Market Reports Italy

“We believe that 2024 will be a slow to stable year, but we expect a recovery in 2025,” said Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector. – Photo ANCMA

Italian bicycle market closes 2023 with 23% decline in sales

MILAN, Italy - The 2023 bicycle market in Italy closed with a 23% year-on-year decline in sales volume. Italy's bicycle industry association ANCMA reported a distribution of just over 1.3 million bicycles and e-bikes combined, generating a turnover of € 2.6 billion, a decrease of 18% compared to 2022.

Piero Nigrelli, director of ANCMA’s bicycle sector, returned to the stage this year for a physical presentation of the Italian bike market data of 2022. – Photo ANCMA

Fluctuating Italian bike market drops 10% in 2022, while e-bike sales...

MILAN, Italy - The Italian bicycle market closed 2022 with a 10% drop in total sales compared to 2021, but on a positive note the sector's turnover has risen 52% since 2019. The growth of e-bike sales on the Italian market is showing no signs of stopping as the 4% rise in market share shows.

Local IBDs have suffered in Italy as consumer behaviour has shifted towards mass-market retail. - Photo Bike Store Mugello

Italian 2021 e-bike sales increased by 5% in stabilising bicycles...

MILANO, Italy - Following record bicycle and e-bike sales in 2020 where over 2 million units were sold, the market in Italy has stabilised in 2021. A total of 1,975,000 bicycles and e-bikes were sold in Italy last year, representing a 2% decline compared to the previous year. According to the latest data released by industry association, ANCMA, e-bikes continues to grow in both volume and market share.

The popularity of e-bike in Italy remains unchanged. – Photo Bike Europe

E-bike sales in Italy remains strong in first half of 2021

MILAN, Italy - The market for e-bikes in Europe continues strong growth after the boom in 2020. Triggered by the pandemic many people decided last year to buy an e-bike. Whether this trend would continue remained a big question mark.

Will Italian shop owners able to treasure the fortune they have found? – Photo Bike Europe

Italian e-bike and bicycle sales statistics exceed all expectations

MILAN, Italy - E-bike and bicycle sales in Italy were unparalleled last year. That was already reported earlier by the country's industry association Confindustria ANCMA. The official sales statistic published recently confirms these reports.

Italy's Confindustria ANCMA reports that the already rapidly expanding e-bike sales accelerated last year. – Photo Bike Europe

Italian e-bike sales hiked during pandemic

MILAN, Italy - Despite the health emergency and economic difficulties, the 2020 Italian e-bike market enjoyed a major increase in sales. All two-wheel categories, including motorbikes and scooters, saw double digit sales growth figures and the e-bike in particular.

The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year. – Photo Thok

Italy confirms strong position as e-bike and bicycle manufacturer

MILAN, Italy - Both assembly and sales of e-bikes are on the rise in Italy. The production of e-bikes last year strongly expanded by 209% to 213,000 units. Domestic production of regular bicycles also increased by 7% to 2,625,000 units. The Italians have really embraced the advantages of the e-bike as nationwide sales went up from 173,000 units in 2018 to 195,000 last year.

In Italy cycling is still only seen as a means of sport. - Photo Ducati

A positive 2019 for Italian bike market

MILAN, Italy - Confindustria ANCMA, Italy's national bicycle association, has released the annual data on the Italian market. More than 1.7 million bicycles were sold in 2019, a 7 percent increase from the previous year. The market saw a continuous increase in e-bike sales and a slight recovery in traditional bikes. There are, however, strong concerns for 2020 data.

“Italy is a country that often adapts slowly to certain trends, but the latest market statistic clearly show – we are now following the trend of other leading European cycling countries.” - Photo Bike Europe

Italian E-Bike Market Gets Boost With Opening of FIVE Factory

MILAN, Italy - According to the recently published ANCMA statistics, the Italian market is in line with the European trend - a decline in traditional bicycles sales (-2.6%) while the e-bike category shows strong growth (+120% compared to 2015).

E-bikes have passed a significant threshold in Italy in 2016. – Photo Bike Europe

E-Bikes Leap Forward in Italy with Doubled Sales in 2016

According to industry association Confindustria ANCMA the e-bike march in Italy has really begun now. Their just released 2016 market