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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 […]
At the age of 59, Toyota’s no.2 worldwide is French, native from Lille, close to the Belgian border: Didier Leroy. He saw Toyota predicting the switch from the combustion engine to electric 15 years ago. Financial newspaper L’Echo interviewed the […]
Dr. Herbert Demel, a well known automotive professional, joins the Chinese company Protean Electric (world leader in in-wheel electric motors) as non-executive director. “Dr. Demel brings a wealth of worldwide automotive industry experience which will support us as we continue […]
Saroléa is a legendary Belgian motorbike brand that went down in the sixties. Today, two twin brothers bought the brand name and let it revive as a high-end electric motorbike. The exclusive superbikes are largely appreciated abroad, mainly in California […]
Belgian telecommunication engineer Michel Voros will ride the famous Route 66 on an electric bicycle powered by the sun. He will cross eight US states and pedal 3.940 kilometres in 60 days. His bicycle’s batteries will by recharged by a […]
The unanimous lyric media coverage on Tesla’s new Model 3 the last few days reminds of that other Californian company, Apple. It’s obvious Tesla learned a lot from late Steve Job’s company. De Standaard sums up the lessons learned. No […]
Mulhouse is not France’s most popular tourist city. Due to its textile industry it is also called the ‘Manchester of France’. However, there is an impressive car museum in an old textile factory with a collection of 500 cars among […]
CEO of the Belgian Volkswagen Group brands’ importer D’Ieteren Auto, Denis Gorteman is an avid collector of comics and classic cars. He just transformed his house to welcome his collection of 6.800 comics and some classic cars. Belgian newspaper L’Echo […]
Melvin Keuter is the new Communications Manager at Nissan Belgium, taking over as spokesperson from Communications Director Marie-Louise Van Dyck who retired July 1st after a 44 year career at Nissan Belgium. Keuter started in the automotive sector in 2008 […]
Swedish car maker Volvo Cars goes ‘full throttle’ in the electrification of its models from 2019 on. With this statement its rather discrete CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, became a trendsetter in the car industry. A portret by Trends magazine. Like Abba […]
After listening for seven hours to the crushing report of old justice minister Eric Holder’s law firm about the corporate culture within taxi ride service company Uber, the board advised CEO Travis Kalanick (40) to leave on paid holiday for […]
Beginning of May French car maker PSA has appointed a new director-general for Citroën and the DS brand for the Belux, Edouard Marlin (40). Marlin was born in the French Elzas and joined PSA in 2002 as zone manager attached […]
