13 februari 2023
Mercedes-Maybach is introducing its first model with a plug-in hybrid drive. This is essentially the Maybach variant of the plug-in hybrid of the Mercedes S-Class. The first fully electric model from Maybach will also be presented before the end of 2023. The plug-in hybrid Mercedes-Maybach S 580 This content has been archived. Log in or […]
13 februari 2023
Rolls-Royce's eerste elektrische productieauto, de Spectre, ondergaat het langste en meest intensieve testprogramma in de geschiedenis van het merk. De Spectre wordt momenteel getest in warme omstandigheden in Zuid-Afrika en de eerste leveringen staan gepland voor het vierde kwartaal van 2023. Rolls-RDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u op een […]
13 februari 2023
The German Volkswagen Group plans to expand its software investments, digital services, and electromobility investments. That’s the result of a supervisory board meeting when it weighed investments for the next five years. Related discussions were delayed as the IT development (grouped under the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
10 februari 2023
Russia is gearing up to produce nine times more electric cars in 2023 compared to the year before. That’s what Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov told reporters on Thursday. However, Belousov failed to specify which Russian models are supposed to boost the uprising. Last yeaThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
10 februari 2023
Due to the supply chain shortage and global economic constraints, Volvo sales dwindled by 12% last year. This hasn’t affected revenue, which grew by 17%. But profit fell back, while the operational margin stuck to 3,2%. “This is not where we want to be,” commented CFO of Volvo, John Ekdahl. IThis content has been archived. […]
10 februari 2023
Porsche’s new electric flagship should be launched in 2027 and will be a seven-seater, off-road-capable luxury crossover. Porsche previously announced that it is working on an electric SUV positioned above the familiar models. Now, the first technical data have surfaced. According to informatioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
10 februari 2023
BMW Group is reportedly negotiating with the British Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to receive a £75 million (± €84,5 million) grant to continue production of the electric Mini at its plant in Cowley on the outskirts of Oxford. This comes after British media rThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
9 februari 2023
Citroën CEO Vincent Cobée is clear: the energy transition will lead to another smaller, lighter type of car. It could prelude the end of the current hype: the big, boxy SUV. BEVs need more aerodynamic shapes and as less weight as possible. Unfortunately, that’s hardly the case for SUVs. The CitThis content has been archived. […]
8 februari 2023
A new Pathway Report by international consultancy firm Kearney, jointly ordered by electric carmakers Polestar and Rivian, warns that without measures to decarbonize the whole well-to-wheel cycle, carmakers globally will overshoot the +1,5°C climate warming limit set by the IPCC by 75% in 2050. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
8 februari 2023
Plug-in hybrid cars are still presented as a climate solution. Still, tests on the newest generation of PHEVs indicate they pollute significantly more than claimed on city and commuter routes, says the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Two years ago, T&E discovered that the PHEV techThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
8 februari 2023
It was already a sneak preview at the Brussels Motor Show, now BMW officially presents the updated editions of its successful Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) X5 and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC) X6. The refreshed drive system line-up includes new combustion engines, a latest-generation plug-in hybrid sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
7 februari 2023
According to a report by the European manufacturers association ACEA, in 2022, global new car registrations reached more than 66 million units, as sales recovered in the last quarter of the year. Overall, more than 68 million passenger cars were manufactured worldwide in 2022, an increase of 7,9%This content has been archived. Log in or […]
7 februari 2023
The US Treasury Department has amended the criteria for clean vehicles eligible for a subsidy under Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). While some crossovers didn’t qualify, the administration has rectified the vehicle classification definitions, which raises the price limits for specific modThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has […]
