October 17, 2019
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Mazda’s view on electric motoring
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 17, 2019


The small and independent Japanese car manufacturer Mazda is presenting its first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. Mazda stands for an original multi-solution approach to the energy transition problem. Apart from the transition to (kinds […]


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Will encompassing car events replace ailing motor shows in the future?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 15, 2019


Encompassing car events, like the Zoute Grand Prix, are attracting more and more people every year. Most motor shows, on the contrary, are suffering from a loss of interest (from participants and visitors). The organizers of the Zoute event believe […]


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Un Zoute Grand Prix bis sera organisé à Durbuy dès mai 2020
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 15, 2019


L’Echo – 15 Okt. 2019 Pagina 3 C’est confirmé conjointement par l’organisateur du Zoute Grand Prix et par la commune de Durbuy: une édition soeur aura bien lieu début mai dans les rues de la plus petite ville de Belgique. […]


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Thierry Bolloré ousted, Clotilde Delbos interim CEO at Renault
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2019


The Board of Directors of Renault this morning decided to end the mandate of Mr. Thierry Bolloré as Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA and President of Renault s.a.s with immediate effect. The Board also decided to appoint, with immediate […]


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Brussels employers want to accelerate ecological transition
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2019


Beci, Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry, launch their ‘City Climate Challenge 303030’. With 30 projects elaborated between now and March next year, they want to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% before 2030. At the end of September, the president of […]


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Beci s’allie à 19 champions pour verdir Bruxelles
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2019


L’Echo – 11 Okt. 2019 Pagina 7 L’organisation patronale bruxelloise veut présenter du concret au politique. 30 projets seront élaborés d’ici mars prochain avec l’objectif de contribuer à la réduction de 30% des émissions de CO2 d’ici 2030. “Notre modèle […]


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Germany’s energy and climate dilemma
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 10, 2019


In a while, Germany has no energy production out of coal or nuclear power anymore. Some say that you can’t resolve this with wind and sun alone. Nuclear power should be prolonged for a while, indicate certain specialists. Both decisions […]


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Is Duitsland te vroeg gestopt met kernenergie?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 10, 2019


De Standaard* – 09 Okt. 2019 Pagina 26 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg Duitsland zit straks zonder kernenergie én zonder kolenenergie. Met wind en zon is dat niet zomaar op te vangen. ‘Als bescherming […]


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Nissan has new boss, Renault is looking for one
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 9, 2019


Three weeks before the deadline, the Nissan board has designated a new CEO. Makoto Uchida will be aided in his new role by two new COOs, Ashwani Gupta and Jun Seki. Meanwhile, the search to replace Thierry Bolloré at the […]


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Nissan se choisit une nouvelle équipe de direction favorable à l’Alliance
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 9, 2019


Le Figaro – 09 Okt. 2019 Pagina 26 « Nous avons changé d’époque. Enfin ! Vous n’allez pas être déçus par la suite des événements », soufflait mardi soir Jean-Dominique Senard. Le président de Renault et de l’Alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi ne […]


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EV drivers need re-education (and other road users too)
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2019


If we want it or not, the automobile world will turn electric sooner or later. That’s supposing a significant turnaround in the entire industry. But it’s also asking for a re-education of the users of these vehicles with (partly) electric […]


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Êtes-vous électro-compatible ?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2019


Le Figaro – 08 Okt. 2019 Pagina 39 Êtes-vous électro-compatible ? C’est la seule question qui vaille à l’heure où vous allez (devoir) changer de véhicule. Car cette fois, nous y sommes : l’automobile est à l’aube d’une révolution. Sous […]


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Workers strike costs GM 100 million per day
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2019


For more than three weeks now, American car manufacturer, General Motors, sees his workers in the US on strike. This weekend there was hope that the negotiations would lead to an agreement. Yesterday the unions released a different message: “negotiations […]


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General Motors: la grève s’enlise et coûte 100 millions de dollars par jour
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2019


La Tribune – 08 Okt. 2019 Pagina 73 Les syndicalistes ont infligé une douche froide au premier constructeur automobile américain qui espérait une issue imminente à l’une des plus longues grèves de son histoire. Les négociations “sont en train de […]


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Is nuclear power still necessary in Belgium after 2025?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 7, 2019


Belgian Engie’s daughter, Electrabel, has a new president: Johnny Thijs. The ex-CEO of Bpost has immediately drawn the attention. In an interview with the newspaper, De Standaard, he says he will be pleading to keep three of the seven nuclear […]


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Nieuwe Electrabel-voorzitter legt verlenging kerncentrales op tafel
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 7, 2019


Belga – 05 Okt. 2019 (BELGA) = Electrabel-voorzitter Johnny Thijs zal bij de volgende federale regering een lans breken om drie van de zeven kerncentrales bij voorkeur twintig jaar langer te laten draaien. Dat heeft hij gezegd in een interview […]


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Erik Jonnaert (ACEA): ‘We prefer investments over fines’
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 4, 2019


Erik Jonnaert, Secretary-General of the European car manufacturers association (ACEA), is retiring from his function at the end of the year. During his six years at ACEA, a lot of things have happened. “They were very intensive years. Six of […]


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‘Liever investeren dan geld aan boetes geven’
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 4, 2019


De Standaard* – 04 Okt. 2019 Pagina 20 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg Diesel mag nog zo proper worden, zonder elektrische auto’s komen we er niet. ‘Maar we kunnen ze de mensen niet door […]


