WASHINGTON DC, United States - The number of bicycles imported into the United States in the first half of 2025 has dropped 25% year-on-year. When looking at Q2 specifically this is a 35% drop compared to 2024. The impact of tariffs and trade wars has seen China's relevance as US bicycle supplier slip considerably.

ROOSENDAAL, the Netherlands - In Q2, from April to June, the Dutch bicycle market turnover rate rose significantly, averaging around 10% per month, according to figures from national consultancy group H&L Benchmark Group. This translates to 7.7% turnover growth for the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year. In addition, about half of the H&L Benchmark Group is seeing a further reduction in excessive inventory.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Retail giant Decathlon and KwikFit are starting a partnership in Amsterdam for the maintenance and repair of Decathlon bikes and e-bikes. The sports retailer has three stores in the capital, only two of which have bike repair workshops. Now, Decathlon customers can also visit the centrally located KwikFit location. If successful, a national roll-out is on the cards.

荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－為改善財務狀況，Accell Group將進一步集中其產線。這代表該集團位於海倫芬這座擁有超過百年歷史的工廠，將不再生產自行車。該廠預計於2026年第一季關閉，產線將移至既有的匈牙利廠。荷蘭廠的關閉估計將影響約160名員工的生計。

德國，科布倫茲（KOBLENZ）－Canyon Bicycles GmbH創辦人Roman Arnold自9月1日起重返公司擔任執行董事長，並負責營運項目。在市場環境低迷期間，其東家GBL投資價值已縮水43%，因此公司決定採取新方針。這也代表原本的執行長Nicolas de Ros Wallace在「雙方同意之下」離任。

德國，米爾塔爾（MÜHLTAL）－美國市場的不穩定及關稅政策的變數再次造成影響，Riese & Müller本週宣布將暫停所有美國出貨，並重新評估最新50%鋼鐵關稅及其影響。

英國，倫敦（LONDON）－英國貿易救濟署（TRA）建議，針對中國製自行車及特定零件徵收的反傾銷稅應續課至2029年8月30日。雖然英國政府是可以拒絕採納TRA建議的，但此舉與歐盟貿易政策保持一致，因相關措施在歐盟仍為有效。

PARIS, France - Bike-leasing company Vapaus Group has announced the integration of France's Azfalte, a corporate cycling company boasting a 250-client portfolio. Calling France "Europe's strongest growth potential," Vapaus Group says it's excited to explore international growth with Azfalte, hoping to achieve one million new riders in the coming years.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - "All operational activity has ceased," reads the email from Lasse Almgren, the CEO of the Danish start-up known as Pentalock. The company, under the name of Danish Mobility System 1 ApS, filed for bankruptcy on August 11.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry is losing a key face in Brussels. Manuel Marsilio has officially stepped down from his position as general manager of the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI). This marks the end of more than a decade of leadership. Meanwhile, the ECF has welcomed its new CEO, who is tasked with advocating for better cycling infrastructure across Europe.

MONTREUIL, France - French authorities have uncovered a vast financial fraud network in a large-scale investigation that involved over 70,000 Chinese-made e-bikes across six storage sites in the country. The losses amount to €6 million.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The results are in for Giant Group's 2024 sustainability and ethical impacts, and the company is reporting reduced emissions and increased solar power across the board, with some notable caveats. Giant Group, home of Giant, Liv, Momentum and Cadex bike brands, has been advancing its ESG commitments in a three-pronged approach since 2022: innovating a clean future, transforming for circularity and mobilizing for DEI.

At the 717 JD Cycling Festival in Beijing, the silver-gray, drop-bar folding bike Dahon P18 Ultra zipped past the finish line and claimed victory with lightning speed. With this performance, it challenged the industry's perception that "portability and speed cannot coexist" for folding bikes. The decisive victory not only ignited a renewed interest in folding bikes among cycling enthusiasts, but also brought the company's proprietary bike tech Dahon-V into the spotlight for its speed.

KOBLENZ, Germany - Founder, Roman Arnold, is returning to Canyon Bicycles GmbH to assume operational responsibilities as executive chairman, starting September 1st. Following a period where the ongoing challenging market environment had seen owner GBL's investment depreciate by 43% a new approach is now being taken. This means exit "by mutual agreement" for current CEO Nicolas de Ros Wallace.

LONDON, England - The UK's Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has recommended that anti-dumping duties on bicycles and certain bicycle components imported from China remain in force until 30 August 2029. While the UK government could technically reject the TRA's advice, the move signals strong continuity with EU trade policy, where similar measures remain in place.

LONDON, United Kingdom - Global container prices have fallen for the tenth consecutive week and still appear to be stabilising. Spot rates for containers on the Shanghai-Rotterdam route saw the sharpest drop. This is evident from the most recent World Container Index (WCI) published by market research firm Drewry.

MÜHLTAL, Germany - The precarity of the United States market and ongoing tariff uncertainty has taken a toll once again, as Riese & Müller announced this week it will pause all US shipments and re-evaluate following the latest 50% steel tariffs, "and their implications."

比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－歐盟統計局（Eurostat）最新資料顯示，2025年上半年，歐盟一共進口31萬2000輛電動自行車，年減9%。如同預測，Q1市場復甦跡象並未延續到Q2。台灣力圖恢復在歐盟電動自行車市場的主導地位，柬埔寨及中國的市佔率則持續成長。

德國，柏林（BERLIN）－Brose SE已將其電動自行車驅動系統業務轉交給日本Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd。對該公司而言，此次收購是為提升其競爭力並實現管理計畫中的業務成長目標。Yamaha為該次交易支付約3,060萬歐元現金。

德國，羅伊特林根（REUTLINGEN）－自2009年在Bosch Group內成立Bosch eBike Systems以來，該公司便將汽車電子與感測系統的技術能力運用到電動工具電池技術上。Bosch eBike Systems執行長Claus Fleischer表示，該公司以Bosch電動驅動系統核心技術為基礎的系統化技術轉移模式，正是公司在自行車產業取得成功的三大關鍵之一。