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The €9 billion bailout deal the German government agreed with its flag carrier Lufthansa was foiled by the airline’s board, refusing to give up slots at its key airports Frankfurt and Munich. The latter is a demand from the EU […]
PlasticRoad, a road-building system made out of recycled plastic, is ready for commercialization. One and a half year-long testing on cycling paths in the Dutch towns of Zwolle and Giethoorn has shown the material and construction can take heavy loads […]
Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, members of the Alliance, announced on Wednesday several initiatives as part of a new cooperation business model to try to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of the three partner companies. […]
On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron revealed the government’s plans to support the French car industry in the wake of the corona crisis. Apart from the aid for Renault, the plan contains two parts: conversion premiums to incite to buy […]
Former Chief Executive of AMG, Tobias Moers, will leave Affalterbach in August to become Aston Martin Lagonda’s new CEO. The 54-year-old German will take the lead of the British sports car manufacturer after former CEO Dr. Andy Palmer’s ambitious ‘Second […]
The EU Commission is playing with the idea to have zero-emission cars exempted of VAT completely, all over Europe as part of the Green Deal, reworked for after corona recovery measures. That option shows up in a draft document American […]
After launching its premium Valet Service in the US, Volvo is rolling it out also in its major European markets. With the app, you can make an appointment for servicing your Volvo at the local dealership and have it picked […]
Brussels’ public transport operator, Stib/Mivb, has ordered an additional 128 plug-in hybrid buses from Volvo for a total of 50 million euros. These new and cleaner vehicles will be added to the operator’s 110-strong fleet of Volvo hybrid buses in […]
“Redistribute public space” and “invest in transport on-demand” are two divergent views on mobility. The first is suggested by De Correspondent-journalist Thalia Verkade and Marco te Brömmelstroet, professor at Amsterdam University. The second comes from Alexander D’Hooghe, professor at MIT. […]
Car sales in Europe decreased dramatically – by almost 80% – in April. Countries with severe lockdown measures were extremely hit. In the Netherlands, however, just like in other countries with more tolerant rules and an ‘intelligent lockdown’, the damage […]
American car rental company, Hertz, has filed for bankruptcy in North America on Friday. With airports closed due to the coronavirus health crisis, the already debt-riddled company missed a deadline of 400 million dollars at the end of April. America’s […]
In an exclusive interview with The Times, the British inventor and billionaire, James Dyson, admits he put more than £500 million (€567 million) of his own money in the electric car that ultimately wasn’t to be. It would have been […]
German justice has ended a procedure concerning manipulation of the financial markets (during dieselgate) against VW Group CEO, Herbert Diess, and President of the Supervisory Board, Hans Dieter Pötsch. A nine-million-euros payoff was the deal to halt the procedure before […]
Just as the coronavirus crisis pushes for alternative mobility, and as Brussels opens 40 km of extra cycling paths, Jump, Uber’s shared bicycle operator, has quietly left the streets of Brussels after barely a year of activity. The red bikes […]
The emissions of greenhouse gases have decreased in the first four months of the year. But what are the effects on global warming? Greenhouse gases indeed went down spectacularly due to the corona measures. Plants were shut down, car traffic […]
The Good Move project, the new Brussels regional mobility plan approved in March, has won the 2020 edition of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan award. Livable, traffic-safe city This award is given by the European Commission through Polis, the network […]
The discussion in France is ongoing. The French car manufacturer Renault is in bad shape for the moment, and one of its biggest shareholders, the French State, is considering the options to save this national monument, including a (re)nationalization. At […]
In a video interview with business newspapers L’Echo and De Tijd, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Engie and former CEO of Solvay, believes the measures deployed during the corona health crisis and low fuel and […]
Several peripheral car parks in Brussels will become free of charge as of Monday, 18 May. Commuters will also receive a free six-month subscription to pedal with a shared bike to their destination. With this Park + Bike initiative, the […]
A study by mobility organization VAB shows that one-third of motorists will spend less money on a new car. Many customers also postpone that purchase if possible. Mobility barometer In the context of the corona crisis, VAB conducted several surveys […]
American carmaker General Motors is cutting 160 of the 2 000 jobs at its self-driving division Cruise. “It’s a measure of extreme precaution,” GM’s CEO, Mary Barra, said last week at an online conference. The job cuts nevertheless come as […]
The Volkswagen automotive group will shut down some assembly lines, which have just reopened for a few days in May due to the low demand for cars. Two assembly lines at its historic Wolfsburg headquarters will be closed entirely; one […]
According to data from the Belgian Oil Federation, diesel continues its slow drop in the fuel market. However, it remains the number one fuel with 75% market share, mostly due to the country’s important fleet of trucks. The Federation points […]
On Wednesday, the European Commission called upon the member states to reopen the borders between countries gradually. It proposed a list of protocols for safe traveling by train or airplane, and for staying over, under utmost sanitary and social distancing […]
A shrinking Brussels Airlines, forced to cut 1 000 of the 4 000 jobs, scrap 24 destinations, and dump 30% of its airplanes will cause a shockwave going far beyond the airline itself in the ecosystem surrounding it. The impact […]
During the first three months of 2020, the sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and pure electric vehicles (EVs) in the EU more than doubled. Sales, in general, were already down considerably due to the corona crisis. On Tuesday, the […]
The corona crisis has led to significant economic fall-out. Many companies are looking to governments and public authorities to save them. In principle, those authorities want to comply, but not at any price. They don’t want to be simple milch […]
A number of Belgian experts have published an opinion article in the newspaper De Standaard criticizing the lack of attention for mobility in post-corona relaunch plans. They feel that the exit lockdown measures don’t take into account the limitations and […]
Twenty percent of passengers will no longer use public transport when the corona measures will be further lifted. Among these former public transport users, 63% prefer to switch to a ‘virus-free’ private car, 18% opts for the bicycle, 1% for […]
According to a survey from the nonprofit Maestromobile, an offshoot of the Espace-Mobilités consultancy office, Belgians are ready to change their mobility habits in the post-lockdown period, especially in cities. In Brussels, four in ten say they will choose cycling […]
Connected cars collect information about their driver’s whereabouts, and make it possible to analyze their way of life. This makes them a possible threat to personal privacy, says the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). In addition to location data and […]
Swedish carmaker Volvo is aiming to offer in the XC90 from 2022 on Level 4 fully autonomous driving on highways without the need for the driver’s attention. Key is affordable LiDAR technology from Florida-based tech start-up Luminar, in which Volvo […]
In April, the German car market fell back by 61,1%, a historic feat. The car industry asks for an aid program similar to the sales incentives given in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. But more and more economists, politicians, and […]
On Tuesday, May 5th, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the risk of catching Covid-19 in flight was low and, therefore, there was no need to impose an empty seat between passengers. Precautionary measures Medical experts asked the aviation […]
German carmaker BMW has sold 21% fewer cars in the first quarter of this year, while turnover is slightly higher than the same period last year and net profits declined only with 2,4% to €574 million. Meanwhile, BMW is going […]