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Carmakers struggle with tough CO2 rules
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 3, 2019


The stringent CO2 emission regulations of the EU are pending above all manufacturer’s heads like a Sword of Damocles. None of them wants to pay the immense fines that have been decreed, but how they want to avoid it differs. […]


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Les objectifs CO2 : les pistes des constructeurs pour limiter la casse
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 3, 2019


La Tribune – 02 Okt. 2019 Pagina 15 Les industriels vont devoir utiliser tous les leviers nécessaires pour respecter les objectifs environnementaux. Les analystes estiment qu’ils n’échapperont pas à des amendes conséquentes. « On ne se lève pas le matin […]


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Driving the Peugeot e-208, an EV ready to convince
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 2, 2019


Together with the ICE versions of the new 208, Peugeot launches immediately a pure electric version. In regular use, the e-208 tries not to differ too much from its ‘normal’ brothers, even not in cost. Peugeot wants its clients to […]


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Maserati goes electric
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 1, 2019


You can have an iconical brand name and make the desirable top of the brand sports cars, but nowadays times can nevertheless be difficult. That’s ever so true for FCA brand Maserati, which is faced with receding sales. The only […]


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Continental and Michelin, two tire giants under pressure
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 28, 2019


The sales crisis in the automotive sector also has consequences for suppliers. Two major tire suppliers, Continental and Michelin, are preparing the closing of factories and the licensing of (many) workers. German supplier Continental has announced a restructuring program last […]


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Continental annonce un programme d’économies et des suppressions d’emplois
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 28, 2019


Continental annonce un programme d’économies et des suppressions d’emplois AFP – 25 Sep. 2019 L’équipementier automobile allemand Continental a annoncé mercredi un vaste programme de restructuration visant 500 millions d’euros d’économies annuelles dès 2023 en passant par des suppressions d’emplois […]


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Dieselgate isn’t over yet
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 25, 2019


Three important VW managers have again been accused of stock market manipulation. Daimler has agreed to pay a fine of 870 million euros. In the US, an engineer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been accused of fraud concerning emission testing. […]


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Dieselgate: procès en vue pour trois dirigeants de Volkswagen
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 25, 2019


AFP – 24 Sep. 2019 =(Photo Archives+Video archives)= Francfort, 24 sept 2019 (AFP) – Les ennuis judiciaires pour Volkswagen dans le vaste scandale de moteurs diesel truqués se sont encore aggravés mardi en Allemagne, avec un procès qui se profile […]


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30% less visitors at IAA Motorshow in Frankfurt
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 24, 2019


The two-yearly Frankfurter IAA Motorshow closed its doors last Sunday with a total of 560.000 visitors, 30% less than two years ago (810.000) and 40% less than in 2015 (932.000). Another sign of the crisis the German car industry is […]


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Chute de fréquentation de 30% au salon automobile de Francfort
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 24, 2019


AFP – 23 Sep. 2019 Le salon automobile de Francfort s’est achevé dimanche soir sur une chute de fréquentation de 30%, avec environ 560.000 visiteurs pour cet événement boudé par de nombreux constructeurs et perturbé par des manifestants écologistes. Le […]


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Mercedes goes for E-offensive and discontinues ICE investments
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 20, 2019


At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes showed the concept of its new electric flagship, the EQS. At the same time, new R&D Chief Markus Schäfer announces there are no additional investments anymore in internal combustion engines (ICE) shortly. We already […]


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Zuster voor Mercedes’ topmodel
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 20, 2019


De Telegraaf – 20 Sep. 2019 Pagina 11 Mercedes EQS is elektrische S-Klasse Mercedes doet er al jaren alles aan om het volledige topsegment op te eisen. Volgend jaar doet het merk daar een schepje bovenop door een elektrisch aangedreven […]


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‘Freesponsible wants to represent 6 million motorists in Belgium’
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 20, 2019


The non-profit association, Freesponsible, wants to give six million ‘orphan’ motorists a voice again. It wants to free them from guilty conscience driving a car and at the same time urge them to drive and act responsibly. “We represent the […]


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Autolobby sticht ‘club van 6 miljoen automobilisten’
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 20, 2019


De Tijd – 19 Sep. 2019 Pagina 17 Met steun van de auto-industrie wil de nieuwe vzw Freesponsible de Belgische automobilisten een stem geven en zet ze de aanval in op Touring en VAB. ‘6 miljoen automobilisten: eindelijk krijgen ze […]


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Does Angela Merkel’s fate depends on her climate plan?
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 18, 2019


On Friday, the ‘big coalition’ in Germany has to deliver its long-awaited climate plan. It better has to be striking, because the pressure in Germany from many parties is increasing. “The future of the government is maybe also at stake,” […]


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Sous pression, Angela Merkel dévoile sa stratégie climatique
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 18, 2019


AFP – 17 Sep. 2019 =(Photo Archives)= Berlin, 17 sept 2019 (AFP) – Après de longs mois passés à tergiverser, le gouvernement d’Angela Merkel doit dévoiler vendredi sa grande loi climatique sur fond de manifestations pro-environnement massives attendues en Allemagne. […]


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Emblematic BMW i3 won’t have a successor
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 17, 2019


BMW sales boss, Pieter Nota, has declared to the Financial Times this weekend that there will be no successor for the emblematic and full electric i3. Instead, the electrification of the whole range is now the priority. When it was […]


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