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The profitability of car retail is under severe pressure. The average gross margin for the whole sector has come down from 3,78% in 2016 to 3,11% in 2017, and 2,75% in 2018. The average net margin is now 1,02%, practically […]
De Tijd – 06 Dec. 2019 Pagina 16 Belgische autoverkopers beleven moeilijke tijden. De rendabiliteit van de erkende garages is vorig jaar opnieuw gedaald. Dat blijkt uit een analyse die de sectorfederatie Traxio maakte van de jaarrekeningen van 1.800 merkverdelers. […]
Cars and motorcycles are still the core business of the coming Brussels Motor Show (10 to 19 January 2020 at Brussels Expo), but the organizers are increasing the attention for other mobility solutions. At the same time, protesters of an […]
Belga – 05 Dec. 2019 (BELGA) = Auto’s en gemotoriseerde tweewielers mogen dan wel opnieuw bovenaan de affiche van het komende autosalon van Brussel prijken, zachte en gedeelde mobiliteitsoplossingen krijgen voortaan een voorkeurspositie en zullen centraal komen te staan tijdens […]
Rinspeed, the Swiss engineering company, founded by Frank Rinderknecht, will be showing a smart modular concept, ‘MetroSnap’, at the 2020 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The company demonstrated the ‘Snap’ and the ‘microSNAP’ already at the CES […]
The mobility research center (MOBI) of the Brussels University (VUB), and Powerdale, a technology provider for electromobility and energy management, have surveyed the profile of the current Belgian EV driver. Later on, Mobi will publish the entire study in a […]
China wants to sell ‘some 25%’ of its total car sales in 2025 as electric vehicles. That’s the aim of a new directive of the Ministry of Industry covering the period 2021 to 2035. China is the biggest car market […]
AFP – 03 Dec. 2019 La Chine ambitionne de vendre “environ 25%” de véhicules électriques ou hybrides en 2025, selon un projet de directive publié mardi par le ministère de l’Industrie, sachant que moins de 5% de son parc est […]
Last week, the French sector of automotive manufacturers and suppliers emitted a cry for help. Today, the French government responds with a bunch of measures because 15.000 jobs are directly at stake. In total, the so-called Automotive platform in France […]
AFP – 02 Dec. 2019 ATTENTION – Ajoute réaction de Luc Chatel, commentaires de Jean-Dominique Senard /// Paris, 2 déc 2019 (AFP) – Le ministre des Finances Bruno Le Maire a annoncé lundi la création de deux fonds dotés de […]
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Belgian’s most famous climatologist, pleads for a longer period of nuclear power in Belgium. For him, this is the smartest and least CO2-producing way to come to renewable energy production in the long term. “I’m still no […]
De Standaard* – 03 Dec. 2019 Pagina 8 * De Standaard/West-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Oost-Vlaanderen, De Standaard/Antwerpen, De Standaard/Vlaams-Brabant/Brussel, De Standaard/Limburg Door nieuwe gascentrales te bouwen zal ons land weer jaren afhankelijk zijn van fossiele brandstof, denkt klimatoloog Jean-Pascal van Ypersele. Van […]
Mobility club VAB has organized the 44th election of ‘Family Car of the Year’ in Belgium. As usual, there were three categories. In total, 24 cars were participating, 15 gasoline cars, four hybrids, and five full-electric vehicles. The jury consisted […]
Car manufacturers Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi have communicated on Thursday about their big ambitions and projects to relaunch the Alliance. They also agreed to appoint a secretary-general for the Alliance to coordinate all projects, who will directly report to Jean-Dominique […]
AFP – 28 Nov. 2019 Déstabilisée pendant un an par les déboires judiciaires de son ancien patron Carlos Ghosn, l’alliance franco-japonaise Renault Nissan Mitsubishi a lancé jeudi de nouveaux grands projets industriels pour tenter de redémarrer. Les trois groupes ont […]
California-based Fisker Inc., the manufacturer of eco-friendly electric vehicles, has opened reservations for the Fisker Ocean, an electric luxury SUV arriving in 2022. It will feature ‘a new owner experience’ as it would be available starting at 379 dollars a […]
The proposition of federal informer Paul Magnette (PS) to make only EV company cars tax-deductible from 2023 onward is provoking many reactions, from all kinds of parties. The environmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu (BBL) applauds the initiative. Mathian Bienstman of […]
