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This week, we already mentioned Mitsubishi and Daimler concerning possible diesel emission fraud. Today, we can add Jeep, Suzuki, and Volvo to the list. Dieselgate is not gone yet. The Dutch road traffic service, RDW, responsible for vehicle registration, has […]
ACEA, the association of 16 European car manufacturers, predicts that the European car market will recede by 2,0% in 2020. This will be the first time in seven years. “We stand before a shrinking market,” says newly appointed ACEA president, […]
The consequences of ‘dieselgate’ are still looming everywhere. Especially the German car manufacturers are suffering from it. Daimler foresees a further 1,5 billion euros of additional costs, Volkswagen has been condemned to a 135-million-euro fine in Canada. On Wednesday, we […]
Car manufacturer Opel is scrapping 40% of the jobs of its design department near its Rüsselsheim headquarters. It’s the most recent measure to cut operational and production costs to get the manufacturer profitable in the long run. Just a week […]
German justice has carried out a series of searches in different locations for suspected diesel fraud. The cars concerned were produced by the Mitsubishi group. Ten different locations were searched, among them company offices of Mitsubishi. The prosecutor’s office has […]
Klaus Kaldemorgen from the DWS investment fund thinks that there is a bright future for the automobile, but not really for the current car industry. According to him, the digital data and logistics companies will be the first to benefit […]
From the 500.000 visitors to the Brussels Motor Show, there were a lot more interested in purchasing a car than last year. One-third of them showed interest in electrified vehicles, especially hybrids and plug-in hybrids, less in pure electric cars. […]
It’s motor show time in Belgium, a lot of people are considering buying a new car. It’s already tricky and time-consuming to search for the best buy, but then there is taxation. In a country that is just twice the […]
According to the Global Automotive Consumer Study 2020, done by Deloitte, 29% of the Belgian consumers are ready to buy a hybrid electric car, and 9% want a fully electric vehicle. These findings corroborate the study of the Belgian car […]
Kinto, a Toyota daughter providing new mobility services, was started over a year ago in Japan and is now coming to Europe. Kinto will start different services in different countries of the EU, according to what the specific market wants […]
Jean-Dominique Senard was on a visit at the Brussels Motor Show. There he confirmed that the rumors about a possible divorce between Nissan and Renault were completely false. “On the contrary, we will see to it that the Alliance will […]
A test from the Flemish public television has shown that CNG is not the most eco-friendly fuel to run a car on. Considering toxic exhaust gases, it’s still good, but climate-wise it seems that there is a bigger problem than […]
Jean-Philippe Imparato, CEO of Peugeot and visiting the Brussels Motor Show on Thursday, is clear. “We will be ready for the stringent EU emission regulations from Day One. And that doesn’t mean Peugeot cars won’t be attractive anymore, on the […]
On Tuesday, a dry press message from car manufacturer Seat announced that CEO Luca de Meo was no longer in function. Most analysts see in this the sign that the deal with Renault is almost concluded. “Seat informs that, on […]
Touring Superleggera, one of the legendary Italian ‘Carrozzeria’, born in 1926, has appointed the Ginion group as its importer for Belgium and Luxembourg. The Touring Sciàdipersia Cabriolet (world premiere in Geneva last year) will be exhibited in the Dream Car […]
The situation of the car industry in Germany and other European countries is in stark contrast with the one in Belgium. The two remaining manufacturers, Audi in Brussels, and Volvo in Ghent are increasing turnover with 5,5-6%. The German car […]
Febiac, the Belgian and Luxembourgian car, and bike federation organizes every year the Brussels Motor Show. For its visitors, it has launched a free app, AskLee, to aid them in everything they want to know about the show and the […]
Audi CEO and Dutchman Bram Schot, who will be leaving Audi in April, sees two evolutions shortly. First, a lot of brands will disappear because they can’t afford the energy transition. Secondly, a new car will be 3.000 to 5.000 […]
Mobility club VAB has realized its first e-Barometer, surveying 4.000 car users in Flanders. On the question of what they expect from electric mobility, only 5% of individual buyers see themselves in an EV. “The first breakthrough will have to […]
The escape of former Alliance CEO, Carlos Ghosn, has surprised many people. He was under confinement in Japan attending his trial and wasn’t allowed to leave the country. Last Monday, he made a ‘James Bond’ escape to Libanon, apparently aided […]
Jato, a British research company, specialized in automotive data, claims that EVs are still too expensive to be bought in high numbers. Other analysts have high doubts about their research. Is 2020 the long-awaited turning point for the EV? Jato […]
Carlos Ghosn, former number one of the Alliance Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi, has arrived in Libanon on Monday, despite the fact that he was confined to stay in Japan. There he was waiting to be judged in a fraud affair that broke out […]
A survey of 1.000 Flemish potential car buyers about their preferences has resulted in a hybrid SUV of approximately 24.600 euros being the preferred choice. The survey was ordered at research panel iVox by Roel Druyts, CEO of Hillewaere Verzekeringen, […]
Last Friday, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a new consortium, TOGG (for Turkey’s Automobile Initiative Group), and announced that Turkey will have its own cars from 2022 onward. On the podium next to the president were two […]
For years now, the EV is knocking at the door, but a real breakthrough has not been realized yet. 2020 could be the start of that new era, at least in Europe, for different reasons. First of all, the offer […]
Europeans spend more, but less on cars. That’s bad news for the car industry in general and the German one in particular. Figures may still seem good at the moment, but prognoses for 2020 are not so promising, on the […]
On the 13th of December, Namur inaugurated its first public charging point. Local authorities say this is the beginning of a real deployment of electric infrastructure. Critics find it too little too late. The local authorities want to show their […]
Dieselgate isn’t over yet for Volkswagen. An Australian court has condemned the German manufacturer to a fine of 125 million Australian dollars (77 million euros) for deceiving the consumer in the so-called dieselgate scandal of manipulated diesel engines. In 2015, […]
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling car of 2019 in the Netherlands. 24.000 units were sold, thanks to an interesting fiscal environment. Also, surprising is the way they are delivered to the clients: “as if you just bought a […]
In comparison to other industries, the car industry is still very much dispersed. Nevertheless, the huge investments that await all car manufacturers are obliging them to work together. In view of what is going on between PSA and FCA, we […]
On Tuesday, the boards of PSA (in Paris) and FCA (in Turin) gave their approval to the 50/50 merger between the French car manufacturing group and the Italian/American one. This morning, they both signed a binding combination agreement. As a […]
The long-awaited study of the Motivity consortium, ordered by the Flemish government, is finally ready. One conclusion jumps out: if Flanders wants to battle congestion and make the polluters pay, a general system of road-pricing is the best solution. The […]
Belgian Alcomotive Group, the distributor of Hyundai and Suzuki among other brands, is going to import the Chinese brand MG in Belgium and Luxemburg. The MG models that will be sold here are 100% electric. And starting at 30.965 euros, […]
The European car manufacturers association, ACEA, has designated FCA CEO, Michael Manley, as its new president for 2020. He will succeed to Carlos Tavares, CEO of the PSA group. Ironically, Tavares will also be the new boss when the fusion […]
The Belgian Petrol Federation (BPF) finds that modern diesel vehicles aren’t polluting anymore and that the so-called ‘diesel ban’ has to be abolished. At the same time, BPF pleads for the development of even cleaner fuels. “We want common sense […]
