Lithium Werks, the company of former Booking.com founder, Kees Koolen, will invest together with Chinese partners and banks 1,6 million euro in a new lithium-ion battery factory in the Yangtze region in China. Lithium Werks will provide approximately one fourth […]
Het Financieele Dagblad – 17 Okt. 2018 Pagina 12 Hella Hueck Amsterdam Lithium Werks van ondernemer Kees Koolen, oprichter van Booking.com, investeert met Chinese partners €1,6 mrd in een nieuwe lithium-ionbatterijen- fabriek in China. De aankondiging komt op een pikant […]
In the wake of ‘dieselgate’, VW daughter Audi has accepted to pay an 800 million euro fine inflicted by the German justice and has added that “it accepts its responsibility in the case”. The fine is the result of a […]
De Tijd – 17 Okt. 2018 Pagina 18 De Duitse autobouwer Audi, een onderdeel van de VW-groep, betaalt 800 miljoen euro boete vanwege zijn rol in het uitstootschandaal met dieselmotoren. Audi bereikte met de aanklagers in München een compromis over […]
Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, has declared that the newly decided EU restrictions on CO2 emissions can endanger up to 100.000 jobs within the group. “A transformation at this speed is practically unmanageable, in 10 years one third […]
AFP – 11 Okt. 2018 De nouvelles normes plus strictes d’émissions de CO2 des voitures neuves menacent jusqu’à 100.000 emplois chez Volkswagen, a déclaré jeudi le PDG du constructeur allemand, quelques jours après un accord européen sur le sujet. “Une […]
Handicapped by the escalating trade war between the US and China, the German car manufacturer, BMW, has announced that it will invest an additional 3,6 billion euro in its local production in China. By doing so, BMW is the first […]
AFP – 11 Okt. 2018 Handicapé par la guerre commerciale sino-américaine, BMW a annoncé jeudi un investissement de 3,6 milliards d’euros en Chine pour étoffer sa production locale, devenant au passage le premier constructeur à tirer parti d’une nouvelle législation […]
The EU compromise on 35% CO2 reduction in 2030, concluded by the European Environmental Ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday, raised a storm of reactions ranging from ‘too little and disappointing’ over ‘acceptable and feasible’ to ‘unrealistic and dangerous’. An overview. […]
AFP – 10 Okt. 2018 La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel a salué mercredi l’accord européen trouvé la veille sur la baisse des émissions de CO2 des voitures neuves, pourfendu par le lobby de l’automobile qui a agité la menace de […]
According to a study published by the French consumer association, UFC, the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an electric car is lower than that of a petrol or diesel car if you keep it more than 4 years. The […]
La Tribune – 11 Okt. 2018 Pagina 67 Que ce soit pour le coût de l’entretien ou encore les dépenses liées au carburant, une étude comparative sur les coûts globaux de détention des véhicules, publiée ce mercredi 10 octobre, révèle […]
The EU member countries have finally reached an agreement on the reduction of CO2 emissions for cars: in 2030 this reduction has to be 35%, a compromise between the Commission’s proposal (30%) and the aim of the European Parliament (40%). […]
Belga RT – 10 Okt. 2018 (DPA/BELGA) = Na een marathonvergadering van 13 uur hebben de milieuministers van de EU-landen in Luxemburg een compromis bereikt over een verdere inperking van de CO2-uitstoot van auto’s. Ze willen dat nieuwe auto’s tegen […]
According to news agency Bloomberg, German car manufacturer, Daimler, and Chinese car maker, Geely, have concluded to create a new company that will organize car sharing services in China. Daimler and Geely are supposed to create a new company on […]
ANP – 09 Okt. 2018 AMSTERDAM (ANP) – De Duitse automaker Daimler, vooral bekend als producent van het merk Mercedes, werkt samen met de Chinese Volvo-moeder Geely aan een autodeeldienst in China. De bedrijven zouden daarvoor een onderneming hebben opgericht, […]
Car manufacturer Audi, part of the VW Group, is suspected of fraud in South-Korea, falsifying identification documents and chassis numbers to sell cars that aren’t complying with local environmental regulations. In the wake of the dieselgate inquiry, still going on […]
