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FORMER GIANT CEO ANTONY “TONY” LO RECEIVES BPSA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Lo’s passion and leadership recognized at annual Bicycle Leadership Conference awards dinner.
(April 11, 2019 -- Monterey, California) More than 250 bicycle industry leaders gathered the evening of April 10 in Monterey, California, to pay tribute to Antony “Tony” Lo at the annual Bicycle Product Suppliers Association Lifetime Achievement Awards. According to the BPSA, “For almost five decades, Antony ‘Tony’ Lo has been a pioneer in the bicycle business and leader in establishing Giant Bicycles as a global innovator in technologies, manufacturing, supply, branded products and OEM supply partnerships worldwide.” Several Giant Bicycles USA executives paid tribute to Lo as part of the awards. “Tony was really one of the forefathers who... 2019-04-15
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Merida announced EPS NT$5.72 and cash dividend NT$3.5 for 2018
As the China bicycle market continued to be sluggish in 2018, Merida’s sales in domestic China market was down from the previous year. However, the sales of traditional bikes and e-bikes to Europe and the US markets were up by 18% and 54% respectively. Overall, the sales to global market was down by 7% on quantity but up by 15% on revenue. The profit in 2018 was significantly better than the previous year due to the good sales and stable currency exchange rates. The net profit was NT$2.62 billion, 153% higher from the prior year. The 2018 financial statement was... 2019-03-26
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KTM BIKE INDUSTRIES BRINGS AUSTRIAN TECHNICAL ART TO 2019 TAIPEI CYCLE SHOW
In autumn 2018, the UCI Road World Championships 2018 was held in Innsbruck/Tirol in Austria. For that reason, the two famous Austrian companies, KTM Bike Industries and Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Worlds) teamed up and created a fusion of their competences. The outcome of the fusion were 2 crystalized aero road bikes: the black orange Revelator Lisse Prestige with 8,000 crystals and the black Revelator Lisse Master with 12,000 crystals. The crystallised Revelator Lisse Prestige was donated to the 2018 Austrian Charity Gala Licht ins Dunkel ("light into the dark") and has been auctioned off for the good cause for an amount... 2019-03-22