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“The wages and bonuses of top managers at Daimler and other automotive companies have to be reduced drastically,” says Ola Källenius, Daimler’s CEO. “Otherwise, we won’t survive the corona crisis,” he added. According to Daimler’s CEO, the corona crisis isn’t […]
The German grid manager, 50Hertz, a subsidiary of the Belgian Elia, wants to be fully operational on renewable energy by 2032. Today, this is 60%. 50Hertz has expressed its ambition to be the first to provide its entire grid with […]
As part of the automotive sector support plan announced by President Emmanuel Macron, the French government will allocate 150 million euros to 27 automotive R&D projects. The aim is to focus on the development of future greener technologies, such as […]
Jaguar Land Rover has started a subscription service for its cars in the UK. ‘Pivotal’ is an all-in premium subscription for JLR models with full flexibility. Electric during one period, and ICE in the following months? No problem at all. […]
Belgium’s electric car fleet is continuing to grow slowly, with 3 775 units registered since the beginning of the year (2,3%). However, unlike Flanders, which plans on installing 30 000 charging points by 2024, Wallonia lags behind and strongly believes that […]
Ford chooses location technology specialist TomTom to team up with. For its newest navigation and infotainment system SYNC, Ford will use real-time traffic information for worldwide use from TomTom. TomTom signed a worldwide agreement, lasting several years. The first Ford […]
On Wednesday, the Californian car and battery manufacturer became the biggest automotive company when you take its stock value into account. With 207,7 billion dollars of worth, it overtook Toyota (202 billion), until now the ‘biggest’ car company. On the […]
The French automotive supplier, Akwel, will industrialize an innovative system for capturing fine particles at the brakes of a car, a system developed by the French company Tallano Technologie, the two companies announced on Tuesday. The patented technology makes it […]
On Wednesday, Luca de Meo, former head of Seat, is taking control of Renault as the new CEO. The Italian-born 53-year-old gets the difficult task of putting back on its feet a company traumatized by the fall of Ghosn, shaken […]
Automotive parts distributor, LKQ Belgium, has announced its intention to lay off 108 people. This represents about a quarter of the staff. It has started the Renault procedure, and a works council will take place again this week. After approval […]
After 116 years and some 9,6 million cars, the last one with an internal combustion engine (ICE) has been produced in VW’s Zwickau plant (in the state of Saxony, Eastern part of Germany). It was a white VW Golf Variant. […]
According to the latest Arval Mobility Observatory, realized before the lockdown, Belgium is one of Europe’s most advanced markets in terms of alternative mobility solutions within companies. 69% of them offer alternatives such as bike leasing, carpooling, public transport passes, […]
The 2021 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) will also be canceled. The organizers are not sure if it will work yet, and are also wrestling with the financial consequences of the annulation of the 2020 edition. The […]
Belgian start-up Classified, founded by former employees of Punch Powertrain, developed a virtual derailleur that takes over the task of the double gears on the crankshaft of a bicycle with derailleur gears. It could be a game-changer, the developers believe. […]
Just like Belgians, French citizens are jumping on their bicycles. Since lockdown has started to lift in the country, bicycle sales have increased by 117%. In Paris, the city’s shared bicycle platform, Vélib’, is beating all previous records with an […]
ElectriCity is assembling several players to start a project of electric taxis being charged ‘wireless’ via an inductive charging platform in the city of Oslo. The Norwegian capital is considered lately as the capital of automotive electrification. The ElectriCity project […]
On Friday, 599 Polestar 2 models arrive in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. It’s the first of four similar shipments and signifies the start of the new brand in Europe. The Polestar 2 is a direct competitor for the Tesla […]
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 […]
The current manufacturer of the Segway HT, Chinese robot specialist Ninebot, has indicated that production of the self-balancing two-wheeler will cease on July 15, 2020. Poor sales results Although the Segway is very well known, the product launched in 2001 […]
While Walloon authorities refuse to confirm the failure of the Chinese Thunder Power on the former Caterpillar site in Charleroi, the project is said to be at a standstill. Some even say it is clinically dead due to the coronavirus […]
Volkswagen Group is thinking of buying the Eurazeo shares (29,9%) in Europcar, the biggest shareholder of the French rental company. Fourteen years ago, VW sold its interests in Europcar; now it wants to get in again. Just now, when Europcar […]
On Thursday, Lufthansa’s extraordinary shareholders’ meeting is to approve the 9 billion euros government bailout deal. Billionaire Hermann Thiele (79), who could block the deal, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Wednesday he will vote in favor. Under the proposed […]
In France, sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles are booming with 13 000 new registrations since January. With new models arriving every month, and the 2 000 euro governmental incentive for vehicles costing less than 40 000 euros, PHEV sales are […]
According to The Shift Project reflection group, Europe may run out of oil by 2030. The tightening of the world’s oil supply, changes in oil consumption in Africa and China, and the consequences of the Covid-19 health crisis could jeopardize […]
The Flemish Environment Department (VDO) has purchased a new controlling device for the emission reduction systems aboard large trucks. Special software is detecting if these systems are manipulated, causing a huge increase in the emission of toxic gases. The problem […]
Franciscus van Meel is the new ‘Head of Product Line’ of Rolls-Royce. He takes over from Frank Weber who is going to lead R&D at BMW. Rolls-Royce is the ultra-luxury daughter within the BMW Group, also comprising BMW and Mini. […]
Good, reliable software is paramount. That’s now also very clear for the largest car manufacturer in the world, the VW Group. And that’s why a new entity within the group will create a VW OS, a home-developed operating system for […]
Diesel Emissions Justice Foundation, a Dutch foundation defending duped car buyers, sues Daimler before the Amsterdam Court. The car manufacturer is supposed to have installed sophisticated defeat devices in its software for recent diesel cars. DEJF defends car buyers from […]
Mazda’s parts distribution center Mazda Logistics Europe and the Belgian importer Mazda Motor Belux choose to go electric. They have put almost 3 700 solar panels on their roofs and installed 86 charging points in the parking lot. In collaboration […]
According to the latest study from the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), electric cars have become ideal for taxis and Uber drivers in key European capitals. The combination of high mileage and cheap electricity compensates for the higher purchasing price […]
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 […]
BMW Group has announced that it will cut 6 000 jobs from the 126 000 it employs worldwide. It hopes to do this with several measures but avoiding direct dismissals. Until now, BMW was suffering less from the corona crisis […]
According to Italian financial newspaper Sole 24 Ore on Sunday, Fiat Chrysler (FCA) is prepared to agree with the conditions – mainly on job preservation – the Italian state is stipulating for a state-guaranteed loan of €6,3 billion. The States […]
Brussels electric and connected bicycle start-up, Cowboy, is launching the third generation of its e-bike. Founded back in 2017, the young company is present on nine EU markets and saw its volumes tripled since the beginning of the year. According […]
Japanese diesel engine specialist, Yanmar, a big name in marine applications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with carmaker Toyota to use its fuel cell technology of the Mirai for hydrogen-powered boats. Yanmar’s goal is to realize an easily installable […]