La Libre Belgique* – 09 Okt. 2018 Pagina 24 * La Libre Belgique édition nationale, La Libre Belgique Liège, La Libre Belgique Hainaut, La Libre Belgique Brabant Wallon, La Libre Belgique Bruxelles Quand il s’agit de frauder, l’industrie automobile regorge […]
In the race to the electric car Asia has taken the lead. Will the European or American car industry be able to catch up? Much depends on who will win the battery struggle… Due to dieselgate and its still growing […]
de Volkskrant – 06 Okt. 2018 Pagina 14 Nu Nederland kiest voor de elektrische auto en ook Europa afkoerst op veel strengere CO2-normen, moeten er snel veel meer e-auto’s komen. Ook Duitse fabrikanten zullen eraan moeten. Kunnen zij hun achterstand […]
The European car industry reacts furiously to the 40% CO2 reduction targets voted in the European Parliament last week. “The vote proves that the power of the car sector is waning”, says Kathleen Van Brempt (sp.a), Belgian member of the […]
With the launch of the Nexo as the successor of the ix35 FCEV, South Korean car maker, Hyundai, is in the forefront of hydrogen technology for cars again. Our first test with the car on the road confirmed the fine […]
De Tijd – 06 Okt. 2018 Pagina 25 Met strikte CO2-uitstootnormen wil het Europees Parlement de autoconstructeurs aan de ketting leggen. De machtige industrie weert zich. ‘De autosector is geen koe die men kan leegmelken.’ Dat de autosector een rampzalige […]
Japanese car manufacturer, Honda, will invest 2,75 billion dollar in Cruise, an independent GM spin-off specialized in the development of the autonomous car. Four months after Japanese telecom giant, Softbank, who has invested 2,2 billion dollar in Cruise and acquired […]
Honda ne veut pas prendre la voiture autonome en marche AFP – 03 Okt. 2018 ATTENTION – Ajoute commentaires d’analyste /// San Francisco, 3 oct 2018 (AFP) – Le groupe automobile japonais Honda va investir 2,75 milliards de dollars dans […]
From the 12th of October, fuels for vehicles will have other names: diesel becomes B7, petrol E5 (98 octane) or E10 (95 octane) all over the European Union. The reason is clear: travellers all over the union can immediately detect […]
De Morgen – 04 Okt. 2018 Pagina 9 Niet schrikken wanneer u vanaf 12 oktober geen diesel of benzine meer vindt in het tankstation. Dan wijzigen de etiketten voor benzine en diesel. VAB vreest dat autobestuurders zich zullen vergissen aan […]
The number of cars is still increasing in the world, but the car as an object of dreams is slowly disappearing, thinks Jean-François Doulet, mobility expert at Ecole d’Urbanisme in Paris and author of Atlas de l’Automobile. We asked him […]
AFP – 27 Sep. 2018 L’équipement en automobiles continue de progresser dans le monde malgré l’essor des nouvelles mobilités, mais la voiture devient moins un objet de fantasme, estime Jean-François Doulet, maître de conférences à l’Ecole d’urbanisme de Paris, spécialiste […]
According to the research institute, Observatoire Cetelem, the Belgian consumer sees himself as a very loyal car customer (75%) but in reality only 38% stays with his previous brand when effectively buying another car. Belgium is primarily a replacement market, […]
L’Echo – 28 Sep. 2018 Pagina 4 Au moment d’acheter une nouvelle voiture (ou un véhicule d’occasion), le Belge rempile-t-il avec le même constructeur automobile ou lui fait-il des infidélités? Réponses. Les acheteurs déjà propriétaires qui changent de véhicule représentent […]
Belgian car manufacturers and importers association Febiac are convinced nitrogen oxide emissions from cars will be halved by 2025 and believe an even bigger decrease is possible when the right decisions are made. “The largely improved technology in all cars, […]
Belga RT – 26 Sep. 2018 (BELGA) = Het autoverkeer zorgt in België volgens de jongste metingen voor 44.329 ton stikstofoxiden (NOx) in de lucht, of 23 procent van de totale NOx-uitstoot. Tegen 2025 zal dat nog zowat 20.000 ton […]
Starting the 1st of November, Belgian car designer, Pierre Leclercq (46), will be leading ‘Style Citroën’, the design department of the French car manufacturer. It was a bit of a surprise when Alexandre Malval left the Citroën design team a […]
L’Avenir* – 26 Sep. 2018 Pagina 14 * L’Avenir – Namur, L’Avenir – Le Courrier de l’Escaut, L’Avenir – entre Sambre et Meuse, L’Avenir – Brabant Wallon, L’Avenir/Le Courrier, L’Avenir – Luxembourg, L’Avenir/Le Jour Verviers, L’Avenir – Basse Sambre, L’Avenir […]
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