Tariffs
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — A2 Bikes founder AJ Alley heard the concerns from triathletes over rising bike prices last weekend at the Ironman 70.3 in Oceanside, California, after tariff increases were announced a few days before.
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico (BRAIN) — Mercurio Sports Group, a bike manufacturer and distributor in Mexico, opened a $25 million, 1.4 million square-foot facility-square-foot factory here in 2019, with plans to assemble bikes for the U.S. and the domestic market, and to eventually add frame manufacturing.
STAVANGER, Norway (BRAIN) — Tracking device company BikeFinder said Tuesday it is pausing all new imports of its trackers into the U.S. because of the increased tariffs announced last week, "a decision made not out of necessity but strategy."
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Best known for its U.S. manufacturing, Allied went to Asia for the layup of its new gravel bike. Its CEO said multiple factors led to that decision.
If Tern’s shipments don’t arrive from Vietnam before Wednesday, or get diverted, the cargo bike brand will be on the hook for about $1 million — cash — in tariff fees. Until this week, the company had planned on zero.
BEVERLY, Mass. (BRAIN) — Parlee Cycles CEO John Harrison told BRAIN on Friday the brand has halted inventory purchases, the second bike manufacturer to do so since the Trump administration announced new tariffs on Tuesday.
(BRAIN) — Cardinal Cycling Group, the owner of the Time bicycle brand, is partnered with Unibike, a Portugal assembly factory, to open a painting and bike assembly factory in the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area this year.
(BRAIN) — While the industry is still searching for answers to detailed questions about the tariffs' implementation, Trump's Rose Garden announcement made clear that price increases are inevitable in the bike industry.
(BRAIN) — The U.S. imports most of its bikes, along with e-bikes, bike parts and frames and accessories. The new tariffs announced by the Trump administration Wednesday apply to all of the above and more.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Trump administration said the $800 de minimis loophole on Chinese imports will end on May 2.
The administration had announced Feb. 3 that it would close the loophole on shipments from China, Mexico and Canada.
Borealis Founder and CEO Steve Kaczmarek said "responsible planning" is impossible in the current climate.
TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — A speaker at last week’s Bicycle Leadership Conference declared “uncertainty” the Word of the Year for this industry and others, with much of the prevailing unease related to U.S. tariffs that have taken effect or been threatened.
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — A year after announcing an expanded lineup, Haro is fleshing out its product line with new aluminum-framed full suspension mountain bikes, new e-bikes and other adult models being introduced at CABDA West and Sea Otter next month.
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