Federale formatie – Bond Beter Leefmilieu reageert positief op voorstel van Magnette over salariswagens Belga – 26 Nov. 2019 (BELGA) = Het voorstel van federaal informateur Paul Magnette (PS) om alle bedrijfswagens emissievrij te maken, is een cruciale bijdrage om […]
Now it’s the turn of the German premium car manufacturer, Audi, to announce 6 billion euros of savings and the reduction of 9.500 jobs in Germany within five years. The savings are calculated over ten years and will also be […]
AFP – 26 Nov. 2019 =(Photo Archives)= Francfort, 26 nov 2019 (AFP) – Le constructeur automobile allemand Audi, filiale du groupe Volkswagen, a annoncé mardi la suppression de 9.500 emplois d’ici 2025 en Allemagne, une mauvaise nouvelle de plus venant […]
Federal informer Paul Magnette (PS) has a drastic change in the company car policy in its proposals to other parties. When he talks about sustainable development, one of the eight chapters concerns company cars. Companies in Belgium can lease cars […]
De Tijd – 26 Nov. 2019 Pagina 1 Fiscaal voordeel mogelijk al vanaf 2023 niet meer voor verbrandingsmotoren In de onderhandelaarsnota van federaal informateur Paul Magnette (PS) zit een drastische hervorming van de bedrijfs- en salariswagens. In het luik duurzame […]
The jury of the European Car of the Year (COTY) award has selected the seven finalists that will compete for the title of Car of the Year 2020. The final winner will be announced on the 2nd of March in […]
From next year onward, some 620.000 cars registered in Flanders will not be allowed in Antwerp of Ghent anymore. This will increase to 1,2 million in 2025 and 1,75 million in 2027 when limits will be more stringent, and the […]
620.000 auto’s mogen Antwerpen en Gent niet meer in Het Laatste Nieuws* – 25 Nov. 2019 Pagina 1 Bijna 620.000 auto’s mogen over een dikke maand Gent en Antwerpen niet meer in. Gent stelt vanaf 1 januari een lage emissiezone […]
The State of California declared last week that it will possibly buy new service vehicles from the VW Group. Where the German manufacturer was ‘persona non grata’ since the dieselgate scandal, the situation seems to be completely reversed now. The […]
de Volkskrant – 23 Nov. 2019 Pagina 16 Herbert Diess, Volkswagen: glorieuze terugkeer via de achterdeur van de VS Californië liet deze week weten mogelijk dienstwagens van Volkswagen te kopen. Opmerkelijk, omdat de Amerikaanse staat bekendstaat als streng waar het […]
Last night, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, revealed ‘Cybertruck’, Tesla’s proposal for the all-important American pickup market. Cybertruck is based on a structure called ‘exoskeleton’ and looks futuristic and raw, a little ‘Mad Max’-like. Three choices The all-new pickup will be […]
The Japanese luxury car manufacturer, Lexus, daughter of Toyota, has expanded its electrification program by launching its first EV, the UX 300e. The world premiere was reserved for the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China. Since the introduction of the […]
Introducing the new RAV4 top of the line in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Toyota is taking the plug-in hybrid technology seriously. The compact SUV variant will serve as the new flagship of Toyota’s hybrid car range. Toyota’s ‘reconversion’ to plug-in […]
At the LA Motor Show, the German car manufacturer, Audi, introduced its second full-electric SUV officially in the e-tron family. The SUV has a coupe-like style and is, therefore, named e-tron Sportback. The highlights of the new car are its […]
Normally today, the French Parliament will deliver its final vote on the comprehensive project of Law for the Orientation of Mobility (LOM). We summarize its highlights. On the road – The contested general 80 kph rule will be relaxed. The […]
AFP – 18 Nov. 2019 Assouplissement des 80 km/h, cadre pour les trottinettes, rétribution pour aller travailler à vélo ou chartes pour les travailleurs des plateformes: le Parlement s’apprête à adopter définitivement mardi, par un ultime vote de l’Assemblée, le […]
During a big show in Los Angeles, Ford presented its first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) to be sold worldwide. It is called Mustang Mach-E, referring to iconic models of the famous name, but adapting it to the new E(lectric) era. It […]
Online car parts retailer, Mister Auto, (part of the PSA Group) has ordered a study on the drivability of 100 cities all over the world. The cities were asked to deliver extensive data on, among others, infrastructure, security, cost, as […]
