The participation in the Cycle Mode Tokyo 2023 is part of the project “ABIMOTA PORTUGAL FEST “, co-financed by Compete and Portugal 2020. The main objective is to present the major Portuguese bicycle industry competitive advantages to the Japanes Market, in order to position Portugal as a potential future partner.
The participation in the Micromobility Conference in Sidney is part of the project “ABIMOTA PORTUGAL FEST AUSTRALIA 2022, co-financed by Compete and Portugal 2020. The main objective is to present the major Portuguese bicycle industry competitive advantages to the Australian Market, in order to position Portugal as a potential future supplier.
The 2022 figures show a growth of 38 percent until last July, for the two-wheel and soft mobility Portuguese sector. This figures are known, when Eurostat confirms that Portugal remains the largest bike producer in Europe, for the third consecutive year. The figures held by ABIMOTA, indicated a growth in exports, as well as an exponential growth, in terms of added value, both in traditional bicycles and e-bikes. Until last July the increase was 38 percent. “The figures provided by Eurostat confirmed ours, which indicated that Portugal continued, and continues, to grow significantly in bicycle exports. In 2021, we exported two million and 900 thousand bicycles, which keeps us in the lead, for the third consecutive year .” Declared the Secretary General of ABIMOTA, Gil Nadais. “These figures are the result of all the work that has been done, in terms of production effort, but also, and fundamentally, in terms of growth in the scale of value in bike production. This fact is remarkable in production and exports of e-bikes, which grew by more than 60%. We cannot fail to mention that in components, especially in the group of pedals and cranksets, as well as in bicycle frames, growth was over 70%. As we opportunely announced, May had been the best month ever, but July surpassed all values, reaching almost one hundred million euros in terms of exports.” Finished off the leader of the association that governs the industrial two wheels sector in Portugal.
Portugal is the largest manufacturer of bikes in the European Union, a fact many people outside of the country might not know. Last year, more than 2.6 million bikes were made in Portugal, according to official EU figures.
A group of 39 companies and organisations gathered by the industry association ABIMOTA have applied for funding of up to €258 million as part of Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. The application, called the AM2R Agenda, is part of a set of actions ABIMOTA has been carrying out, such as Portugal Bike Value, aiming at strengthening the e-bike and bicycle sector, reinforcing Portugal’s leadership in the two-wheel industry.
Portugal Bike Value (PBV) is a project created in 2015 by ABIMOTA, this initiative aims to promote the Portuguese two-wheel row across borders. In 2019, Portugal established itself as the largest European bicycle producer, with two million and 700 thousand units, and national exports reached more than 400 million Euros.Urban mobility trends, based on global directives, prevail sit in accessible, safe, pleasant space with urban and human quality. This reality creates the space for the adoption of a new culture of mobility capable of instilling new habits in urban travel, that is, this is how the gentle modes of mobility start to assume a preponderant role.We are experiencing an environment of growth in the soft mobility sector, which is expected to be sustained in the coming decades. The session consists in a brief presentation of the future development strategy of the PBV and the soft mobility sector Portuguese by ABIMOTA.
ANALYSIS ON BUSINESS SUPPORT MECHANISMS IN PORTUGAL IN THE CONTEXT OF SOFT MOBILITY The internationalization of markets and enterprises means the development of activities between different countries, whether through the transfer of productive resources, capital, cooperation projects or just the marketing of domestic products in other markets.There are a set of entities and mechanisms to support the internationalization and capture of Innovation and Development for companies in the Soft Mobility Sector. The session consisted of: Brief summary presentation of the main areas of the platform and support PBV HELPDESK A panel composed of different entities, which will briefly present the instruments and tools to support companies wishing to invest in Portugal.
In today’s “connected” world, knowledge (sharing) networks are increasingly important. These “Knowledge Networks” are nothing more than a set of individuals and teams that come together across organizational, spatial, and disciplinary boundaries to create and share a set of knowledge. The focus of these networks is usually the development, distribution and application of knowledge. The mobility sector has also been implementing this development model in the creation of new knowledge. The session consisted of: Brief summary presentation of the main areas of knowledge already available in Portugal on the theme of soft mobility. A panel of industry academics and experts, who will discuss how Knowledge Networks can be a response to emerging market challenges.
The soft mobility market is revealing a trend with the introduction of more technological and safe products for users. With positive expectations, companies have also invested in new production technologies, such as robotic welding, adopting new materials, the innovation of production processes and business models.With carbon, extraordinary non-ferrous alloys, or simple steel, we must understand the properties of the materials for industrialisation. We should know which materials can be used depending on the desired application, what advantages and approaches they offer. The session consisted of:A brief summary presentation of the main investments made in recent years in Portugal.A panel of industry experts, who will discuss how technology can be presented as a competitive advantage for PBV to respond to emerging market needs.Contributions from two companies in the sector on the objectives and technological investments already made and held in the portfolio.
