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History of Merida Bicycles
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Taiwan-based Merida is a major bicycle manufacturer.
Its product line includes a wide selection of versatile budget models, but also includes high-tech sports road bikes, mountain bikes and more.
This Taiwanese company was established in 1972.
It was originally a small shop that sold Japanese-made bicycle parts.
In 1973, the company assembled Japanese mini-bicycles and organized their sale.
The firm established the first bicycle factory in Taiwan. The range of products was constantly expanding, and its volumes were growing.
Three years after the brand was founded, Merida begins supplying bicycles of its own production to the United States market, as well as to European countries.
Since then, it has been constantly expanding its sales market and increasing its own production capacity.
Merida is a family business, its founder and permanent leader for 40 years was Ike Tseng.
In 2012, after his death at the age of 80, Ike Tseng, who had been organizing the work of the company's production units for many years, became the successor of his father as chief executive.
In 2001, Merida bicycles acquired a 49% stake in the American bicycle company Specialized, a renowned manufacturer of bicycles and sports bike equipment, in a $ 30 million deal.
At this time, the company Merida Industry has already become the second largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world in terms of production.
Today it is the largest bicycle manufacturer, whose products are sold today in more than 70 countries around the world.
Merida Industry is the 15th largest company in Taiwan, with a 2007 value of $ 185 million.
Currently, the factory and headquarters of the company are still located in Taiwan, and its largest research center is located in Germany.
New products are developed and tested here. The training base of the sports team of cyclists "Multivan Merida" is also located in Europe.
In addition, the Taiwanese company is a sponsor of the prestigious "TransWales" and "TransUK" competitions held in the UK.