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Both visionary and controversially, Elon Musk has more than a reason to dance these days, as it looks he is ‘on schedule’ to cash his first 346 million dollars bonus of the 50 billion he will get if all targets […]
Axel Miller (54), ex-CEO of D’Ieteren, and former CEO of Belgium’s now state-owned Dexia Bank found a new job as Chief of Cabinet at the Belgian liberal party MR. He fills in the vacancy Gaëlle Smet left when she moved […]
Carlos Ghosn, former number one of the Alliance Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi, has arrived in Libanon on Monday, despite the fact that he was confined to stay in Japan. There he was waiting to be judged in a fraud affair that broke out […]
Travis Kalanick (43), the former CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, slammed the door shut at the company he co-founded in 2009. It didn’t leave him a pauper, as he first cashed in most of his shares for a tidy sum […]
It’s now official. According to the French news agency AFP, the Board of Renault would prefer actual Seat CEO, Luca de Meo, to become the new boss of the French car manufacturer. The rumor was already running for a month […]
California-based Fisker Inc., the manufacturer of eco-friendly electric vehicles, has opened reservations for the Fisker Ocean, an electric luxury SUV arriving in 2022. It will feature ‘a new owner experience’ as it would be available starting at 379 dollars a […]
It’s official: Dutchman Bram Schot, who is leading Audi since the fall of Rupert Stadler, is leaving Audi. German Markus Düsmann, ex-BMW, is taking the helm from April. Schot faced difficult times with Audi having to cut costs drastically and […]
Flanders already committed itself a while ago to DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting); now Wallonia has jumped on the bandwagon. More and more instances want people to move from FM radio to DAB+, but the consumer is only following hesitantly. In […]
On Thursday, Volkswagen presented the eighth generation of its Golf, the most successful model in its history. With all hopes put on the fully electric I.D. 3, the Golf’s success isn’t vital to the company’s future anymore, but it remains […]
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 […]
