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UNEP wants to restrain export of polluting cars
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 27, 2020


The export of old and polluting cars from Western countries is a threat to the countries of destination. Most of those cars end up in developing countries. That is what a report by the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) states. According […]


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Germany frenetically seeking how to save its car industry
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 9, 2020


It’s all hands on deck in Germany in the search to save the car industry. The automotive industry is one of the backbones of the German economy, and many jobs are endangered. Chancellor Merkel had urgently organized a (digital) summit […]


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Belgian Deldo: EU’s second largest tire wholesaler
Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 24, 2020


The family-owned Antwerp wholesaler Deldo is a top name in the world of car tires. It’s the second-largest tire dealer in Europe but few consumers know the name.”We rather not show off and prefer to operate in the shadow,” the […]


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Bus builder Van Hool in trouble
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 20, 2020


The corona crisis is causing problems at bus builder Van Hool in Lier. Orders are down, turnover is plummeting, 300 people have been laid off at the factory in Macedonia, 70 temporary jobs have been cut in Belgium, and construction […]


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Port of Antwerp hub for high-sulfur fuel export to Nigeria
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 13, 2020


Samples taken in Nigeria showed diesel with 204 times more sulfur and gasoline with 43 times more sulfur than permitted in Europe. The samples came from gas stations selling fuels from Europe. In particular from Belgium and the Netherlands. Belgium […]


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EU Parliament votes ‘Mobility Package’ for transport sector
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 9, 2020


The European Parliament has voted the long-awaited ‘Mobility Package’, containing a series of directives to combat social dumping in the road transport sector in Europe. The directives also define the working framework for truck drivers. On the agenda: improvements in […]


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British car industry derails, Nissan Sunderland is the exception
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 25, 2020


The British car industry is at the edge of the abyss. Squeezed between Brexit, Covid-19, and the electric transition, it is really fighting for its survival. The lonely bright star at the firmament remains Nissan Sunderland, but for how long […]


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Aertssen Logistics: 1 000 fewer trucks on Antwerp Ring
Luc Joris Posted On June 22, 2020


With a direct train connection to Grenoble (France) the Antwerp transport company Aertssen Logistics has recently reduced the number of trucks it was sending over the Antwerp Ring by thousand, it claims. The company specializes in the storage, modification, and […]


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Dutch car industry under pressure
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 19, 2020


When we talk about the car industry, we immediately think of countries like Germany or France. But almost the whole European Union is heavily involved in the automotive industry. Take the Netherlands, some 40 000 Dutchmen (and women) work in […]


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BMW to stop X1 production at VDL Nedcar
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On June 18, 2020


BMW wants to stop the production of its X1 model at VDL Nedcar in Born, The Netherlands, in 2023. By doing this, the German car manufacturer cancels the contract concluded last autumn. This guaranteed that the BMW X1 would be […]


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Stéphane Sertang (Ginion Group): ‘the private car will be for passionates’
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 15, 2020


How is the car business waking up after the corona confinement? Belgian newspaper L’Echo asked Stéphane Sertang, CEO of the car dealer group Ginion, how he sees things. Ginion Group covers a certain amount of (usually premium or high-end luxury) […]


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Ford and VW to produce 8 million commercial vehicles jointly
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On June 11, 2020


Ford and Volkswagen have signed agreements that expand their global alliance for building midsize pickup trucks, commercial vehicles, and electric cars.  Ford and Volkswagen first announced the plans at the beginning of last year. The two automotive groups already work […]


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Port of Limburg will get 175 000 trucks off the road
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On June 10, 2020


Two Limburg family businesses – logistics group H. Essers and environment and energy Group Machiels – are planning to invest 30 million euros on the site of the former Ford plant. The project they’re investing in will be called ‘Port […]


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‘Corona will have 10-year impact on French car industry’
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On June 9, 2020


According to consulting firm AlixPartners, the coronavirus hits the automotive industry in France particularly hard. It does not expect a return to growth before 2030. Even before the pandemic, the firm warned about a crisis in the industry. After a […]


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Trains to compensate for Rhine drought
Luc Joris Posted On June 5, 2020


The Belgian rail operator Lineas will be deploying extra freight trains from Antwerp to Germany this summer. The railway company expects that due to the drought, ship transport on the Rhine – the most important lifeline of the German industry […]


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VW investments show importance Chinese market
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On June 4, 2020


The Volkswagen Group is investing €2 billion in China. Half of the money will be used to increase VW’s share in the joint venture with the Chinese JAC Motors to 75%. With the other half, the Germans will take a […]


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Fusion of Antwerp and Zeebrugge ports becomes imminent
Tony Verhelle Posted On May 28, 2020


The negotiations about the fusion of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge are going well. Normally, this summer, the final talks will take place, and decisions will be made. “The negotiations are going on in a positive and constructive atmosphere,” […]


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Oil price temporarily below zero
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 21, 2020


