WASHINGTON, USA – The Trump Tariffs on bicycles, e-bikes and bike products imported into the U.S. from China will enter into force next Monday, September 24. From that day onwards up to the end of the year a 10 percent tariff will be levied which is to be raised to 25 percent with the start of the New Year....
BAD SODEN, Germany – In an unusual public statement, the German industry association ZIV (Zweirad Industrie Verband) strongly advises against resorting to repair offers for e-bike batteries that cannot prove to have passd UN tests as well as against the manipulation of batteries and against the use of such manipulated batteries. “People endanger themselves and others and also lose the manufacturer’s warranty,” ZIN warns....
MILAN, Italy – The combination of increasing e-bike sales and the cancellation of the Italian CosmoBike show in September results in a growing interest for participating in the e-bike section of the upcoming EICMA motorcycle and bike show. “The Italian e-bike market is recording a straing growth. Last year some 150,000 were sold; 19 percent more than in 2016,” says Andrea Dell’Orto, President of the Italian industry association Confindustria ANCMA....
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) is growing. The latest new members that are welcomed are AICMA (All India Cycle Manufacturers’ Association) and ANAFABI (Mexican Association of Bicycle Manufactures). They already joined the last WBIA General Assembly which was held last July....
Stefan Mang is Thun’s new leader of the R&D department and has officially been on board since 1 September 2018....
HELSINKI, Finland – After Amer Sports announced one week ago that it wants to sell its activities in the cycling market with Mavic and Enve, the Finnish holding got a takeover bid for all Amer shares by the Chinese companies ANTA Sports Products and FountainVest Partners. Apart from the principal issue of how Amer’s Board and shareholders will react to the bid, it also raises the question of how the EU will deal with this planned takeover....