important cooperation within the German bicycle industry became public yesterday. It was announced that Europe's biggest...