The market price of a barrel of crude oil has temporarily turned negative on Monday. Due to the price drop, a barrel of 159 liters of oil was worth $-37,63 at its lowest point. This means that oil companies pay […]


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IMF: ‘oil price to remain low for years to come’
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 15, 2020


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees ‘extreme uncertainty’ about the economic recovery after the corona pandemic. The question is what impact the recovery measures will have, and there is a range of variables. The oil price, for instance, which the […]


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Freight transport by rail decreases by 20%
Gert Verhoeven Posted On April 9, 2020


Paul Hegge, the representative of the Belgian Rail Freight Forum, sounds the alarm bell as today he sees a 20% drop in demand for rail freight transport. Railway transports are the EU’s backbone for delivering essential goods. The logistics of […]


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Oversupply leads to lowest oil price in 17 years
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 31, 2020


With a price per barrel of $23,5, oil has reached its lowest price since November 2002. Because of the corona crisis, oil consumption has dropped 10 to 15%. Also, the dispute between Saudi-Arabia and Russia seems to have no end. […]


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Corona snowball effect threatens transport sector
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 25, 2020


Although there is still a lot of truck traffic on our roads, these are not golden times for the transport sector. The stagnation of economic life because of the corona crisis has its consequences here too. “I fear a snowball […]


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EU wants a maximum 15 minutes waiting time for trucks at borders
Luc Joris Posted On March 24, 2020


The European Commission wants to introduce so-called ‘green lanes’ or priority lanes on the main traffic axes, where trucks can cross the border within 15 minutes. As a result of border controls, traffic jams in some places in Europe reached […]


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Are car dealers the weakest link in the chain?
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 24, 2020


At the moment, car dealers are only permitted to perform urgent repairs. For all other things, showrooms and workshops are closed. In a sector where the margins are already fragile, this can cause big problems. As in many other countries, […]


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Belgian air freight benefits from corona crisis
Luc Joris Posted On March 19, 2020


Few sectors have been hit harder by the outbreak of the new coronavirus than aviation. But while almost everyone in the sector is losing, there is also a winner. As a result of the cancellation of passenger flights, goods traveling […]


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Port of Antwerp: ‘vigilant but ensuring critical supply’
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 18, 2020


Lockdown or not, the Port of Antwerp is doing everything in its power to remain fully operational. The port employs some 60 000 people and is of the utmost importance for the supply of Belgium and other EU countries. “We […]


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Volkswagen summoned in Amsterdam court for dieselgate
Luc Joris Posted On March 17, 2020


Autoconcern Volkswagen has been summoned by the Dutch Diesel Emissions Justice Foundation because of the diesel scandal. That’s what the Dutch press agency ANP writes. In addition to Volkswagen, the foundation, which is committed to all registered European victims, also […]


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Tesla looking for Cybertruck factory location
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 12, 2020


Tesla is going to build the Cybertruck, and the American EV manufacturer is looking for a new location in Central USA. The latter was ‘tweeted’ by its CEO Elon Musk. Specialists are tipping Nashville, Tenessee as a possible winner. The […]


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Oil price plummets: daily ‘profit’ of €13 million for Belgium
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 10, 2020


The price of crude oil crashed due to lower demand and higher production. One barrel now costs $35, a drop of 22%. It has been since the Gulf War in the early 1990s that the price of crude oil fell […]


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D’Ieteren family to invest in autonomous technology
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 19, 2020


The Leuven start-up, IVEX, raises €1,2 million in capital. It will use this to invest in its safety control software for autonomous cars. The company’s technology validates the chosen path of autonomous cars. The investors are PMV, Noshaq, Marc Jacobs, […]


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Tesla’s German giga-factory delayed by ‘illegal logging’
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 18, 2020


The felling of a part of the German forest in which Tesla’s European giga-factory is to be located has been halted. The environmental movement ‘Grüne Liga Brandenburg’ has gone to court because Tesla already felled trees without a building permit. […]


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Airbus loss, despite excellent performance and Boeing crisis
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 14, 2020


Despite its commercial success, Airbus recorded a net loss in 2019. This result is linked to exceptional costs, including fines in a corruption case for the A400M military transport aircraft. Faced with its American competitor Boeing, in 737 MAX crisis, […]


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VW gives each brand a region and a mission
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 10, 2020


Since his venue to power, VW Group CEO, Herbert Diess, has been working on a plan to give each brand of the group a specific geographical responsibility and a trade mission. Lately, it has become clear where he wants them […]


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FCA recovers financially from difficult year
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On February 7, 2020


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) experienced a clear recovery at the end of 2019, a difficult year for the group. This allows the Italian-American manufacturer to confirm its objectives for this year. FCA also reached an agreement with the Italian tax […]


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Volvo CEO: ‘We have no intention to pay EU fines’
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 7, 2020


Volvo CEO, Hakan Samuelsson, was in Brussels on Thursday to comment on the good results of the Swedish/Chinese car manufacturer last year. The Ghent factory is playing a major part in these positive evolutions. In 2019, Volvo sold 705.000 cars […]


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