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The non-profit association, Freesponsible, wants to give six million ‘orphan’ motorists a voice again. It wants to free them from guilty conscience driving a car and at the same time urge them to drive and act responsibly. “We represent the […]
The car- and scooter-sharing service, Poppy, which is a subsidiary from VW importer, D’Ieteren, wants to become profitable within two to three years with new CEO Sylvain Niset. Because whichever way you look at it, the model of car-sharing services […]
Ferdinand Piëch, former ‘patriarch’ of the Volkswagen Group, has died at the age of 82. According to the family’s lawyer, Piëch collapsed at a restaurant in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria (Germany) where he was dining with his wife. He was rushed […]
The Umicore Eclipse, an electric racecar built by KU Leuven and Thomas More College students, debuts in the Formula Student championship today. Formula Electric Belgium, as the team is called, will compete against other student teams. The first race takes […]
The world’s leading manufacturer of charging stations for electric cars is partnering with Belgian company Smappee. They will offer a ‘smart charging’ solution that will manage the charging depending on the needs and network availability. With already more than 75.000 […]
On Tuesday, Lee A. Iacocca, an American car legend known as ‘the father of the iconic Ford Mustang’ and ‘savior of Chrysler,’ has died at the age of 94 at his home in Bel Air, California. According to the family, […]
French carpooling specialist, BlaBlaCar, has started to make a profit last year, twelve years after its launch. Time for the company to diversify its activity with, among other things, the purchase of the French railways’ Ouibus, a future partnership with […]
The network of Shell’s Belgian filling stations will be expanded by 56 stations. Belgian Shell NV will collaborate with the Bornem fuel specialist, MAES Energy & Mobility, known for its green-red logo. The financial details of the partnership were not […]
According to Liège University Professor and specialist in energy, Damien Ernst, the evolution of batteries in terms of price and capacity will spell the end of internal combustion engines for new cars by 2025. Optimistic – some might say idyllic […]
At the start of the interview, Audi’s newly appointed CEO, Bram Schot (57), shows a picture of some artwork he just bought. A life-size portrait of former F1 driver and legend Ayrton Senna made of pieces of jeans fabric. He […]
Anton ‘Toni’ Piëch, great-grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the Porsche brand and Volkswagen, unveiled on Tuesday in Geneva the prototype of a luxurious and extravagant electric sports car, the ‘Mark Zero’, the first car of his young company ‘Piëch […]
Finally the Renault board has decided to turn the Ghosn page. In a board meeting on Thursday, Jean-Dominique Senard (actual Michelin president) will be appointed president and his CEO will be Thierry Bolloré, the former COO and already replacing Ghosn […]
The Japanese court has rejected the demand of Carlos Ghosn to be temporarily released. This came as no surprise and the Renault CEO (and former Nissan President) risks to stay imprisoned until his trial, expected to begin in a few […]
General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, has shocked the world lately with (for some people) controversial decisions. Is this most powerful businesswoman in the world also a trendsetter for a new era? Lately she shocked the political world (Trump and Trudeau […]
Herbert Diess, CEO of the entire VW Group and also leading the VW brand, estimates the chances for the actual car industry to stay dominant for the coming 10 years at 50%. Structural change During the grand gathering of suppliers […]
The sudden fall of Carlos Ghosn, until now undisputed leader of the Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi Alliance has shaken the world. Who is Thierry Bolloré, his supposed successor at Renault in four years, who has to come to the forefront much sooner…? At […]
Whether they are start-ups or conventional motor scooter makers, everyone is jumping on the electric scooter bandwagon. A new generation is hitting the streets. Without emissions and relatively cheap, the e-scooter is getting easier to charge and could play a […]
Starting the 1st of November, Belgian car designer, Pierre Leclercq (46), will be leading ‘Style Citroën’, the design department of the French car manufacturer. It was a bit of a surprise when Alexandre Malval left the Citroën design team a […]
End of last week the board of Air France-KLM has nominated Canadian Benjamin Smith as CEO of the French/Dutch air carrier. Not everybody is happy with this long awaited decision. More than three months the board has been searching for […]
Alternatives to traditional taxi services are emerging like mushrooms in these Uber times. The Antwerp one-man business, Driverbuddy, is taking a different approach. They drive your car instead of their own, as a personal chauffeur, and can also take on […]
For the second time in a few years, VW lures a top manager away from its competitor BMW. Markus Duesmann, former Head of Purchasing & Supplier Network at BMW AG, would be predestined to lead Audi, several German media are […]
Train, bus, tram, taxi, rental and shared cars plus bikes: all available in one single smartphone app. Since the beginning of June a select group of people in Antwerp is testing the Whim app from Finish transport technology company, MaaS […]
The new Audi boss Bram Schot (56) is a diesel enthousiast. Unlike many of its customers and politicians, Schot still sees a bright future for diesel cars. The Dutchman is temporarily replacing Audi’s top man Rupert Stadler, who is in […]
Philippe Joubert says that you can’t deny climate change anymore. His mission is to convince companies that sustainability will bring in (more) money in the long run. That’s why he founded Earth on Board. Philippe Joubert has worked a long […]
Dr. Annette Winkler, CEO of Smart inside the Daimler company since 8 years, will leave her position at the end of September this year. Who will be taking over is not unveiled yet. After being Manager of the Year in […]
Eddy Haesendonck (47) is the new president and CEO of BMW Group Belux. He replaces Peter Henrich who led the company since the 1st of January 2017. It was a bit of a surprise when the news fell last week […]
Simon Kidston, the famous vintage car connoisseur, has one adagio: “I only buy the best because I can’t afford the second best. And if you want to sell, there will always be somebody who wants the best. Whatever it is. […]
Thursday night the supervisory board of the VW Group confirmed what was already rumoured a few days ago: Herbert Diess (at the moment CEO of VW) has been chosen to lead the whole Group away from the dieselgate scandal and […]
Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank Group, is aiming at Europe now. He wants to become the Warren Buffet of the tech world and does everything to achieve this ambitious goal. New forms of mobility has its special interest, as he […]
The Chinese car manufacturer Geely has bought 9,7% of the shares of Daimler AG and becomes the largest single shareholder of the prestigious German manufacturer. The man behind this move is Li Shufu, in his country also known as ‘the […]
If there is one man in the diesel debate that is a real ‘thorn in the flesh’ of German car makers, it’s Jürgen Resch (57), president of the small environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH). “Resch is a false Robin Hood. […]
American car maker Ford announced on Wednesday the immediate departure of its president for North America, Raj Nair (53) for ‘inappropriate behaviour’. Nair was considered the number one in North America and one of the possible successors to current CEO […]
Elon Musk (46), founder and CEO of Tesla has negotiated a new salary package for himself with the company. He won’t get any salary or cash bonuses yearly, but will stay on as big boss for at least 10 years […]
Ferdinand Porsche, legendary figure from last century’s automobile history, didn’t hesitate a moment to get help from the Nazi party without any compromise to reach his goals. Wolfram Pyta, director of the center for research on Nazi crimes in Ludwigsburg […]
German’s most famous captain of industry, Dieter Zetsche (64), head of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2006 and chairman of the board of management at Daimler AG, will no longer be part of the car company. Next year he will replace Klaus […]