7 februari 2023
De Jeep Avenger, winnaar van de European Car of the Year 2023, is in Polen in productie genomen. Het is de eerste elektrische auto die in de fabriek in Tychy wordt geproduceerd en de eerste Jeep. Andere elektrische modellen van Alfa Romeo en Fiat zullen waarschijnlijk volgen. De Poolse fabrieken van Stellantis in Tychy en Bielsko-Biala zijn in de haDeze inhoud heeft […]
7 februari 2023
On Monday, at a press conference in London the ‘new Alliance’ was presented. The aim is to have a more balanced relationship and start a new joint project after a long period of turbulence and disagreements within the Alliance. Mid-January, the seven independent members of the Nissan Board of DirThis content has been archived. Log […]
6 februari 2023
The European new car market recorded another year-on-year decline in 2022. According to JATO Dynamics data for 30 markets (EU-26 + UK, Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland), volume totaled 11 309 310 units, down by 4,1% compared to 2021 and the lowest level since 1985. After 14 years, the VW Golf had toThis content has been […]
6 februari 2023
More EV start-ups are confronted with growing pains, as both EV makers Arrival and Rivian have announced staff lay-offs almost simultaneously. Bracing for a price war, Rivian decided – again – to cut 6% of its workforce, while Arrival is forced to let go of half of its global employees. At ArriThis content has been […]
6 februari 2023
Ford en Red Bull hebben hun samenwerking aangekondigd voor het Formule 1-seizoen 2026, het jaar waarin nieuwe technische voorschriften de sport in de richting van duurzaamheid sturen. Ford en Red Bull zullen samenwerken aan de krachtbronnen voor zowel Red Bull Racing als het zusterteam AlphaTauri. Het huidige kampioenschap Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in […]
6 februari 2023
Lucien, the bicycle shop chain under the wings of Belgian’s most significant car importer D’Ieteren, is expanding from ten to fourteen shops in Brussels and Antwerp with the recent acquisition of Alpha Bikes (Lasne, Uccle, Woluwe Saint Lambert, and Cyclo Europe (Evere). The rapid scale-up and conThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
6 februari 2023
The BMW Group is accelerating its ramp-up of e-mobility, and is poised to gain even more momentum with its next vehicle generation, the ‘Neue Klasse’. The BMW plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, will produce fully-electric models for the New Class in the future and is setting up its own high-voltage This content has been […]
6 februari 2023
A court in San Francisco ruled on Friday that Musk shouldn’t be held liable for investor’s losses after the CEO of Tesla tweeted in 2018 that he was “considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured”. Small recap: Five years ago, Musk pondered on taking Tesla from the stock exchange,This content has been archived. Log […]
3 februari 2023
Zeekr took the wraps from the prototype car that seems poised to accelerate the brand’s launch in Europe. While it was thought to be called the 003, the compact crossover is dubbed X. The launch for China is scheduled for the end of the year, after which the rival for the Volkswagen ID.3 could hitThis […]
3 februari 2023
New car registrations have dropped to a historically low level in Norway, slinging the market back to the level of 1962. The slump in sales of all-electric cars is also mind-boggling, dropping to 66,5 percent, where it usually sits above 80 percent. Has the Scandinavian Walhalla for zero-emission caThis content has been archived. Log in […]
3 februari 2023
Volvo Cars plan to turn its S60 and S90 sedan models into fully electric cars. The two sedans are part of a plan to launch at least six new electric models by 2026, according to people familiar with the plans. According to the Reuters news agency, insiders revealed that the six new models includeThis content […]
2 februari 2023
De Amerikaanse siliciumcarbide (SiC)-specialist Wolfspeed heeft zijn plan bekendgemaakt om 's werelds grootste SiC-fabriek te bouwen in Saarland, Duitsland, om de capaciteit voor de EV-markt te vergroten. Deze stap wordt ondersteund door een grote investering van ZF, en er komt ook een gezamenlijk R&D-centrum in Duitsland. Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log […]
2 februari 2023
In January 2023 39 847 cars were sold in Belgium and Luxembourg, and that’s 17,4% more than in the same month last year. The positive sales trend emerging since August last year is thus continuing, but we’re still far from the pre-corona figures, with 51 074 cars sold in January 2020. The cars reThis content […]
2 februari 2023
