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October 23, 2020

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Brussels Airport intercontinental hub for corona vaccines?

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 17, 2020

Brussels Airport expects the first large loads of corona vaccines to arrive as soon as mid-October. The Belgian airport has major trump cards to become an important hub for the intercontinental transport of corona vaccines, they believe. Last week, the […]

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Volvo Car Belux MD Wim Maes moves to Russia

Tony Verhelle Posted On September 16, 2020

Wim Maes, the current managing director of Volvo car Belux, will be assuming the same function as MD at Volvo Cars Russia as of the 1st of November. Wim Maes became the Belux MD in April 2013. “I’m sure that […]

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Elon Musk meets Herbert Diess in an ID.3

Tony Verhelle Posted On September 8, 2020

There seems to be a bromance growing between Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, and Volkswagen Group CEO, Herbert Diess. During his last visit to Germany, Elon Musk’s private plane left Berlin for a small detour to the airport of Braunschweig. There, […]

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Nissan COO: ‘The relation with Renault has never been this strong’

Tony Verhelle Posted On September 8, 2020

Ashwani Gupta, a lively Indian in his early fifties, has the most difficult task at Nissan: making the failing Japanese number two profitable again. At Nissan, he’s COO, member of the board, director of operations, and performance. In short, he’s […]

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Former Mitsubishi President Masuko deceased

Tony Verhelle Posted On September 1, 2020

Osamu Masuko, the man who has led Mitsubishi Motors for the last 15 years, has died last week (on Thursday) at the age of 71. In a press release, the company said Masuko died of heart failure. On the 7th […]

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Nikola founder gives six million shares to first few employees

Joris Van Roy Posted On August 28, 2020

Trevor Milton, 38-year old founder and chairman of electric truck maker Nikola, has given away six million of his specific shares in the company to the first few employees who joined him. At the current rate, the shares represent a […]

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Belgian Deldo: EU’s second largest tire wholesaler

Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 24, 2020

The family-owned Antwerp wholesaler Deldo is a top name in the world of car tires. It’s the second-largest tire dealer in Europe but few consumers know the name.”We rather not show off and prefer to operate in the shadow,” the […]

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Benoît Gilson new CEO at Infrabel

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 3, 2020

The Belgian Federal government has appointed Benoît Gilson (46) as Infrabel’s new CEO. He follows in the footsteps of Luc Lallemand, who left for the French railway infrastructure operator at the beginning of this year. Ann Billiau has since led […]

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Fisker goes to Wall Street

Gert Verhoeven Posted On July 14, 2020

The American company Fisker, which is working on the development of the Ocean, an electric urban 4×4 (SUV), announced on Monday that it would go public via a merger with a subsidiary of the investment company Apollo, valuing it at […]

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Musk puts short-sellers in sexy Tesla ‘short shorts’

Gert Verhoeven Posted On July 7, 2020

Elon Musk celebrates his victory against critical short-sellers in a typical way. Anyone visiting Tesla’s webshop will find a striking addition: bright red shorts. The shorts are provided with the car manufacturer’s logo at the front and the inscription ‘sexy’ […]

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Citroën Ami to be sold in Fnac Darty shops

Félix Bouland Posted On July 3, 2020

Citroën’s new, small, two-seater EV is now available for sale in 39 shops of the French electronics and book retailer Fnac Darty. Starting from 6 000 euros or 20 euros per month, the Citroën Ami is a microcar aimed at […]

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Lufthansa worried that its rescue plan could fail

Luc Joris Posted On June 18, 2020

The nine billion euros rescue package that Lufthansa has negotiated with the German state council could fail for lack of sufficient support from its shareholders. The German billionaire, Heinz Hermann Thiele, who recently increased his stake in Lufthansa to 15%, […]

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Lotus: one last ICE sports car before full EV transition

Félix Bouland Posted On June 17, 2020

The next Lotus sports car to be launched in 2021 will be powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE). But after that last gasoline hurrah, all of the brand’s future products will be EVs, starting with the Evija hypercar. Lotus […]

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Ex-D’Ieteren CEO becomes Chief of Cabinet at liberal party

Joris Van Roy Posted On January 9, 2020

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 […]

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Carlos Ghosn has fled Japan

Tony Verhelle Posted On December 31, 2019

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 […]

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Kalanick slams the door shut at Uber

Joris Van Roy Posted On December 26, 2019

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 […]

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Bram Schot is leaving Audi: ‘the job is done’

Joris Van Roy Posted On November 18, 2019

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 […]

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Is DAB+ really breaking through?

Tony Verhelle Posted On November 5, 2019

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 […]

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‘Golf 8 not vital to VW’s electric future’

Félix Bouland Posted On October 25, 2019

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 […]

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‘Freesponsible wants to represent 6 million motorists in Belgium’

Tony Verhelle Posted On September 20, 2019

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 […]

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Car-sharing companies still looking for right business model

Luc Joris Posted On September 9, 2019

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 […]

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Formula Electric Belgium ready to race

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 8, 2019

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 […]

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Dutch EVBox and Belgian Smappee partner for smart charging solution

Félix Bouland Posted On July 3, 2019

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 […]

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