Renault updates Captur, its B-segment SUV

April 04, 2024

Today, Renault presented an update on its popular B-Segment SUV, the Renault Captur. Renault calls the category urban SUVs and points out thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Traxio: ‘9% more used car registrations in Q1 in Belgium’

April 04, 2024

The number of second-hand car registrations in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 9% (+15,481 vehicles) compared to last year. RegistratThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW starts building new battery assembly plant in Strasskirchen

April 04, 2024

On Wednesday, BMW Group started the building works for the new battery assembly plant in Straßkirchen, Germany. According to a German mediaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Norwegian electric fleet set to surpass gasoline this year

April 04, 2024

The fuel mix of Norway’s national fleet is nearing a watershed moment. The share of electric cars is poised to eclipse gasoline cars by thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes’ new gen EV is coming

April 03, 2024

The upcoming entry-level Mercedes-Benz EV was finally caught out in the wild. The electric Mercedes CLA was spotted testing near the Arctic This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Tesla starts 2024 with ‘disastrous’ delivery results

April 03, 2024

Tesla’s first quarter 2024 results ended up being a wake-up call. Deliveries have declined for the first time since the pandemic compared This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belux car registrations down 13.5% in March

April 03, 2024

According to the data provided by the federal government service Mobility & Transport and the car manufacturers federation Febiac, 44,75This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Is Chinese EV truck builder Windrose Tech coming to Antwerp?

April 02, 2024

Windrose Tech, the Chinese manufacturer of EV trucks, is considering coming to Antwerp to install its European headquarters, an R&D centThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eneco no longer wants to invest in offshore wind farms

April 02, 2024

Dutch energy provider Eneco no longer wants to invest in offshore wind farms. The energy company withdrew just when Belgium announced the coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Opposing reactions to new permit for Brussels Airport

April 02, 2024

The granting of Brussels Airport Company’s new environmental permit is provoking opposed reactions. According to the citizen forum BurgerforThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Van Hool takes another week to work on ‘relaunch’

April 02, 2024

Belgian bus builder Van Hool, being on the inevitable edge of bankruptcy and running out of money at the end of March, is taking another weeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW Golf: an icon celebrates its 50th birthday

April 02, 2024

On Friday, March 29th, 1974, the first Golf rolled off the line in Volkswagen’s home plant in Wolfsburg. Fifty years later, golf is still beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lineas presents first locomotive running on used cooking oil

April 01, 2024

At North Sea Port Gent, railway operator Lineas presented its new FAME locomotive, which runs on used cooking oil. The FAME locomotive resemThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

TAP Air Portugal post record profit, ITA Airways cuts losses

March 28, 2024

TAP Air Portugal posted a record profit of 177.3 million euros in 2023, up by just under 112 million euros compared to 2022. TAP carried 15.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch flying car PAL-V Liberty to take high flight in Dubai

March 28, 2024

The Dutch ‘flying car’ will take a high flight in Dubai, where local business aviation company Aviterra has ordered a fleet of a hundredThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW 5 Series is World Luxury Car 2024

March 28, 2024

After coming second in the European Car of the Year (COTY) contest, the new BMW 5 Series has been named the World Luxury Car 2024. For the mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo has built its last diesel car

March 28, 2024

A Denim Blue XC90 was bestowed with the honor of being Volvo’s last diesel car. After promising to end production of diesel-powered passengeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyundai to invest $50 billion to secure EV future

March 28, 2024

South Korean car manufacturing group Hyundai announced a massive $50 billion (68 trillion won) investment to secure its position as the autoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Russia restarts production Citroën C5 bypassing Stellantis

March 28, 2024

For the first time since the outbreak of the Ukrainian war, a Russian factory has rebooted the manufacture of a Western car model. The automThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Callum Designs launches eVita, a wheelchair-accessible EV

March 27, 2024

UK-based Motability Operations and Callum Designs are ready to launch an electric wheelchair-accessible vehicle concept called eVITA. The coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyundai’s Genesis shows Neolun and Magma performance concepts

March 27, 2024

Korean premium brand Genesis has revealed the Neolun Concept and GV60 Magma Concept. The first design study is a large luxury SUV with coachThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels North again Belgium’s busiest railway station

March 27, 2024

With more than 60,000 boarding passengers, Brussels-North railway station was again the busiest station in Belgium on weekdays in 2023, a tiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes starts humanoid robot pilot in manufacturing

March 27, 2024

Mercedes-Benz intends to trial humanoid robots to automate “low-skill, physically challenging, manual labor”. Austin-based robotic compaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ford introduces its European Explorer EV at €49k entry price

March 27, 2024

After encountering delays, the Ford Explorer is finally here. Ford celebrates the introduction to the market at the end of the Explorer’s This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fisker on the brink of insolvency?

