Market Reports

How many e-bikes were sold in Europe’s leading markets? Are bicycle exports from Taiwan continuing to decline? Bike Europe gives an insight into market developments in annual market reports. These cover the important indicators of key e-bike and bicycle markets such as unit sales and sales value and where relevant, production and import volumes. Filter below per country or year to find the desired report.
“We believe that 2024 will be a slow to stable year, but we expect a recovery in 2025,” said Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector. – Photo ANCMASubscribers only
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Market Report

Subscribers only Italian bicycle market closes 2023 with 23% decline in sales

MILAN, Italy - The 2023 bicycle market in Italy closed with a 23% year-on-year decline in sales volume. Italy's bicycle industry association ANCMA reported a distribution of just over 1.3 million bicycles and e-bikes combined, generating a turnover of € 2.6 billion, a decrease of 18% compared to 2022.

Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector, returned to the stage this year for a physical presentation of the Italian bike market data of 2022. – Photo ANCMASubscribers only
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Market Report

Subscribers only Fluctuating Italian bike market drops 10% in 2022, while e-bike sales...

MILAN, Italy - The Italian bicycle market closed 2022 with a 10% drop in total sales compared to 2021, but on a positive note the sector's turnover has risen 52% since 2019. The growth of e-bike sales on the Italian market is showing no signs of stopping as the 4% rise in market share shows.

Local IBDs have suffered in Italy as consumer behaviour has shifted towards mass-market retail. - Photo Bike Store MugelloSubscribers only
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Italy

Subscribers only Italian 2021 e-bike sales increased by 5% in stabilising bicycles...

MILANO, Italy - Following record bicycle and e-bike sales in 2020 where over 2 million units were sold, the market in Italy has stabilised in 2021. A total of 1,975,000 bicycles and e-bikes were sold in Italy last year, representing a 2% decline compared to the previous year. According to the latest data released by industry association, ANCMA, e-bikes continues to grow in both volume and market share.

The popularity of e-bike in Italy remains unchanged. – Photo Bike EuropeSubscribers only
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ANCMA

Subscribers only E-bike sales in Italy remains strong in first half of 2021

MILAN, Italy - The market for e-bikes in Europe continues strong growth after the boom in 2020. Triggered by the pandemic many people decided last year to buy an e-bike. Whether this trend would continue remained a big question mark.

Will Italian shop owners able to treasure the fortune they have found? – Photo Bike EuropeSubscribers only
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Italy

Subscribers only Italian e-bike and bicycle sales statistics exceed all expectations

MILAN, Italy - E-bike and bicycle sales in Italy were unparalleled last year. That was already reported earlier by the country's industry association Confindustria ANCMA. The official sales statistic published recently confirms these reports.

Italy's Confindustria ANCMA reports that the already rapidly expanding e-bike sales accelerated last year. – Photo Bike Europe Subscribers only
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ANCMA

Subscribers only Italian e-bike sales hiked during pandemic

MILAN, Italy - Despite the health emergency and economic difficulties, the 2020 Italian e-bike market enjoyed a major increase in sales. All two-wheel categories, including motorbikes and scooters, saw double digit sales growth figures and the e-bike in particular.

The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year. – Photo Thok Subscribers only
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ANCMA

Subscribers only Italy confirms strong position as e-bike and bicycle manufacturer

MILAN, Italy - Both assembly and sales of e-bikes are on the rise in Italy. The production of e-bikes last year strongly expanded by 209% to 213,000 units. Domestic production of regular bicycles also increased by 7% to 2,625,000 units. The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year.

“Italy is a country that often adapts slowly to certain trends, but the latest market statistic clearly show – we are now following the trend of other leading European cycling countries.” - Photo Bike Europe
Italy

Italian E-Bike Market Gets Boost With Opening of FIVE Factory

MILAN, Italy - According to the recently published ANCMA statistics, the Italian market is in line with the European trend - a decline in traditional

ANCMA

2014; Year of Recovery For Italian Bike Market

MILAN, Italy - After a difficult 2013, the downturn of the Italian market stopped in 2014. An improving Italian economy as well as a nice spring proved to be the right mix to rekindle the interest of consumers for bicycles and bike products. Bike deliveries to distribution channels increased by 6.4%. E-bike sales were stagnant due to a rapidly changing demand.

E-bike sales increased by 9.5% in Italy last year. - Photo Bike Europe
Bicycle export

Italian Market Down, But E-Bikes Gain Ground

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 ...

Business

Italy 2011: Bike Industry Weathers Poor Economy with Healthy Exports

MILANO, Italy - Any conversation in Italy these days contains the word 'crisis'. 2011 was indeed critical for most industries, with some big drops. The ...

ANCMA

Italian Bike Sales Outnumber Cars

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. Last ...

Campagnolo

Italy 2010: Export Increase Helps Italian Bicycle Market

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. ...

Business

<b>Italy 2009:</b> No Crisis on Italian Bike Market

2009 was a fantastic year for the Italian bicycle industry despite, or even because of the economic crisis. The economy was in depression but ...

Campagnolo

<b>Italy 2008:</b> Market Badly Hit By Economic Crisis

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 ...

Campagnolo

<b>Italy 2007:</b> Healthy Market but Room for Improvement

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 ...

industry

<b>Italy 2006:</b> More Bicycles Sold, Less Import

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 ...

Campagnolo

<b>Italy 2005:</b> Big Increase in Demand for Bikes

MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - Demand for bicycles grew strongly in Italy again last year. Domestic consumption rose by 12%, but unfortunately this did not ...