In November 2021, Nissan showed four virtual renderings depicting future products. The Japanese carmaker has now materialized one of them, the Max-Out. After the more sensible Leaf and Ariya, this two-seater convertible must add more spice to Nissan’s electrification plans, though details remain sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
2 februari 2023
Ford lowers its prices for the Mustang Mach-E in the U.S. as a reaction to Tesla. The starting price for a Mustang Mach-E is now $ 45 995 ($ 900 lower than before, (-2%), and a GT Extended Range now costs $ 63 995, a whopping $ 5 900 less than before (-8,5%). Tesla decided […]
februari 01, 2023
On Tuesday, US aircraft maker Boeing delivered the very last sample of its Jumbo 747 jets, identified by the ‘hump’ at the front. With the delivery of the 1 574th example of the 747, the curtain falls on an iconic aircraft, also known as the ‘Queen of the Skies’, that played an important role in […]
februari 01, 2023
The battery electric car (BEV) has grown its market share in new car registrations in 2022 with 3% to 12,1% overall. Still, range anxiety apparently drives more Europeans to a classic hybrid (22,6%) instead of electric to replace diesel and gasoline cars. Together, the latter still represent 52,8% oThis content has been archived. Log in […]
februari 01, 2023
The specialized sports car manufacturer Lotus, now a part of the Chinese Geely automotive group, will have an Initial Public Offering (IPO) this year, 75 years after it was founded. The IPO will occur on the Nasdaq stock market via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). Lotus will be houseThis content has been archived. Log […]
februari 01, 2023
The jostle in job positions at Stellantis Belux continues, as Florian Kraft (39), the Director of Sales & Operations at Peugeot Germany, is taking the wheel as CEO to replace Stephane Levi. Levi, who held the position since March 2021 after being CEO of PSA Belux, is ‘moving on’ within StellantiThis content has been archived. […]
februari 01, 2023
Ahead of the unveiling of the Green Deal Industry Plan, Luca de Meo, the new President of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Renault Group CEO, is urging EU leaders to put in place an ambitious and structured automotive, and industrial policy, to rival those of other worThis content has been archived. Log in […]
31 januari 2023
Volvo Cars has appointed Jeremy Offer as Global Head of Design. “Jeremy is bringing with him 35 years of design experience across multiple industries,” says the press release. Jeremy will report to chief executive Jim Rowan and be part of the Group Management Team. Jeremy Offer will assume the poThis content has been archived. Log […]
31 januari 2023
The patience of 90 000 customers with reservations has come to an end. On Monday, GMC started assembling its zero-emission behemoth Hummer EV SUV after production woos have been resolved. The first one leaving the factory was auctioned for $500 000. The all-electric successor to the famed Hummer waThis content has been archived. Log in […]
31 januari 2023
Didier Blokland, until December 2022 Marketing Director for Peugeot at Stellantis Belux and active at Peugeot Belgium for 21 years, is the new Director of Communications, PR & Events of the Belgian importer of the French-Italian-US car brands. He succeeds Dominique Fontignies, who left the compaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
30 januari 2023
Lucid Motors heeft de niet-gelimiteerde Air Grand Touring, met een volledig elektrisch bereik van meer dan 800 km, gelanceerd in Duitsland en Nederland. Tegelijkertijd onthult de Amerikaanse fabrikant een zeer compacte aandrijfeenheid die in 2023 in Formule E-auto's zal worden gebruikt. Lucid heeft de Air, zijn luxe Dit bericht is gearchiveerd. Log […]
30 januari 2023
The second generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya. It will be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. In addition, TMMT will be Toyota’s first European plant to start producing PHEVs and the first to be equipped with This content has been archived. […]
30 januari 2023
The electric transition brings out the boldest at Hyundai’s design department. After the eye-catching Ioniq 6, chief creative officer Luc Donkerwolcke has declared to North American dealers that luxury brand Genesis will be putting the X Convertible on the assembly line. The X Convertible was theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
januari 27, 2023
Citroën has unveiled its first electric car to go on sale in the Indian market. The new ë-C3 is based on the ICE version, which the French brand launched in India last year, and will hit showrooms in February. The Citroën ë-C3 is powered by a 29,2 kWh battery pack, offering a claimed range This […]
