January 23, 2024
Those nostalgics waiting for the ‘electric comeback’ 2025 of Opels’s 1970s icon, the Manta, might be disappointed, as Stellantis is said to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 23, 2024
“The growing demand for key materials can increasingly be met by technological advances, battery recycling, and global cooperation,” said ChThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
Lucid has found a replacement for Michael van der Sande as Managing Director for its European operations. Coming from Polestar, the German AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
In France, the first vehicles have been delivered within President Emmanuel Macron’s social leasing plan, a measure to lease a European elecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
Since last year, taking rides in horse-drawn carriages in the center of Brussels has no longer been possible. The city will come up with an This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
Chinese auto manufacturing group BYD is reportedly considering expanding its European range with hybrid off-road models from its sub-brands This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
For the first time last year, more electric bicycles were sold in Belgium than regular bicycles. E-bikes now have a market share of 51,2%. HThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
Volvo Car Gent celebrates a stellar year as it nailed a total production of 230 527 cars in 2023, marking a significant 19,4% increase from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
Ford Motor has announced it will slow down production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck to one shift at its Michigan Rouge ElectrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 22, 2024
European Car Manufacturers Association ACEA published the sales figures in Europe last year. In 2023, the EU car market concluded with a solThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2024
Starting in January 2024, Valorauto, a joint venture between Stellantis and recycling specialist Galloo, will expand its end-of-life vehicleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2024
Brussels Airlines has presented new uniforms for its cabin crew, pilots, and airport staff. The style guide has also been completely updatedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2024
The Afro-European start-up NamX has released more details about its first car, the HUV. It appears that the automaker is joining the league This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
From March 1st, opening hours will change in almost all Belgian railway stations where there are still ticket offices. No ticket office willThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
Last year, Belgium registered 25 359 new motorcycles, 2,7% more than the previous year. According to the car and two-wheeler federation FebiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
Since 2021, the Ford Kuga has been Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid. The SUV has received a mid-cycle refresh, including a redesigned noThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
The Belgian federal government is poised to decide on a proposal from Minister of Finance Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V) to give owners of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
With the immediate appointment of Mark Zwaaneveld (62) as co-CEO, Belgian bus and touring car builder Van Hool is getting a shrewd crisis maThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
The administrative court of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany has once again declared that the update for diesel engines Volkswagen proposed in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
German car rental company Sixt is to buy up to 250 000 cars for its rental fleets in Europe and North America from Stellantis, the group behThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
The French micro-mobility specialist Ligier will import K-Ryole’s electric transport solutions to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
BYD expands its Ocean line-up with the Sea Lion 07, a mid-size electric Coupé-SUV that should compete with the Tesla Model Y. Ahead of its This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
Swedish battery maker Northvolt will get 4,6 billion euros to expand its large battery factory in Sweden and the Revolt Ett recycling plant This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
BYD (Build Your Dreams) has commissioned the first of what will probably become a fleet of four giant ro-ro ferries with up to 7 000 cars toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
From January 17 to 21, Brussels will host the Brussels Auto Show (BAS) at the Heysel. This new formula from Dutch organizer 402 Automotive fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, California-based AC Future presented the ETH, a fully electric RV concept designed by PThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
Wednesday is the moment of truth for 2 000 employees of Dutch contract builder VDL Nedcar in Born, as the company has summoned everybody to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 17, 2024
After opening its first station in Denmark in Q4 2023, Dutch fast-charger provider Fastned is now expanding to Spain, where it won a first tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 16, 2024
Maserati gains a new showroom in Belgium with Maserati Center Antwerp, a new concept store built in collaboration with D’Ieteren. The BelgiaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 16, 2024
The future Lancia Ypsilon has been photographed in all its glory and without camouflage during a promotional photoshoot in Italy. The new moThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 16, 2024
BMW chief financial officer Walter Mertl said in a recent media roundtable BMW has passed the tipping point for combustion engine vehicle saThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 16, 2024
Lufthansa Group plans to hire around 13 000 new employees this year. These include pilots, cabin crew, technicians, and IT specialists, accoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 16, 2024
Gas station operator Q8 and energy company Storm will build a network of up to 200 fast charging stations in Belgium – about half with a sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
The punctuality of Belgian public railway company NMBS/SNCB’s trains fell to the lowest level in five years last year. More than 46 000 traiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
Last year, the Brussels region fined a record number of motorists who entered the Brussels low-emission zone (LEZ) with a car that was too pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
The Dutch energy storage company Giga Storage plans to develop Europe’s largest battery park in Dilsen-Stokkem (Belgium). The 60 MW energy sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
Volkswagen has published its Group-wide sales figures for the past year. According to the figures, the Volkswagen Group delivered 771 100 fuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
The share of company cars fell back last year for the first time. Though the success was still trending before 2023, the sharply rising costThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
Since Monday, production at the Ghent factory of Volvo Car has come to a standstill, as supplies got exhausted due to container ships havingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
Kia has shown its vision of the future of mobility at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, with a modular ‘Platform Beyond Vehicle’ (PBV) that takes anothThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
After signing last year a contract with Qbuzz, a public transport operator in the Netherlands, to deliver 54 battery-electric buses of its lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
The French start-up company Tiamat Energy is planning a factory for sodium-ion battery cells with an annual capacity of 5 GWh in northern FrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy production capacity has increased by 50% in the past This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Mullen Automotive, a US-based manufacturer mostly specialized in converting Chinese EVs for its domestic market, has brought a self-developeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Rental company Hertz announced that it will ditch approximately 20 000 electric cars in the US, equivalent to about one-third of its global This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Belgium has always been a ‘car-loving country’, and although the pandemic and the energy crisis made Belgians lose the appetite to buy a newThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
After a brief flirtation with warmer months, the North American International Auto Show NAIAS), also known as the Detroit Auto Show, is retuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
A new legal framework gives Belgian police a legal basis to deploy bicycles with GPS trackers from now on. Previous limited experiments by sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks, takes over from Martin Lundstedt (Volvo Group) as the new chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2024
Since September last year, Wolfgang Bremm von Kleinsorgen (52) has been CEO of Mercedes-Benz Benelux. He took the alternative Mercedes motThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
The students of the Belgian Solar Team, who became world champion in October 2023, are preparing for the SASOL Solar Challenge in South AfriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
By the end of 2027, BMW will no longer manufacture combustion-engined models in the plant in Munich near its headquarters. The premium automThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast revealed two new models. The VF Wild, a mid-size zero-emission pickup truck, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
The German shared e-scooter operator TIER and the Dutch-French micro-mobility company Dott have signed a preliminary agreement to merge the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
Honda has decided to start again from a blank sheet of paper for its next-generation electric vehicles. The 0-Series concept cars, the SalooThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 11, 2024
Chinese BYD (Build Your Dreams) just unveiled on Weibo ‘out of the blue’ the new super sedan under its premium YangWang brand name, the U7, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
London still has the world’s slowest city center for motorists. That’s according to the new TomTom index. This puts the British capital at tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
South Korean carmaker Hyundai unveiled in Vegas, at the start of the Consumer Electronics Show 2024, the second S-A2 concept of its four-pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
The BMW Group sold a total of 376 183 all-electric vehicles in 2023. That is 74,4% more than in 2022, with the BMW core brand achieving evenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
In 2023, less than half of company cars (43,7%) in Belgium ran on diesel (57,8% in 2022), and a record number of employees (40%) commuted toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
