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BMW CEO: “We will not go on a business contraction course”
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 23, 2021


Oliver Zipse, CEO of the BMW Group, is defending his strategy to sell only half of its cars with all-electric drive in 2030. Compared to what competitors (like Audi) are putting forward, BMW’s strategy has been categorized as ‘unambitious”. In […]


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Mazda reveals (EV) strategy up to 2030
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 18, 2021


Mazda has revealed its new technology and product strategy up to the year 2030. Between 2022 and 2025, the Japanese automaker plans three purely electric models, five plug-in hybrids, and five hybrid models with Toyota technology, based on the ‘Skyactiv […]


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Volvo gives Brussels Motor Show the cold-shoulder (update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 14, 2021


The Swedish car manufacturer Volvo, part of the Chinese Geely Group, will not be present at the 2022 Brussels Motor Show (BMS). Volvo was one of the pioneers in giving motor shows the cold-shoulder. Meanwhile, Febiac CEO Andreas Cremer has […]


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What about no-SUV zones?
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 8, 2021


A mobility expert from the Brussels University VUB pleads for zones in the cities where no SUVs are allowed. The reactions to the proposal are very mitigated. Most of them consider it unfeasible. Mobility expert Eva Van Eeno (VUB) thinks […]


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Clear rules for charging station users needed
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 1, 2021


Charging electric vehicles will be a major challenge in the coming years as fiscal policy measures in particular will increase the sales and thus the use of 100% electric vehicles. Intelligent use of the limited charging infrastructure, but above all […]


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Fossil fuel companies under (double) fire
Tony Verhelle Posted On May 28, 2021


After the decision of a Dutch court that oil company Shell has to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% in 2030 (compared to 2019), the fossil fuel companies feel threatened from all sides. Where political decision-makers are failing, justice is […]


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Utrecht goes for H2 infrastructure and Hyzon vehicles
Luc Joris Posted On May 25, 2021


The Dutch province of Utrecht plans to build up to ten hydrogen filling stations by 2025 and to put a total of 1 800 hydrogen-powered Hyzon Motors vehicles into services. The initiative is part of the province’s agreement and overall […]


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New company car taxation has many consequences
Tony Verhelle Posted On May 20, 2021


The agreement on a new taxation system for company cars provokes a lot of reactions. They come from all kinds of sources, inside and outside the sector. We listed and commented on some of them. Of course, the most fundamental […]


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First steer: SKODA Enyaq iV
Gert Verhoeven Posted On May 18, 2021


Today, Skoda launches its first large electric car, the Enyaq iV. It’s no surprise that Skoda delivers this important product with a spacious SUV body that is perfectly comparable in proportions to the Kodiaq, Skoda’s largest SUV model with classic […]


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Belgian federal government disagrees over company car taxation
Tony Verhelle Posted On May 11, 2021


At its formation, the so-called Vivaldi coalition forming the Belgian federal government had big plans to ‘green’ the company cars. As of 2026, the fiscally attractive regime for company cars with an internal combustion engine (ICE) would be banned. Now, […]


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Odometer fraud still exists
Gert Verhoeven Posted On May 10, 2021


Last year, Car Pass received mileage readings for the first time from vehicles imported into Belgium from abroad. This revealed that fraud in an adjusted odometer was involved in 2,4% of the imported cars. This is to be compared with […]


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Almost unnoticed, Hyundai has become a trendsetter
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 27, 2021


A few months ago, Hyundai amazed the world with its Ioniq 5. Hyundai has become one of the car manufacturers that features the most current engine technologies without making much noise. And with the Belgian Luc Donckerwolke, the group attracted […]


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No Tokyo Motor Show in 2021
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 23, 2021


For the first time since its existence (starting in 1954), there will be no Tokyo Motor Show in the fall of 2021. The Japanese car manufacturers association JAMA has announced the decision due to the new outbreak of the coronavirus […]


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Punch Powertrain in heavy weather
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2021


The car industry supplier Punch Powertrain in Sint-Truiden (east of Belgium) is having serious problems again. After 138 people leaving the company last year, another 245 jobs are at stake. The news was issued by the regional newspaper Het Belang […]


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Ford Mondeo will disappear next year
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 30, 2021


Ford of Europe’s electrification program will make long-time icon Mondeo disappear at the beginning of next year. The Galaxy and S-Max MPVs will stay in production. Of course, the fact that Ford needs production capacity in its Valencia plant for […]


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Ford’s Mustang Mach E has persuasive power
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 22, 2021


In June last year, we talked to you about the advent of a new pure electric car from Ford, the Mustang Mach E. Meanwhile, Ford has launched a sportier GT version of this car (to better cope with the Mustang […]


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Toyota Yaris is Car of the Year 2021
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 2, 2021


The Car of the Year 2021 is the new Toyota Yaris. For the second time, Toyota’s bestseller, produced in the north of France (Valenciennes), is elected the most interesting new car in Europe for 2021. A 59-member jury, composed of […]


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Renault, at the edge of the abyss, takes heart again
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 23, 2021


