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News briefsRose Bikes with revenue record: Strong 2023 performance despite market challenges
In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, Rose Bikes’ total revenue was €189 million, a nine percent increase from the previous year.
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ArticleZIV: German bicycle industry defies consumer climate
The German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV - Die Fahrradindustrie) presented its market data for 2023. Contrary to expectations and the generally negative consumer climate, both bicycle production and bicycle sales once again reached a very high level in 2023 – comparable to the Covid-related bicycle boom year of 2020. Overall, ...
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ArticleBike24 lowers FY forecast after gloomy prelim Q2 results
Looking at publicly traded e-commerce bike retailer Bike24 Holding AG’s preliminary dismal second-quarter results, it’s clear why the Dresden-based company also sent out a separate announcement to “adjust the forecast for the financial year downwards.” This move in itself demonstrates the gravity of the current situation. According to preliminary calculations, ...
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News briefsZIV welcomes new head of technology & standardization
The German bicycle industry association, Zweirad Industrie-Verband e.V. (ZIV), welcomes Tim Salatzki as the new head of technology & standardization. Salatzki will gradually replace Ernst Brust, who initially served as ZIV’s interim managing director following the unexpected death of ZIV managing director Siegfried Neuberger last year. Since the appointment of ...
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ArticleGerman bike and mobility industry calls for sustainable mobility summit
On the occasion of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, a broad business alliance, including the German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV), has called for a sustainable mobility summit to enable a significant shift from cars and trucks to climate-friendly modes of transport in Germany. “Germany needs a transport turnaround” is ...
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German Bicycle Industry Association welcomes new managing director
On April 1, Burkhard Stork officially took over as the new managing director of the German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV) . He is filling the big shoes of former Siegfried Neuberger , who passed away suddenly in the middle of last year. Stork is no newcomer to the industry. He ...
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ArticleZIV publishes data on German bicycle market 2020
The German Bicycle Industry Association ( ZIV ) released some key figures on the prospering German bicycle and e-bike market 2020 on March 10. According to managing director Ernst Brust , the past year was an unprecedented one for the German and international bicycle sector and for the bicycle ...
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ArticleGermany extends lockdown, France to impose curfew
With the number of corona cases still rising in the country, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the 16 German states agreed on Jan. 19 to maintain the lockdown and introduce tougher measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown, which was originally set to ...
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ArticleOpen letter from German Bicycle Industry Association against complete shutdown
In an open letter, the German Bicycle Industry Association ( ZIV ), the national lobby and service provider for the German and international bicycle industry, has written to the German government opposing a complete shutdown of the economy as a measure against the Corona pandemic. While ZIV fully recognizes the ...
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CONEBI renames e-bike working group in honor of Siegfried Neuberger
The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industries (CONEBI) has unanimously decided, on the occasion of its recent general assembly, to rename its e-bike working group as the Neuberger E-Bike Working Group , in honor of the late Siegfried Neuberger . The former managing director of the German Bicycle Industry ...
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ArticleGerman bicycle and e-bike industry defies the Corona crisis
In its latest “sentiment barometer” for the first half of 2020, the German Bicycle Industry Association ( Zweirad-Industrie-Verband e.V.; ZIV ) comes to the conclusion that bicycles and e-bikes have been the winners of the coronavirus crisis in Germany, while many other industries have suffered as a result ...
