{{Short description|Dutch conglomerate in the transport sector}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Pon Holdings BV | logo = | type = Private | founder = Ben Pon, Jr. | key_people = Janus Smalbraak (Executive) | industry = Conglomerate | products = Automobile<br>Bicycles<br>Technology consulting<ref name = "PonTech1">{{cite web |url=https://pon.com/en/activities/industrial-mobility/ |title=Industrial Mobility |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=Pon Holdings |access-date=2021-10-12 |quote=}}</ref><br>Fire safety<ref name = "PonTech1" /><br>Agriculture<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pon.com/en/activities/urus/ |title=Agricultural Products & Services |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=Pon Holdings |access-date=2021-10-12 |quote=}}</ref> | revenue = €2.1 billion (2024) (bicycle sales)<ref>{{citation|title=Pon.Bike boekt € 2,1 miljard omzet in 2024|url=https://nieuwsfiets.nu/2025/04/07/pon-bike-boekt-e-21-miljard-omzet-in-2024/|website=nieuwsfiets.nu}}</ref><br>€9.9 billion (2024) (total)<ref>{{citation|title=Pon.Bike boekt € 2,1 miljard omzet in 2024|url=https://nieuwsfiets.nu/2025/04/07/pon-bike-boekt-e-21-miljard-omzet-in-2024/|website=nieuwsfiets.nu}}</ref> | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 13,000 | parent = | foundation = {{sda|1980}} | location = Stadionplein 28, Amsterdam | image = Pon Hoofdkantoor Amsterdam.jpg | homepage = {{ubl|https://pon.com}} }}
'''Pon Holdings''' '''BV''' is a Dutch conglomerate in the transportation sector. It is one of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in the world, and owns bicycle brands Caloi, Cannondale, Cervélo, Derby Cycle (owner of Focus), GT, Gazelle, IronHorse, Kalkhoff, Mongoose, Santa Cruz, Urban Arrow (cargo bikes), Veloretti, and Schwinn, among others.{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }}
The company was founded in 1980 by Ben Pon, Jr., a former racing car driver and son of Ben Pon Sr., who became the importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands in 1947. {{As of|2021}} it is still owned by the Pon family.
== Activities ==
=== Cycling ===
Pon.bike owns Cervélo,{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }} Focus & Kalkhoff Holding (owner of Focus Bikes{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }}), Dorel Sports (parent company of Cannondale, Schwinn, GT Bicycles, Mongoose, Caloi, and IronHorse),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bike-eu.com/market/nieuws/2021/10/pon-becomes-biggest-in-bicycles-with-dorel-sports-take-over-10141466|title=Pon becomes biggest in bicycles with Dorel Sports take-over|website=bike-eu.com|date=2021-10-11|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref> Gazelle,{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }} Kalkhoff,{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }} Union,{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }} Santa Cruz Bicycles{{ r | BR_2021-08-18 }} (owner of Reserve Wheels<ref>{{cite web |title=Reserve Carbon Wheels |url=https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/reserve-wheels |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>), Juliana Bicycles, PUBLIC Bikes, Swapfiets, Veloretti, BBB parts, Urban Arrow, Lease-a-Bike, BusinessBike, Fietsned service, Ride Out shop(s), Mike's Bike shops, Nimbl shoes, OneUp Components and others.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-06-24 |title=Brands |url=https://pon.bike/brands}}<!-- auto-translated from Dutch by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== History == *1986: Takeover importership of SEAT *1988: Takeover of Transmark Groep, Motrac (Linde) *1992: Takeover importership of Škoda *1995: Founding of BelCompany in cooperation with Macintosh Retail Group *1998: Founding of Pon North America *2003: Takeover of Geveke N.V., Founding of Pon Equipment & Power Systems *2005: Founding of Pon Logistic Solutions, Shanghai, China *2011: Takeover of Gazelle<ref>[http://www.gelderlander.nl/voorpagina/arnhem/9010666/Elektrische-fiets-van-Gazelle-belangrijk-voor-Pon.ece Elektrische fiets van Gazelle belangrijk voor Pon], De Gelderlander, 28 June 2011.</ref> *2011: Takeover importership of Cervélo.<ref>[http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20100&Itemid=140 PON gaat fietsen Cervélo verkopen], wielerland.nl, 27 December 2011.