Industry Events
2025.04.02
Industry uncertainty continues over materials and Venezuelan tariffs
TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — A speaker at last week’s Bicycle Leadership Conference declared “uncertainty” the Word of the Year for this industry and others, with much of the prevailing unease related to U.S. tariffs that have taken effect or been threatened.
Industry Events
2024.09.16
Asia offloading stock as EU e-bike import volume doubles in Q2
ZEIST, The Netherlands - Between April and June this year, the number of e-bikes imported into the EU rose to 223,000 units almost matching the same period last year. Significantly, this figure is almost double the amount imported in the first quarter of the year. All top 3 importing countries, Taiwan, Vietnam and China significantly increased the number of units entering the EU during this time period. However, at what cost?
Industry Events
2024.06.05
Freefall ends as EU-27 e-bike imports stabilise
ZEIST, the Netherlands - With key markets reporting double-digit sales drops, inventories sky-high and heavy discounting attempting to rid the industry of burdening overstock, e-bike and bicycle imports into the EU nose-dived throughout 2023. With the first quarter of 2024 import data now available from Eurostat, a picture can be drawn of how this year's market might unfold… and there is a glimmer of hope.
Industry Events
2024.04.02
FITNESS These Fitness Products Made Waves at IHRSA 2024
ATN breaks down some of the best innovations from leading fitness brands across strength training, cardio and fit tech at IHRSA 2024 Leading fitness equipment and technology brands brought their best to IHRSA 2024, the annual convention and trade show put on by IHRSA, now known as the Health & Fitness Association.
Industry Events
2024.02.20
2024 New Cordless Power Tool Predictions
Let’s talk about what 2024 could hold for the cordless power tool industry. The road ahead is a bit murky, and certainly more opaque than in previous years. Cordless power tools are in somewhat of a plateau period right now, where the ball of progress can roll in any direction, or stand absolutely still for a while longer.
Industry Events
2024.01.09
2024 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry
This report for 2024 describes the top 20 potential trends defined in ACSM's Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends (Table 3). As in previous years, the order of trends is dynamic and reflects the changing needs of the fitness industry, although others may seem to be relatively static for a duration of time. Wearable technology has been the #1 trend each year since 2016 (with the exception of #3 for 2018 and #2 for 2021). Worksite health promotion had been ousted from the top 20 for many years (#27 for 2021, #28 for 2022, #30 for 2023) but comes in at #2 for 2024. Three of the four digital technology trends emerge in the top 20, which may indicate a continued focus on connectivity and feedback for improved fitness behaviors and outcomes. Employing certified fitness professionals, the #6 trend, moves toward the top of the trends list (#9 for 2023, #13 for 2022).
Industry Events
2023.11.02
Peugeot Cycles markets new range of connected e-bikes
PARIS, France -Peugeot Cycles presented a new range of e-bikes during the Pro Days in Paris earlier this year. The three models have been developed by Beweel, a start-up company in which the Stellantis Group (owner of Peugeot) is a minority shareholder. Beweel has designed and will market this range. A Beweel App has also been developed to allow users to manage the drive system and collect data.
Industry Events
2023.08.01
China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard "national security and interests" amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology.