BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike brand Cowboy has fully moved its e-bike assembly operations to France. In a strategic nearshoring move, the partnership with Rebirth Group subsidiary ReCycles aims to reduce delivery times, and strengthen customer support as the brand seeks to meet demand for its e-bikes across Europe.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - That 2024 was a challenging year for European e-bike markets is no secret. How bad though, is now revealed in the latest EU e-bike import statistics published by Eurostat. The volume of e-bikes imports dropped 27% year-on-year to 642,000 units, slipping below the pre-covid level of 705,000 units in 2019. The import value fared even worse, with a 33% drop year-on-year.

NEW DELHI, India - The Indian bicycle industry's quest for a global bicycle show may soon be realized as a new show has emerged on the horizon with all the signs of making it big in the future. The country's existing show, CFOSE which has been established over 14 editions appears to be making way for a new 'government-backed' event on India's bicycle event calendar.

PARIS, France - "The recall of the first-generation Angell e-bikes issued last year brought our adventure to an end despite all our efforts and the incredible work of all the employees, whom I am thinking of tonight." With these words, Marc Simoncini, founder of the French e-bike startup Angell, announced the end of a venture that had once aimed to change urban mobility.

ERKRATH, Germany - A long time coming, but Giant Deutschland GmbH has officially confirmed the appointment of a new managing mirector. As early as December 1, Alexander Gebert was appointed as the successor to Oliver Hensche, who will be available to the Giant Group in an advisory capacity until further notice. He had managed the company for 15 years.

美國，華盛頓州（WASHINGTON）－在全球面臨關稅角力與貿易摩擦之際，2024年的美國自行車市場傳出好消息。美國海關最新數據顯示，該國常規自行車進口量自2021年驟降之後，再次回升。不過，由於中國為美國市場最大供應國，市場仍充滿變數。

荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group於去年11月獲得主要利益相關者的支持後，已完成資本重組程序。在該集團與多數利益相關者達成協議後，英國法院於2025年1月23日舉行聽證會並批准進行該項重組計畫，該計畫於上週正式完成。

比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－ 歐洲自行車產業協會於聲明中寫道：「在公共道路上騎乘改裝電動自行車可能導致嚴重的法律後果。」該協會旗下的各國單位及企業一致反對為提升最大輔助速度，以任何形式改裝電動自行車及電動自行車系統。

法國，巴黎（PARIS）－根據瑞士多家媒體報導，國際商會（International Chamber of Commerce，簡稱ICC）位於巴黎的仲裁院就Scott Sports SA（或Scott Sports Group）所有權問題做出裁決。根據2月6日的裁決結果，仍為該公司共同所有人的Beat Zaugg，將把他在公司的47%股權轉讓給主要股東Youngone Corporation。

FRANKFURT, Germany - Eurobike organiser fairnamic GmbH has expanded its leadership team by appointing Adrien Sockeel, an experienced professional from the bicycle and e-mobility industry, as the new head of sales.

EDINBURGH, UK - Following eight years of product development, Intradrive has revealed the production-specification design of its GD8 gearbox drive unit. "We are building up pilot production units to ship to bike brands for internal testing right now," explains IntraDrive founding director Mark Ravilious.

REUTLINGEN, Germany - The 2024 business development of Robert Bosch GmbH was adversely affected by the fact that growth markets such as electromobility developed much more slowly than expected. While the company serves a wide range of industries, it regards their technologies for mobility, which includes e-bikes and homes of the future as key growth areas. Claus Fleischer, CEO Bosch eBike Systems highlights specific details on the e-bike market.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - "Riding manipulated e-bikes on public roads may result in serious legal consequences," writes the European industry confederation CONEBI. The national industry associations and companies operating under the aegis of CONEBI speak out altogether against any kind of manipulation of e-bikes and e-bike drive systems to increase the performance of the maximum supported assistance speed.

WASHINGTON, US - As the world awaits a year of tariffs and tussles, there was good news for the bicycle market in the US in 2024. The number of non- electric bicycles imported into the country rose again following sharp declines since 2021, the latest US customs data shows. However, with China as the leading supplier, the market remains uncertain.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group has completed its recapitalisation process after it secured sufficient support from its key stakeholders last November. The sanction hearing in the English court on 23 January 2025, at which the court sanctioned the recapitalisation following the agreement that Accell reached with the majority of its financial stakeholders in October 2024, was the final step before yesterday's finalisation.

OSAKA, Japan - The 2024 financial report of Shimano Inc. indicates a rebound in sales in the second half of last year. However, in more detail the results look less promising for the international bicycle industry. The revenue in Europe and Taiwan was still down by double digits and the main growth market was China where revenue increased by almost 60%. In the long-term Shimano remains positive on bicycle sales, but the bicycle component manufacturer also points to the potential impact of geopolitical developments.

COLOGNE, Germany - Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Tern has announced plans to establish its first distribution office in Europe. Dubbed Tern ZE, the Cologne-based facility will begin operating on 1 July 2025 and should enable the firm to better support its customers in Europe.

台灣，台中－經常造訪台灣自行車工廠的人會注意到，有許多來自菲律賓、越南、泰國或印尼的技術工人，因此廠內通常具備多語言標示。法國媒體《世界外交》（Le Monde Diplomatique）一篇近期報導指出，他們發現台灣自行車行業存在國際勞工組織（International Labour Organisation，簡稱ILO）標準所判定的強迫勞動指標。

西班牙，馬德里（MADRID）－西班牙自行車產量在經過連續2年的優異表現後，於2023年出現衰退，不過2024年迎來回升，年增2.9%。儘管產值略有下滑，該國自行車產業仍比疫前表現出更強的韌性。