January 12, 2024
After a brief flirtation with warmer months, the North American International Auto Show NAIAS), also known as the Detroit Auto Show, is retuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks, takes over from Martin Lundstedt (Volvo Group) as the new chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Since September last year, Wolfgang Bremm von Kleinsorgen (52) has been CEO of Mercedes-Benz Benelux. He took the alternative Mercedes motThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
By the end of 2027, BMW will no longer manufacture combustion-engined models in the plant in Munich near its headquarters. The premium automThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast revealed two new models. The VF Wild, a mid-size zero-emission pickup truck, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
Honda has decided to start again from a blank sheet of paper for its next-generation electric vehicles. The 0-Series concept cars, the SalooThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
The BMW Group sold a total of 376 183 all-electric vehicles in 2023. That is 74,4% more than in 2022, with the BMW core brand achieving evenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
As reported by the German car magazine Auto, Motor und Sport, customers eager to get their hands on the ID.2 will have to exercise patience,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
Yanfeng, a Shanghai-based multinational automotive supplier specializing in interior components, has presented its vision of the EV interiorThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
Germany has been given the green light by the European Commission to allocate 902 million euros in subsidies to a battery plant by Sweden’s This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
The in-car digital experience of both the present day and the future is the dominant theme of the BMW Group’s presence at the Consumer EleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
Toyota Belgium, one of the market leaders in the segment of individual buyers with its Yaris model, ordered a survey showing great uncertainThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
CO2 emissions from Germany, Europe’s leading industrial nation and the largest energy consumer in Europe, have reached their lowest level inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 08, 2024
Nikola Motor’s 2023 has been tumultuous, to say the least. But the American zero-emission semi-truck manufacturer has closed out the year wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 08, 2024
According to market research ordered by Mobia, the Belgian car buyer will be more impacted by a premium to buy an electric car than by the eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 08, 2024
China’s top-selling automaker has started constructing a factory for sodium-ion batteries in the Xuzhou region. The plant will be scaled uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 08, 2024
Volvo Cars set a new global sales record as the company reported full-year sales of 708 716 cars during 2023, an increase of 15% compared toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
NanoFlowcell, a Swiss flow cell battery research company founded by Nunzio La Vecchia, promises 2 000 km of all-electric range for passengerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
The California based EV car manufacturer Fisker Inc. today announced that the company is developing an innovative Dealer Partnership model iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
Last year’s new car sales in the United States are nearing pre-pandemic times, with +13% more vehicles sold in 2023, or 15,5 million units iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
Flemish public transport operator De Lijn orders 92 standard electric buses from Chinese bus maker BYD. The order, representing an investmenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
Last year, 2,84 million cars were sold in Germany, or 7,3% more than in 2022. Electrified vehicles, however, struggle to find buyers, primarThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2024
In the US, Hyundai has secured a patent for an all-solid-state EV battery system equipped with a ‘pressurizing device’ and significantly impThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
At least 22% of new cars sold by manufacturers in the UK this year must be zero-emission. New rules requiring car manufacturers to sell a miThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
Under Joe Biden, the US has become the world’s largest oil producer and is producing more oil than any country ever has. According to data fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
Porsche is returning to the Nürburgring with its electric Taycan. In-house development racing driver Lars Kern has managed to beat the elecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
In 2023, the car market in Belgium and Luxembourg (Belux) booked its best result since the pandemic broke out and ended close to the sales aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
Volkswagen Anhui – former JAC-Volkswagen – has started building Seat’s sporty daughter Cupra’s second EV, the Tavascan, in the Anhui pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
The Chinese car manufacturer BYD (Build Your Dreams) has a very ambitious goal: to become the world’s biggest car manufacturer and overtake This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
European aircraft maker Airbus has a much better financial year than its US rival Boeing. In December alone, 500 orders were placed, accountThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
How do you make hydrogen more appealing to petrolheads? Perhaps outfitting a 1976 Jeep Cherokee Chief with a 6.2-liter V8 hydrogen combustioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
