1.000.

000 GREEN JOBS IN THE

EUROPEAN CYCLING ECONOMY
MORE THAN 70.000 DIRECT AND INDIRECT
GREEN JOBS IN THE EUROPEAN BICYCLE INDUSTRY
ABPB AMBE AGORIA B.A.G.B. BISED

Magyar Kerékpáripari és
Kereskedelmi Szövetség

ANCMA FFÖ FoG FEDERATION OF FINNISH

TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES
MKKSZ

THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE EU BICYCLE INDUSTRY AND THE CYCLING ECONOMY

TO CURRENT AND FUTURE GREEN JOBS AND GROWTH IN EUROPE
PSR RAI Vereniging UNIVELO ZIV ABIMOTA LEA

ABOUT CONEBI TOURISM INDUSTRY

The Confederaton of the European Bicycle Industry CONEBI is the result of the
merger between COLIPED (the Associaton of the European Two-Wheeler Parts’
and Accessories’ Industry) – established in 1960 – and COLIBI (the Associaton of
the European Bicycle and e-Bike Industry) – established in 1973.

CONEBI is composed of 14 associatons representng the Bicycle Industry at naton- MANUFACTURING SHARING SCHEMES
al level and advocatng for the growth of the bicycle, EPAC and P&A industries as
well as of the Cycling Culture in Europe.
COMMERCIAL DELIVERY

Boulevard de la Woluwe 46b16, 1200 Brussels

Phone +32 230 44 887
Mobile +32 471 06 47 75
Web www.conebi.eu
RETAIL R&D
SALES AND PRODUCTION IN THE EU IN 2015 EMPLOYMENT IN THE EU CYCLING ECONOMY AND POTENTIAL GROWTH

EMPLOYMENT WITH
SUBSECTORS EMPLOYMENT TODAY DOUBLING OF MODAL SHARE
Bicycle industry 71.500 110.000
Bicycle infrastructure 23.400 36.500
21.000 Bicycle retail, repair

21.344
524.000 869.900

21.033
20.912
and tourism

20.751
20.461
20.000

20.322
EUROPEAN BICYLE SALES

20.340
20.206

20.206
Bicycle services 4.200 8.400

20.039

19.780
19.719
19.582
19.000 TOTAL 623.100 1.024.800
EU28, 1.000 units, 2000-2015

18.945
18.000
MORE THAN 70.000 DIRECT/INDIRECT GREEN JOBS IN THE EU BICYCLE

17.840
17.745
INDUSTRY AND MORE THAN 1.000.000 IN THE EU CYCLING ECONOMY
By doubling modal share, the potental in the EU Cycling Economy would represent more
than 1.000.000 Green jobs. Per million of turnover, a bicycle manufacturer employs 3 tmes
0 more people than a car manufacturer.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

INVESTMENTS
20,750 million bicycles sold in the EU Market, out of which more than 13 million are Signi?cant investments by the EU Bicycle Industry have been deployed as a direct expres-
produced in the EU. sion of its current larger market share: new factories, re-shoring of producton from Asia,
Research & Innovaton in upstream and downstream jobs.
1400 1.357
CLUSTERS
1200
1.139 The Flanders’ Bike Valley and the projects of the Bike valley in Eastern Europe and Portugal
1000 are increasing the number of jobs in EU: the result is a focus on highly automated produc-
907
EUROPEAN EPAC SALES 854 ton processes that enable the Cycling Industry to customise products, as well as short lead
800
716
tmes and beter inventory and Quality management.
Eu28, 1.000 units, 2006-2015
588
600
E-MOBILITY
422
400
279
Electric Power Assisted Cycles - EPACs - have been invented in the EU and are growing at
200 173 fast pace in terms of sales: from 1.5 million EPACs foreseen for 2015 to 5 million in 2020.
98 The mentoned numbers are very similar to the sales of motorcycles in the ‘70s and scoot-
0 ers in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

SUSTAINABLE, SMART AND INCLUSIVE

1,357 million Electric Power Assisted Cycles sold in the EU Market: almost 220.000 units
more than in 2014. The EU Bicycle Industry is not only one of the most innovatve in the world, but also one of
the largest employers among the EU Green Industries: it is absolutely in line with the
Europe 2020 strategy for a Sustainable, Smart and Inclusive Growth.

Boulevard de la Woluwe 46b16, 1200 Brussels

Phone +32 230 44 887
Mobile +32 471 06 47 75
Web www.conebi.eu