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New Audi boss Bram Schot: diesel advocate or ‘Mr Electric’?
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 20, 2018


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 […]


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Philippe Joubert: ‘In the long run sustainability makes money’
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 15, 2018


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 […]


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Smart CEO Annette Winkler to step down
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 4, 2018


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 […]


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New CEO for BMW Group Belux is Eddy Haesendonck
Tony Verhelle Posted On May 23, 2018


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 […]


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Simon Kidston: ‘In 2050 people will still collect cars’
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 27, 2018


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. […]


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Herbert Diess new CEO of Volkswagen Group
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 13, 2018


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 […]


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Softbank comes to Europe
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2018


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 […]


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Chinese manufacturer Geely buys itself into Daimler
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 26, 2018


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 […]


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Jürgen Resch: thorn in flesh of German car makers
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 23, 2018


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. […]


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Ford US number one leaves after ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Joris Van Roy Posted On February 22, 2018


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 […]


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Musk bets on his salary: from zero to 56 billion in ten years
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 24, 2018


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 […]


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‘Ferdinand Porsche: automobile legend without scruples’
Joris Van Roy Posted On December 26, 2017


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 […]


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Zetsche to leave Daimler for TUI in 2018
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 14, 2017


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 […]


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Toyota’s no 2 Didier Leroy: “Ten years ago they made fun of our hybrids”
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 23, 2017


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 […]


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Herbert Demel joins Chinese Protean Electric company
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 10, 2017


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 […]


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Belgian superbike brand Saroléa revives electrically
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 6, 2017


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 […]


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Belgian to ride Route 66 on ‘solar bicycle’
Félix Bouland Posted On September 22, 2017


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 […]


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What Tesla learned form Apple
Joris Van Roy Posted On August 1, 2017


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 […]


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Stopover at the Schlumpf collection in Mulhouse
Gert Verhoeven Posted On July 27, 2017


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 […]


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The other Denis Gorteman (D’Ieteren): comics and classic car collector
Félix Bouland Posted On July 26, 2017


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 […]


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Melvin Keuter new communications manager Nissan Belgium
Joris Van Roy Posted On July 17, 2017


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 […]


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‘The man who gave Volvo a second life’
Joris Van Roy Posted On July 13, 2017


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 […]


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Uber board sweeps out management: CEO on leave
Joris Van Roy Posted On June 14, 2017


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 […]


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New director general for Citroën Belux
Joris Van Roy Posted On May 31, 2017


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 […]


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The brains of Dutch family concern VDL
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 13, 2017


VDL Bus Roeselare scored a record order last week for delivering 100 electric city buses to Connexxion in the Netherlands. The bus manufacturer, former Jonckheere, is part of the Dutch family concern VDL Group, that also owns Nedcar in Born […]


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