FRANKFURT, Germany - Poland is gaining relevance for e-bike assemblers and a new factory is on the horizon. Backed by NKI, a Chinese manufacturer of home appliances for the global market, Polana Bikes has ambitions to produce 80,000 e-bikes per year when fully up and running.
FRANKFURT, Germany - After winning over industry insider Alex Thusbass as CEO in May 2023, the young Germany-based e-bike maker Hepha Bikes celebrated its exhibition premiere at this year's Eurobike.
ZEIST, The Netherlands - Brothers Taco and Ties Carlier started VanMoof in 2009 because they wanted to change the world. VanMoof's innovative bicycles caused a stir worldwide and were embraced by more than 200,000 customers. The Amsterdam company rises to great heights, but crashes after 14 years due to quality problems, poor service and major financial problems. Here the chronological journey VanMoof has taken over the years is explored.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The district court of Amsterdam has granted VanMoof Global Holding B.V. preliminary suspension of payment (chapter 11 status). It marks the end of many rumours about the financial stability of VanMoof.
SEATTLE, USA - In a publication on its website, Rad Power Bikes has announced it will pull out of the European market. The company wants to focus on its home market in North America, "in order to be competitive and successful in the long term."
FRANKFURT, Germany - Porsche AG bundled its e-bike drivetrain activities under the umbrella of Porsche eBike Performance GmbH, which it founded in 2022. This includes the recently acquired brands Greyp and Fazua. The latter is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, which is why the Eurobike presentation in Frankfurt was all about the lightweight e-MTB pioneer. However, the e-bike ambitions of the German company go beyond this. What can we expect from Porsche in the coming years?
LA FLECHE, France - To create more opportunities for growth and innovation in the booming e-bike market, the French e-bike brand Neomouv via its parent company VAxE, has taken over an 80% share of its Portuguese production partner Unibike.
SIAULIAI, Lithuania – Baltik Vairas had been the single outpost of the bicycle industry in Lithuania and the other Baltic States for many years. Thanks to the modernisation of the company in the past decade it has now made the country one of the potential hot spots for the e-bike industry.
LONDON, UK - The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated a transition review this week into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on e-bikes imported in the United Kingdom from China. The TRA will determine whether dumping would be likely to continue or recur if the measures were no longer applied.
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Direct to consumer e-bike brand Cowboy is increasing its offline footprint to offer additional retail and service solutions for new and existing customers. With the launch of its Retail Partner Network, the brand aims to partner with 300 IBDs in 60 cities across Europe by the end of this year.