Volvo Cars is working on an electric version of its luxury saloon, which will probably launch in 2025 as the ES90. According to media reportThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 29, 2023
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has unveiled its very first car in China. The new SU7 is a mid-size electric sedan powered by two electric This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 29, 2023
Some EV experts and sector federation Traxio say there is an urgent need for a reliable battery test and the appropriate certificate to reguThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 29, 2023
American powertrain manufacturer Cummins has to pay almost $1,7 billion as a fine for selling devices that can bypass emissions sensors. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 27, 2023
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday that its global output from January to November reached 9,23 million vehicles. That’s a new single-yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 27, 2023
Royal HaskoningDHV, a global consulting engineering company, has reported that the lithium levels in the river Rhine near Lobith, in the DutThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 27, 2023
Last Friday, DATS 24, Colruyt Group’s fuel and energy provider, opened up two additional hydrogen filling stations in Belgium, one in ErpeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 27, 2023
The Chinese car manufacturer BYD, the world’s number one in building and selling electrified cars, will build a car plant in Hungary as partThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 26, 2023
Toyota is not experiencing its best week ever, on the contrary. At its daughter Daihatsu, part of the Toyota Group, serious fraud has been dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 22, 2023
The Russian car manufacturer Avtotor has released the first pictures of a new electric prototype called Amber. It’s 100% made in Russia and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
South Korean carmaker Kia has announced that Marc Hedrich, the current CEO of the brand in France, will join the European regional headquartThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
BMW Belux will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of presence in Belgium and Luxembourg with the third consecutive number-one place in the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
Belgian Alain Visser, founder and driving force behind Swedish-Chinese Lynk & Co, is unexpectedly leaving the company “to pursue other oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
Swedish-Swiss multinational ABB will supply Volvo’s factories in Torslanda (Sweden) and Daqing (China) next year with 1 300 robots to build This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
After intense negotiations, Volkswagen managers and employee representatives have agreed on key points in a paper for the ‘Accelerate ForwThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
The harmonization organization SAE International (created by the Society of Automotive Engineers) published a corresponding document that tuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 20, 2023
Giant Chinese automaker group Geely is launching its first Galaxy-branded EV in its home market. The E8 is a large electric sedan that claimThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
North Sea Port, the merger company behind the ports of Ghent, Terneuzen, and Vlissingen, is taking a minority stake (20%) in Pipelink, a subThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
Giant carmaker group BYD has launched its new Song L electric crossover in China. It can be equipped with a 71,8 kWh or 87 kWh battery offerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
D’Ieteren, the Belgian VW Group importer, will offer the ID.3 and the ID.4 for under €40 000 in 2024. This significant price cut means FleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
Negotiators from the EU Parliament and the EU member states agreed on the new emission limits for cars, buses, and other (heavy) vehicles, cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
The German government announced a direct halt of the environmental bonus in 2024 after it had to compromise its budget for the coming years.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
GM daughter Cruise, a robotaxi company, is said to have fired one out of four employees. That’s approximately 900 people and 24% of all fullThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
Chinese car manufacturer Maxus, daughter of the SAIC group, presents its first SUV in Belgium, a fully electric one. The eUniq6 is a 5-seateThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2023
The French government has unveiled its new plans for subsidizing the electric transition. Next to the details of the social lease at €100 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2023
In April 2024 in Milan, Alfa Romeo will unveil its first ‘Sport Urban Vehicle’ in its history, which will also be available in a 100% electrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched his promised ‘social leasing’ system for electric cars at 100 euros monthly for those on the lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2023
Volkswagen is planning a second version of the upcoming, affordable ID.2 small EV. It will be a compact SUV version based on the same MEB This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 14, 2023
Tesla faces a setback in North America. The electric car manufacturer must initiate a recall of approximately two million vehicles in the USThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