2020 has been an ‘annus horribilis’ for Renault. It lost € 8 billion last year and the yearly turnover shrunk by 21,7% to € 43,5 billion. Nevertheless, CEO Luca de Meo sees the light at the end of the tunnel […]


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Jaguar Land Rover ‘reimagines’ itself and cuts 2 000 jobs (update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 18, 2021


The new CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Thierry Bolloré (ex-Renault), has just revealed a new global strategy for the Indian-owned British carmaker. JLR wants to ‘reimagine’ itself as an all-electric luxury brand from 2025 and strives to become a net-zero […]


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Opel Mokka-e is drawing attention. We drove it
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 16, 2021


In 2012, Opel launched its small SUV, Mokka. In eight years, it sold more than a million of them. The new Mokka lost its X (no 4WD anymore) bit got an e instead, for purely electric. We had the opportunity […]


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Febiac, Renta, and Traxio create Mobia platform
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 12, 2021


Car manufacturer federation Febiac, the federation of car rental companies Renta, and the car sector federation Traxio join forces to create Mobia, a mobility platform that will develop, communicate, defend common views, and provide services to members of the three […]


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Dutch MultiTankcard app also compares charging prices
Gert Verhoeven Posted On February 10, 2021


The Dutch charge point locator MultiTankcard and MoveMove not only offer insight into the location of the charge points through their app, but they also indicate the price of recharge so that the consumer can choose the cheapest solution. But […]


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The new Golf has arrived: test of the VW ID.3
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 8, 2021


The launch of the all-new Volkswagen ID.3, fully electric and based on the dedicated MEB-platform, didn’t run like VW had hoped. Finally, it has appeared on the market, and the first figures suggest that it will be an instant success. […]


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Interesting Chinese EV newcomer Aiways U5: we drove it
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 11, 2021


The coming year will see a small avalanche of new Chinese brands on European markets, a lot of them producing electric vehicles. Aiways is one of them, and with a little delay due to corona, the first product, a full-electric […]


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Will 2021 be the year of the EV breakthrough?
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 31, 2020


Until now, the major obstacle for the electric car was its price. That may change in 2021. A lot of brands are coming with new, fully electric vehicles at more affordable prices, starting around € 20 000. This should give […]


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Brexit deal: UK has far more to lose than EU (Update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 28, 2020


Finally, there is a deal between the EU and the UK. But behind the sigh of relief, there are also the first analyses that the differences will be minor.  The difference won’t be that big, especially not for the UK. […]


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Are motor shows threatened by their virtual counterparts?
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 22, 2020


The big motor shows of the past have been suffering lately, and the corona pandemic may sound the death knell for them. These shows’ virtual counterparts are popping up everywhere, surfing on the new habits of the corona-struck, confined consumer. […]


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Toyota blows hot and cold on EVs
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 21, 2020


At a news conference on Thursday last week, Akio Toyoda, the grandson of Toyota’s founder, Kiichiro Toyoda,  and now President and CEO of the company, said Japan would run out of electricity in the summer if all cars were running […]


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Is the luxury car ready for the electric era?
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 16, 2020


The energy transition is inevitable. The sooner manufacturers are adapting themselves to it, the better for them. Nevertheless, manufacturers of real luxury cars seem to have many problems to adapt themselves, Porsche being a notable exception. For many of those […]


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Rumble at VW top: Diess stays (for now), Ulbrich is leaving
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 3, 2020


For a while already, there’s an ongoing rumble at the Volkswagen top. Group CEO Herbert Diess has already been deprived of his Volkswagen responsibility, now his plans for further restructuring of the group are colliding head-on with many other board […]


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American car industry: the Trump years
Tony Verhelle Posted On November 10, 2020


In his 2016 election campaign, President Trump made big statements about reviving and restructuring the American car industry. We try to give a short analysis of what happened and what didn’t. In fact, it was President Obama who saved the […]


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Will the corona pandemic change car buying habits?
Tony Verhelle Posted On November 4, 2020


Many car manufacturers are trying online sales. Apart from certain brands, like Tesla, this hasn’t been a big success yet. But the venue of several new brands and the corona pandemic may see this change. For the moment, internet sales […]


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Hyundai is rehiring design guru Luc Donckerwolke
Tony Verhelle Posted On November 4, 2020


In March of this year, Belgian car designer Luc Donckerwolke seemed to be leaving Hyundai through the back door. Today, he’s coming back as Chief Creative Officer (CCO), a new prominent position apparently created for him. Donckerwolke resumes his career […]


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The SUV isn’t dead yet
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 27, 2020


The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has become the most popular sort of vehicle in the world. Nevertheless, the criticism is increasing as well: too big, too heavy, too polluting, too intimidating, too… What to think about this split? Until now, […]


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The battle for the battery
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 23, 2020


According to the Swiss bank UBS, the expected battery cost will drop under the ‘magic’ barrier of $100 per kWh by 2022. This will trigger a faster switch to electric vehicles than previously expected. Undoubtedly it will also cause a […]


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