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The profitability of car retail is under severe pressure. The average gross margin for the whole sector has come down from 3,78% in 2016 to 3,11% in 2017, and 2,75% in 2018. The average net margin is now 1,02%, practically […]
ALD Automotive launches corporate car sharing in France, Spain, and The Netherlands. This flexible mobility solution should make it possible to set up fleets more efficiently and sustainably. The cars in the ALD Car sharing fleet can be used by […]
Cars and motorcycles are still the core business of the coming Brussels Motor Show (10 to 19 January 2020 at Brussels Expo), but the organizers are increasing the attention for other mobility solutions. At the same time, protesters of an […]
On Wednesday, the Belgian e-bicycle start-up Cowboy announced it would start a crowdfunding campaign. The young company wishes to triple its sales in 2020 after already expanding in other markets such as Germany, France, Spain, and Britain. Young and trendy […]
The South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai, is going to invest tens of billions. A large part of the converted 46 billion euros will go to existing activities, such as electric cars, autonomous vehicles, and hydrogen technology. The manufacturer also frees […]
According to the German Auto Industry Union (VDA), 2020 should see the number of national new car registrations drop by 4% after the 2019 record year. Major uncertainties, such as trade conflicts and Brexit, are pointed as the culprits and […]
Next year will be marked by the breakthrough of the electric car in the private market in the Netherlands. Cheaper models and premiums will also push the lower-income class to consider an EV as its next car, the Dutch mobility […]
Today, slightly more than 80% of the almost 1.400 speed cameras along the Flemish regional roads are operational. In May 2018, it was still 84%. The original goal was to have 85% of them operational by the end of 2018 […]
Rinspeed, the Swiss engineering company, founded by Frank Rinderknecht, will be showing a smart modular concept, ‘MetroSnap’, at the 2020 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The company demonstrated the ‘Snap’ and the ‘microSNAP’ already at the CES […]
The mobility research center (MOBI) of the Brussels University (VUB), and Powerdale, a technology provider for electromobility and energy management, have surveyed the profile of the current Belgian EV driver. Later on, Mobi will publish the entire study in a […]
China wants to sell ‘some 25%’ of its total car sales in 2025 as electric vehicles. That’s the aim of a new directive of the Ministry of Industry covering the period 2021 to 2035. China is the biggest car market […]
Today, 17 of the 100 electric charging stations of the PitPoint network in the Brussels Region are operational. By the end of the winter, there will be 35 more, and by the end of next year, also the rest should […]
The Belgian Home-Care and Service Center (CSD) has started to deliver meals to the housebound on cargo bicycles since October 15th. In partnership with Brussels’ cooperative Urbike, the project aims to replace the twenty-five vans with special cargo bikes to […]
Flemish Minister of the Environment and Mobility, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), is asking her federal colleague, Marie-Christine Marghem (MR), to take action for a faster switch to electric company cars. The action is necessary if Flanders wants to meet its climate […]
Meeting in Bercy this Monday, the French industrials and carmakers are forced to produce electric cars to meet the EU regulations. However, will there be enough clients to buy these more expensive EVs? Between January and October, 41.000 new electric […]
You have to transport something but you don’t have the right vehicle? The collaborative economy can be of service for you. This collaborative economy platform, approved by the Federal Public Service Finance, gives individuals who offer their service the opportunity […]
With the proposition of the Federal Informant Paul Magnette (PS) in mind, can an employee switch to an electric company car for the same budget? In addition to the question of budget, will employees be ready to make the change […]
Distributor JCDecaux has installed 1.800 electric hybrid bicycles in Brussels on Sunday. It is striking that the eVillo, the electric version of the city bikes of Villo!, can only be used with a personal portable battery that has to be […]
The German car concern Daimler has announced on Sunday that it will cut thousands of jobs in the coming three years. The German media say some 10.000 jobs will be lost on a total of 130.000. The message follows two […]
Driving when sleepy is dangerous. That is why the police will check on sleepiness using a saliva test. Drivers are free to take the test. ‘Unexpected killer’ “Sleepiness is an unexpected killer,” says Werner De Dobbeleer of the Flemish Foundation […]
Mobility club VAB has organized the 44th election of ‘Family Car of the Year’ in Belgium. As usual, there were three categories. In total, 24 cars were participating, 15 gasoline cars, four hybrids, and five full-electric vehicles. The jury consisted […]
Well-established car rental companies are facing competition from new entirely digital services, all while trying to make their mark in the car-sharing service. Avis’ Zipcar and Europcar’s Ubeeqo wish to get hold of the market by using their parent companies’ […]
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 […]
In spite of representing nearly half of the car market, Sport Utility Vehicles’ (SUV) popularity could come to an end. According to consumer clinics, these high and heavy vehicles will become more difficult to justify. In fine, a trivialization of […]
The Belgian chemical specialist, Solvay, has announced it will increase it’s Chinese PVDF production capacity due to the increasing demand from lithium-ion battery production. In Europe, capacity should also increase by 35%. “Solvay’s decision to increase Solef PVDF production capacity […]
Flanders has found a solution for the many average speed checks that are not operational today. The cameras will be part of the ANPR camera shield. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are booming, mostly in Flanders, compared to Brussels […]
Now it’s the turn of the German premium car manufacturer, Audi, to announce 6 billion euros of savings and the reduction of 9.500 jobs in Germany within five years. The savings are calculated over ten years and will also be […]
According to its Minister of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, Russia is ready to start production of the home-developed Zetta EV, the world’s ‘cheapest electric car’. It would sell starting from something like 6.380 euros. The four-seater, slightly longer than […]
Several important Flemish and Dutch industrial players endorse the ambition to build a ‘green’ hydrogen plant by 2030. The plant would have a capacity of one gigawatt. The plans for the project were already known, but on Monday, November 25th, […]
Cowboy, the Belgian start-up that produces electric bicycles, is going to expand its services in Europe. After Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, and Austria, the company is planning to sell its bikes in the UK, Italy, and Spain as well. […]
The jury of the European Car of the Year (COTY) award has selected the seven finalists that will compete for the title of Car of the Year 2020. The final winner will be announced on the 2nd of March in […]
From next year onward, some 620.000 cars registered in Flanders will not be allowed in Antwerp of Ghent anymore. This will increase to 1,2 million in 2025 and 1,75 million in 2027 when limits will be more stringent, and the […]
According to the statistics of car accidents, not all the elderly are still fit to drive. Some are afraid of the fast traffic, others are scared to change lanes, and most of them suffer from poor visibility. For a lot […]
Last night, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, revealed ‘Cybertruck’, Tesla’s proposal for the all-important American pickup market. Cybertruck is based on a structure called ‘exoskeleton’ and looks futuristic and raw, a little ‘Mad Max’-like. Three choices The all-new pickup will be […]
The Japanese luxury car manufacturer, Lexus, daughter of Toyota, has expanded its electrification program by launching its first EV, the UX 300e. The world premiere was reserved for the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in China. Since the introduction of the […]
