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No more one-sided focus on accident figures!
One man's joy, another man's sorrow: this is another way of reading the annual federal road traffic accident statistics. If cars are getting bigger, safer and equipped with more entertainment systems that distract from driving, this is to the detriment of the…
Sustainable use of bicycles even after the Corona period.
During the Corona period, the use of bicycles and e-bikes in commuter, everyday and leisure traffic has increased significantly. Velosuisse sees good chances for a sustained trend - if the cycling infrastructure and legislation keeps pace with the situation abroad.
Sales in 2019
Why bicycle repair shops are open even in times of crisis. The Velosuisse sales figures for 2019 speak for themselves: more and more people are discovering the bicycle and e-bike as a time-saving, health-promoting and, in times of coronavirus, hygienic alternative...
Sales in 2018
2018 was the most successful year in the history of the Swiss bicycle industry in terms of e-bike sales. Every third bicycle sold is now an e-bike. A new sales record was set with 111000 units.
Making e-bikes faster is no trivial offence
In the current year there have been more and more articles in the media about the unauthorised speeding up of e-bikes. The Association of Swiss Bicycle Importers has commissioned a legal opinion, which in particular addresses the question of liability of an...
Sales in 2017
2017 was a good cycling year. 338`000 bicycles and pedelecs (excluding children's play bicycles) were sold in Switzerland. That is 4.2 per cent more than in the previous year. With almost 90`000 vehicles, e-bikes set a new sales record. The increase was 16.3 per cent.
Sales in 2016
E-bike sales increase again significantly (SFZ) In 2016, 324,581 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland. Almost every fourth of these is an e-bike. A total of 75,665 bikes with electric motors found buyers, an increase of 14 % compared to 2015. The normal...
Sales in 2015
E-bikes still in strong demand (SFZ) The e-bike continues to be on the road to success. In 2015, 66,332 new e-bikes were sold in Switzerland, an increase of 15.1 % over the previous year. The city bike increased slightly, as did the mountain bike (including...
Sales in 2014
The e-bike success story continues 2014 16.7 % more new e-bikes were sold in Switzerland compared to the previous year. The sporty bikes were also on the road to success and increased by 4.2 %. The overall market recorded a plus of 2.4%. Flashback: 2013...