The past months have been a tough time for businesses faced with the sheer scale and uncertainty of trade tariffs pushed by the Trump administration. In the weeks following the initial tariff announcement, a group of five businesses collectively brought a legal case, which yesterday resulted in a court ruling …
Read More »US bike business stops Trump trade tariffs dead in their tracks
In what can only be described as a David and Goliath moment, a US cycling business – Terry Precision Cycling – has played a part in stopping Trump administration trade tariffs, with the US Court of International Trade ruling that the President “exceeded any authority” as it moved to block …
Read More »Phillip Lucas on trade tariffs: The consequences of uncertainty
In the first of a series of features with BikeBiz, Phillip M Lucas shares insights into the ongoing, and potentially long-lasting, impact of trade tariffs. This feature sees Lucas explore medium and long-term consequences – those which remain, long after any recalibration of, and reconciliation of, international trade relationships. Editor’s note: …
Read More »Trade tariffs and thresholds: Navigating the opportunities—and pitfalls—of a more expensive bicycle future
Following the Trump administration’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariff announcement, BikeBiz spoke with Phillip M Lucas, a European cycling industry expert and brand consultant with 2 decades of experience working for global P&A and bike brands. Here, Lucas shares his detailed analysis of the potential impact and explores possible opportunities that …
Read More »Trade tariffs are rising: Is this the push the e-bike industry needs?
A new wave of U.S. trade tariffs on imported products come into effect, impacting goods from a wide range of countries. While the policy is broad, the impact on e-bikes and bicycle components is expected to be both immediate and significant. Exploring impact and opportunity, we’ll start by taking a …
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