The bicycle as a sought-after object of purchase (SFZ) 349,900 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland in 2009, 7.3% more than in the previous year. Despite or because of the difficult economic situation, both sports and city bikes found more buyers and the demand for electric bikes...

Electric bike sales strengthen the specialist trade (SFZ) 315,000 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland in 2008, 600 more than in 2007, while the number of mountain and city bikes declined slightly and electric bikes grew strongly. The...

Significant increase in bicycle sales (SFZ) In 2007, 314,000 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland, 4.9% more than in 2006. Since 2003, the sales curve has been pointing steeply upwards, with mountain bikes still leading the way, followed by city bikes. On the road to success is the...

300'000 new bikes - tendency rising (SFZ) Positive: The bike is booming! 6.8% more new sales, the mountain bike as the front-runner, the electric bikes for the first time with significant numbers of units! Clear trend: Mr and Mrs Swiss pedal more in their leisure time than in everyday life....

Valuable racing bikes and MTBs in the favour of customers (SFZ) Mountain bikes and fully equipped city bikes formed the backbone of the Swiss bicycle industry in 2005 with high sales figures. The specialist trade recorded a plus of CHF 2,000 for expensive bikes over CHF 2,000.

According to a survey by the Swiss Association of Bicycle Suppliers "velosuisse", 279,000 new bicycles (not including children's and toy bicycles and private imports) were sold in Switzerland in 2004. The...

Stable bicycle market (SFZ) In 2003, 267,000 new bicycles (not including children's and toy bicycles) were sold in Switzerland, 194,000 by specialist retailers and 73,000 by wholesalers/discounters and sports retail chains. Front runner of the...

Strong bicycle trade (SFZ) In 2002, 356,000 bicycles were sold in Switzerland. Of these, around 75,000 were in the categories "kids' and toy bicycles" with small frame sizes, which are not recorded in detail, and 18,000 were private imports or...