Market Reports

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan exported 47% less e-bikes across 2024, the preliminary custom statistics show. With just under 365,000 units leaving the nation's shores in a year, this is the lowest volume since 2018. The export value also dropped 43% year-on-year meaning the economic ramifications must still be being felt throughout the supply chain.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The mission set out by the Taiwan Bicycle Association to improve the quality and average FOB prices of Taiwan-made products proved successful and continued into 2022. While the assembly of bicycles made its way to other low-cost countries in the region like Vietnam and Cambodia, Taiwan hasn't lost its once leading position completely.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Notwithstanding all the reports about packed warehouses in Taiwan and high inventory levels at distributors and dealers worldwide, the shipments of e-bikes from Taiwan to global markets were at a very high level throughout 2022. Component shortages appeared to be less problematic last year than in 2021, so the assembly could run at full capacity.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The second year with the Covid-19 pandemic brings new challenges to Taiwan's bicycle industry. Last year was a rollercoaster with order cancellations in March followed by a sharp increase in order volume. In 2021, it is all about component shortages,

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwanese bicycle industry is set to prosper in 2021. Record-low inventory at distributors, new lifestyle trends and continued growth momentum in the e-bike sector during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period will drive market growth forward, industry experts say. According to Taiwan's customs data, e-bike exports hiked in 2020 by almost 20% to more than 759,000 units.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The production and export of e-bikes has proven its importance for Taiwan's bicycle industry last year. Throughout 2019 the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) already indicated that the export of e-bikes was expanding rapidly. The official export statistics of the Taiwan's Customs Administration and the Ministry of Finance now provides the full picture of the booming e-bike exports.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's e-bike industry is growing at lightning speed. Even in such pace that it prompted Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) chairman Michael Tseng to state "Taiwan's bicycle industry is entering a new era."

TAIPEI, Taiwan - After years of decline Taiwan's export of bicycles, e-bikes as well as parts and accessories is growing again. And that growth is even counted in double digit percentages for exported units as well as the total value of that export.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The transition of Taiwan from a bicycle to e-bike exporting country has really picked up. Nevertheless, statistics from the country's

For many years, the increase of the average value per unit compensated the bicycle manufacturers for the decrease in export volumes. They could still grow

TAIPEI, Taiwan - For a third year in a row Taiwan's bicycle industry exports declined in volume. Nevertheless statistics from the country's Bureau of Foreign Trade show the export of bicycles for this year reached its low in the first half of 2014 and is stabilizing in the second half.

The slow economic situation in Europe, in combination with a rainy summer, has forced the Taiwanese bicycle industry to start looking seriously for new ...

Taiwan's bike export to Europe dropped with a big 20.6 percent unit-wise in the first half of the year. Only 1,462,500 bikes were shipped from the ...

The Taiwanese bicycle industry has rapidly regained ground lost during the double digit decline in sales numbers and turnover in 2009. In early 2010 it ...

One year ago the Taiwanese bicycle industry still foresaw growth figures. Now its looking back at what is arguably its most difficult year ever. ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - As the pre-eminent country in the world for the production of bicycles and bicycle related products, Taiwan is being buffeted by the ...

TAIWAN, Taipei - The Olympic torch is not the only fire blazing towards Beijing later this year. The entire world seems to be stricken with China fever, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan bike makers recorded a double-digit growth of their export to Europe in 2007. Revenues were up more than 22% and totalled even ...