Rene Takens: third term as Colibi President
MUNICH, Germany - At their general assembly in Munich, June 14, the Colibi members unanimously re-elected Rene Takens, CEO of Accell group, as their President. It is his third three-year term.
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Bike Industry Lobby Platform Launched
BALI, Indonesia - The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia saw the launch of a global alliance for ecomobility. After a meeting last August at Eurobike, leading bicycle companies like Shimano, Giant, Trek and Accell Group have decided to participate in this lobby platform. Finally more than 30 global companies, business and user associations,
Accell Group Appeals NMa Verdict
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (Nov 25) - Now that the internal appeal of the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa) has not yielded the desired result, Accell Group will turn to the Rotterdam Court. Accell and several other Dutch bicycle companies were convicted to pay hefty fines (Accell €12.8 million; Gazelle €12.9 million and Giant €3.9 million) after being
Accell Acquires SBS
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (Feb 9) - Accell Group N.V. announces that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Seattle Bike Supply (SBS). SBS is the number 5 distributor in the US, and has an annual turnover of around US$ 36 million. It is active in the middle and higher segments of the market for
Accell Group Has Good First Half
HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands (July 21) - Accell Group today announces that it once again increased turnover and profit in the first half of 2005. Turnover in the first half of the year rose to € 213.8 million, up 5% compared with € 204.3 million in the first six months of 2004. A good sales mix
Accell Group 2002 Results: Bike Sales up 20%
HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands (February 24) - Accell Group NV sold about 785,000 bicycles in 2002; up 20% compared to the 650,000 in 2001. The second largest bicycle maker in Europe also saw its net profit increase 33% to € 6.8 million while turnover increased 26% to € 259 million (2001: € 206 million). 2002 results
Spain retains buoyant bicycle production and export value
MADRID, Spain - Bicycle exports from Spain to the rest of the world remain well above pre-pandemic figures and show a positive trade balance, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Although production figures in the country are dipping compared to last year, bicycle production in Spain also remains above the levels achieved in 2019.
Schwalbe輪胎內胎產線全數遷至越南
越南，胡志明市（HO CHI MINH CITY）－Schwalbe上週宣布進行生產戰略調整，未來將在越南獨家生產所有輪胎和內胎，做出此決定是因為考量自行車行業的發展和緊張局勢。現在訂單幾乎都是臨時下單的，不是長期訂單。Schwalbe執行長Frank Bohle於公司聲明中說明：「因此目前要在兩座並行生產的工廠提前計畫滿足需求已不再可行。」
EU Commission opens expiry review for anti-dumping on China made...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The use of anti-dumping and anti-circumvention duties as a trade regulation for e-bikes from China has been much discussed in the industry in the past 5 years. On request of the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA), the European Commission has initiated an expiry review of the current e-bike anti-dumping measures.
Accell Group簡化營運將裁員
荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group昨日宣其計畫調整生產架構，以「簡化營運並提升效率」，因此該集團將合併位於海倫芬的Batavus和Koga品牌工廠，並將部分生產移至Accell其它歐洲廠進行，預計裁減150個職位。
Belgian Cycling Factory contracts 50,000 e-bikes from Hero Motor...
LUDHIANA, India - Indian bicycle OEM HMC Hive, a Hero Motor Company, has forayed into contract manufacturing with the signing of a €33 million partnership contract with Ridley and Eddy Merckx owner Belgian Cycling Factory (BCF). Under the contract, the HMC will supply 50,000 bikes and components for BCF over the next three years.
Orbea成功走出自己的路
西班牙，馬利亞維亞（MALLABIA）－參觀自行車製造商Orbea S. Coop.時，一抵達總部便可看出他們有多麼深根在地，他們的母語是巴斯克語（Basque），第二外語是英文。Bike Europe在造訪該公司位於Mallabia的總部及工廠時，也發現這間巴斯克自行車製造商與國內外競爭者截然不同之處。
義大利子公司更名Pon.Bike Italia打入市場
義大利，瓦爾波利切拉（VALPOLICELLA）－Pon子公司Focus Italia Group新名稱為Pon.Bike Italia，該荷蘭自行車龍頭在買下這間義大利公司後，最後階段是品牌再造。
無買家表態，Internetstores Group未來岌岌可危
德國，比勒費爾德／慕尼黑（BIELEFELD/MUNICH）－根據一份破產程序的中期評估報告，在Internetstores Group宣佈破產之後，他們尚未收到任何整體收購報價。這也讓人擔憂該公司旗下品牌往後是否能繼續經營，且可能面臨裁員風險。
品質異常問題致Accell Group停售Babboe載貨自行車
荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Babboe已停止販售載貨自行車，待另行通知。荷蘭食品及消費者產品安全部門（Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority，簡稱NVWA）收到大量車架在騎乘過程中斷裂的報告。向該單位詢問說明時，其回覆：「該自行車製造商未能充分證明特定型號不存在安全風險。」
Limited News Service from June 23 to July 7
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Bike Europe will not publish its regular Thursday email Newsletter during the next two weeks. From June 23 to July 7 only our Tuesday newsletter will be mailed to Bike Europe's 15,000 plus readership.
Aerodynamics Key Issue for Merida Road Bikes
MALLORCA, Spain - Last weekend, at the annual Merida Press Camp, the presentation of the ProTour Lampre team with World Champion Rui Costa and the Multivan Merida MTB team with World Champion Gunn - Rita Dahle attracted a crowd of over 350 to the island of Mallorca.
Niche gravel bike brand Guava Bikes embodies Barcelona community
VALLVIDRERA, Spain - Together with industrial designer Nachos Suárez, US native David Álvarez launched Guava Bikes in Spain. With a new clubhouse just outside of Barcelona and a burgeoning community which includes sporting investors, the niche gravel bike is positioning itself for growth.
Eurobike 2021 dates and new format announced
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - After virtually all events were cancelled this year due to Corona, Messe Friedrichshafen developed an all new road map for 2021 events. The 29th Eurobike will take place in the first week of September as well as a July order and preview event together with German retailer association BICO.
LEVA-EU information meeting on LEV topics at Eurobike
BRUSSELS, Belgium - On Thursday 2 September, LEVA-EU organizes an information meeting on hot topics on the agenda. These include the review of technical legislation for e-bikes and all other LEVs, the standardization for e-bikes, e-cargobikes and personal transporters, the EU proposal for a new battery regulation and COP26.