March 27, 2024

Fisker’s insolvency is becoming more likely. As California-based electric car manufacturer Fisker announced in a stock exchange listing, talThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Aston Martin attracts Bentley-boss Hallmark as new CEO

March 27, 2024

Aston Martin has appointed the boss of luxury car rival Bentley its next CEO. The British luxury sports car producer stipulates that Adrian This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Nine new destinations from Brussels Airport

March 26, 2024

From March 31st, the start of the summer season, Brussels Airport will offer nine new destinations. Six new airlines will also make their apThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New electric KGM Torres EVX dives under €40K for launch

March 26, 2024

The newly reshaped Korean brand KG Mobility (KGM, in short) has announced the prices of its electric SUV. The Torres EVX will start in BelgiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Germany lays first stone Northvolt Drei EV-battery gigafactory

March 26, 2024

Germany is starting to build the country’s largest battery factory for electric vehicles. The project will cost 4.5 billion euros and is ledThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Electric cruising with Harley’s new LiveWire S2 Mulholland

March 26, 2024

Electric motorcycle maker LiveWire has unveiled its new S2 Mulholland. Like its mother brand, Harley Davidson, the new electric motorcycle iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

It’s final: Van Hool heads for bankruptcy and quick relaunch

March 26, 2024

On Tuesday morning, 2,400 Van Hool employees wanted to start working again in Koningshooikt (Lier) to keep the Belgian bus builder factory gThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ABB and MAN demonstrate ‘Megawatt’ charging with new eTruck

March 25, 2024

The new eTruck range from MAN is compatible with the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), making quick charging stops during mandatory breaks mucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV now available in Europe

March 25, 2024

Almost a year after the model was unveiled, Mercedes-Maybach’s first electric model is now available to order in Europe after its debut in tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn looking for 800 drivers and 100 technicians

March 25, 2024

The Flemish public transport company De Lijn wants to recruit 800 drivers and 100 technicians this year. To this end, it will organize 14 joThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Car-Pass: ‘blatant cases of odometer fraud in 2023’

March 25, 2024

Last year,  Car-Pass identified 1,640 cases of odometer fraud in selling second-hand cars, 300 more than in 2022. In 2021, 1,578 cases of ‘This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW’s Neue Klasse will bidirectional power your house

March 25, 2024

When BMW’s next-generation electric cars hit the showroom, customers can charge the lights, the oven, or the washing machines in their houThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flemish EV premium: Citroën and Tesla most popular brands

March 25, 2024

Citroën, Tesla, and Volvo are the top three in the applications for a Flemish premium for an electric car. So, reports Mobility Minister LyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flexis is born: electric vans from Renault and Volvo Trucks

March 25, 2024

The Renault Group and the Volvo Group have finalized their previously announced joint venture, heralding the birth of Flexis. This new brandThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EV market share stable in EU in February, Belgium +66,9%

March 24, 2024

According to ACEA data, the EU car market surged 10.1% in February 2024 compared to the same month last year, reaching 883,608 units. Among This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Court of Audit critical of Flemish Basic Accessibility Decree

March 22, 2024

The Belgian Court of Audit is very critical of, among other things, the preparation and elaboration of the Basic Accessibility Decree. With This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo launches electric intercity bus on modular BZR platform

March 22, 2024

Volvo Buses, the sister brand of Volvo Trucks, launched the new Volvo 8900 Electric intercity bus, the successor to the 8900, in 2010. This This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Incomprehension feeds the Belgian’s bias against EVs

March 22, 2024

A new spring announces itself; a such-and-such new ‘mobility barometer’ is showing up. For just over half of all Belgians (51%), there is liThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW ID.Buzz GTX: fastest trip down memory lane

March 22, 2024

Last week, Volkswagen unveiled the GTX members of the ID.3 and ID.7 Tourer and announced the upcoming arrival of a similar version in an ID.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Top models drive profitability at heavily investing BMW

March 22, 2024

At its annual investor conference, BMW Group revealed a robust financial result for the past year and sketched a positive operational outlooThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.