DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands – It’s now perfectly clear. The growth in sales of electric bikes which in particular has taken place in the Netherlands and Germany is being followed-up in all European markets. And especially in the most important West European markets for bicycles. After France showed a remarkable e-bike sales growth in 2017, the same holds true for Italy and the UK. With that electric bikes are turning into a major Europe wide trend....
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – DM Equity Partners obtained a substantial minority share in Dutch e-bike maker, importer and online retailer Stella. The investment fund supports Stella financially and professionally to fulfil their ambition to become the European e-bikes market leader....
NEW DEHLI, India – Recently India and Taiwan signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint development of electric vehicles. The Memorandum partners, the Indian Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) and Taiwan’s External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), agreed to join their efforts in the development of electric vehicles through the exchange of information and technology....
WEIDEN, Germany – After first taking over the Bionicon distribution in Germany in 2017, importer Motor Sport Accessories GmbH (MSA) recently acquired “The Bionicon brand and distribution rights as well as all Bionicon patents for the European market”. With it Bionicon also moved to MSA’s HQ in Weiden, Germany....
BERLIN, Germany – The members of Europe’s largest bicycle industry association, the ‘Zweirad Industry Verband’ (ZIV) in Germany elected a new presidium and executive board. The election was part of the association’s general meeting held recently in Berlin....
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – Online ordering consumers not only want the products of their choice to be delivered in hours; they also demand flexibility and customized quality products. How to deal with that will be explained by Siemens at the July 7 Bike Europe Conference. The German industrial conglomerate is one of the keynotes. Others will also delve deep into data and digitalization and how to make it possible to meet consumers’ high online demands....