</ref> *2013: Acquisition of Callidus Group<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-06 |title=About |url=https://callidusgroup.com.au/about/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Callidus Group |language=en}}</ref> *2015: Acquisition of Santa Cruz Bicycles<ref>[http://www.bicycleretailer.com/international/2015/07/03/santa-cruz-bicycles-sold-pon-holdings-owner-cerv%C3%A9lo-and-focus#.VZ1YAPlViko Santa Cruz Bicycles sold to Pon Holdings, the owner of Cervélo and Focus]</ref> *2015: Takeover of Imtech Marine<ref>[https://www.rhmarinegroup.com/news/acquisition-imtech-marine-pon-parcom-finalized/], RH Marine Group, 21 October 2015.</ref> *2019: Acquisition of Urban Arrow<ref>[https://www.bike-eu.com/home/nieuws/2019/11/pon-bike-acquires-electric-cargo-bike-brand-urban-arrow-10136929 Pon Bike Acquires Electric Cargo Bike Brand Urban Arrow]</ref> *2019: Acquisition of indiGO Auto Group<ref>[https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/indigo-now-fully-owned-dutch-company/]</ref> *2021: Acquisition of Mike's Bikes (a 12 store San Francisco Bay Area bicycle retailer)<ref name=BR_2021-08-18 > {{ cite news | url=https://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2021/08/18/bay-area-retail-powerhouse-mikes-bikes-sold-pon-group-owner-santa-cruz-and#.YTvkP45KjIU | title=UPDATED: Bay Area retail powerhouse Mike's Bikes sold to Pon Group, the owner of Santa Cruz and Cervelo | last=Frothingham | first=Steve | newspaper=Bicycle Retailer & Industry News | date=2021-08-18 | quote=...Pon, the Dutch parent of Santa Cruz, Cervelo, Gazelle, Focus, Urban Arrow, and other bike, mobility, and auto brands. Pon also acquired Public Bikes, ... Migndert Pon opened a retail store in Holland in 1867 that sold general goods including bicycles. The Pon business later began to import and distribute auto brands including Opel, Volkswagen and General Motors. Today the company remains owned by the Pon family and has more than 13,000 employees. In addition to the brands mentioned above, Pon owns the Union and Kalkhoff bike brands, }} </ref> *2021: Acquisition of Dorel Sports<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bike-eu.com/market/nieuws/2021/10/pon-becomes-biggest-in-bicycles-with-dorel-sports-take-over-10141466|title=Pon becomes biggest in bicycles with Dorel Sports take-over|website=bike-eu.com|date=2021-10-11|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref> *2021: Acquisition of Europcar S.A. (together with Volkswagen and Attestor)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/consortium-of-volkswagen-group-attestor-limited-and-pon-holdings-bv-to-launch-takeover-offer-for-europcar-17153|title=Consortium of Volkswagen Group, Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings B.V. to launch takeover offer for Europcar |website=www.volkswagen-group.com|date=2021-07-28|access-date=2026-04-10}}</ref> *2022: Takeover of Veloretti<ref>{{cite web |title=Pon Holdings buys consumer direct label Veloretti |url=https://cyclingindustry.news/pon-holdings-buys-consumer-direct-label-veloretti/ |website=cyclingindustry.news |date=6 September 2022 |access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> *2024: Sale of Pon Equipment Pon Power B.V., or Pepp B.V. for short, to the German Zeppelin Group. This division sold Caterpillar products in the Netherlands and Norway * 2025: Stopping the Dutch bicycle brand Union<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.union.nl/faq/ik-heb-gehoord-dat-union-stopt-klopt-dat |title=Ik heb gehoord dat Union stopt, klopt dat?|website=union.nl|access-date=2025-08-21}}</ref> and putting to pause the bicycle brand GT Bicycles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bikemag.com/news/gt-bicycles-pause-operations-liquidate-inventory |title=GT Bicycles to Pause Operations, Liquidate Inventory|date=2024-12-18|access-date=2025-08-21}}</ref>
===Pre-dating Pon Holding=== In 1895 Mijndert Pon operated a vehicle repair shop. His sons Ben and Wijnand took ownership of the company. *1931: Founding of Pon's Automobielhandel (by then a chain of car dealerships) by Ben and Wijnand Pon *1936: importership Continental AG and Federal *1947: importership Volkswagen *1948: importership Porsche
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://pon.com}}
Category:Companies based in Flevoland