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E-bike exports have nearly matched the dropping bicycle exports The Netherlands accounts
for 24% of all exported units with
ÀJXUH IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH (Unit: Millions of vehicles) 141,000 units. Austria trails be-
hind at 13%, followed by France
1.57 1.57 1.55 and Belgium (11% and 13%,
respectively), Switzerland (9%),
1.45 1.40 and Italy (5%).

1.27 1.25 Both normal and electric bike
imports dropped 30%, which was
0.83 0.92 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.79 0.58 a bigger drop than the 14% drop in
0.44 0.53 0.61 0.61 0.58 0.61 production in Germany. Warehous-
es that are still fully stocked supply
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0.67 most of the retail market.
2024
Cambodia lost 20% of its
%LF\FOHV 瀎 %LNHV 7RWDO 6RXUFHƝ=,9 regular bike shares in 2023, but
it’s still the biggest supplier, ahead
Order volumes are down to 1.33 million units, and the pro- of Austria, Bangladesh, and Po-
compared to the pandemic peak, duction of regular bikes dropped land. India and Portugal have be-
and companies now face tougher by 11.7% to 641,000 units. To- come more important, though.
decisions on pricing, market- gether, Germany made just under
ing, and inventory management. 2 million bikes, which is about the Germany got 860,000 e-
While demand has not disap- same number as in 2019. bikes from other countries in
peared, it is more cautious and 2023, with 71% of those coming
price-sensitive. Exports also declined, with from EU countries. Asia’s imports
shipments of German-made bi- are down 5% to 21%, down from
German Production, Im- cycles falling from 790,000 to 26% the year before. Anti-dump-
ports & Exports Level Out 670,000 and e-bikes abroad falling ing taxes work to protect China,
slightly from 610,000 to 580,000. and they will continue to do so.
German companies cut Germany exports bicycles to over
back on production because of the 90% of the world’s EU and EFTA No matter what happens
changes in the market. The produc- countries, with the Netherlands re- with the economy, one thing is
tion of e-bikes dropped by 14.8% ceiving 17%, followed by Austria sure to remain constant: e-bikes
at 12% and Poland at 8%.

Regular bicycle exports from Germany, 2024. (%) E-bike exports from Germany, 2024. (%)

Netherlands 17.1 Netherlands 24.0

Austria 12.3 Austria 12.0

Poland 8.3 France 11.0

Switzerland 8.0 Belgium 11.0

France 7.0 Switzerland 9.0

Belgium 6.1 Italy 5.0
Czech Republic 4.8 Poland 4.0

Italy 4.0 Finland 3.0

Denmark 3.3 UK 3.0

Spain 3.3 Spain 3.0

Other 26.0 6RXUFHƝ6W%$ Other 15.0 6RXUFHƝ6W%$

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