januari 27, 2023
French carmaker Peugeot is accelerating its electrification strategy. At the e-Lion event on Thursday, it announced that every Peugeot in the range will offer a battery-powered version as of 2025. The company also said it was looking into making cars last a lifetime by updating and refurbishing the This content has been archived. Log in […]
januari 27, 2023
The court in Dutch Oost-Brabant has declared the start-up of solar electric vehicles, Lightyear, bankrupt. The company announced the abrupt stop of assembling its first car, the 0, a few days ago, and filed for suspension of payments. Of the 650 people employed by Lightyear, 620 are without a job. This content has been archived. […]
januari 27, 2023
Is this future of its Sportback models? Audi has unveiled the fourth iteration of its concept series Sphere. The ActiveSphere is the most adventurous of all, taking the previously featured functions of lounging whilst driving… offroad. “This is a new type of crossover”, says Chief Designer Gael BuThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
januari 27, 2023
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced a change at the top of the group. Koji Sato, COO of the group and president of the Lexus brand and the motorsport subsidiary Gazoo Racing, will become Toyota’s new president and CEO on 1 April 2023, replacing Akio Toyoda in this role. Toyoda (66), This content has been […]
26 januari 2023
Munich-based Sono Motors, creators of the Sion solar car, is buying more time to survive by extending its #savesion campaign until the end of February 2023. “As talks with potential investors are in progress”, the founders announce in a press release and a video. So far, they have managed to secuThis content has been archived. […]
26 januari 2023
Tesla’s profit growth is continuing at cruising speed. Publishing its final quarter results from 2022 after the bell, the EV maker reaped an annual profit of 12,6 billion dollars (11,5 million euros). This new record represents a rise of 128% compared to the year before. Margins, however, are gradThis content has been archived. Log in […]
26 januari 2023
Het Vlaamse openbaarvervoerbedrijf De Lijn heeft een grote order geplaatst bij Iveco voor maximaal 500 elektrische bussen, waaronder 65 gelede e-bussen, een primeur voor De Lijn. Het is een zware klap voor het Nederlandse VDL-concern, dat een nieuwe e-busfabriek heeft in Roeselare (België), maar slechts een order van 75 e-bussen krijgt […]
26 januari 2023
According to figures from the sector federation SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders), vehicle production in the UK dropped to its lowest point in almost 70 years. However, a revival is due for the year 2023. “The automobile industry in the UK has been going through three horrible yeaThis content has been archived. Log […]
25 januari 2023
On Tuesday, Tesla announced in a statement an investment of “more than 3,6 billion dollars”, to expand its factory in Nevada for manufacturing its Semi-truck and the new 4680 batteries. The continuing growth of Tesla’s mother of all factories is demanding more infrastructure and more financial prThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
25 januari 2023
Het afgelopen jaar was opnieuw een moeilijk jaar voor zowel de markt voor personenauto's als de registraties van bedrijfsvoertuigen. Als gevolg daarvan daalden de Europese cijfers in 2022 met 14,61 TP3T, waarbij België een van de landen was die het hardst werd getroffen door problemen in de toeleveringsketen. Over het geheel genomen daalde het aantal nieuwe bedrijfsvoertuigen met 14,61 TP3T in 2022, waarbij België een van de landen was die het hardst werd getroffen door problemen in de toeleveringsketen. Over het geheel genomen daalde het aantal nieuwe bedrijfsvoertuigen met 14,61 TP3T in 2022, waarbij België een van de landen was die het hardst werd getroffen door problemen in de toeleveringsketen. Over het geheel genomen daalde het aantal nieuwe bedrijfsvoertuigen met 14,61 TP3T in 2022, waarbij België een van de landen was die het hardst werd getroffen door problemen in de toeleveringsketen. Over het geheel genomen daalde het aantal nieuwe
24 januari 2023
The current generation of the Corvette stirs up the heritage bloodline in many ways. After moving the engine from front to rear, General Motors has now also pulled the covers from the first hybrid ever in the series: the E-Ray. Meet the cleanest, fastest, and most expensive Corvette of them all. ItThis content has been […]
24 januari 2023
The French start-up Fairbrics, a pioneer in the field, wants to capture the CO2 released by manufacturers to transform it while using molecular chemistry into polyester spools for the clothing industry. To that end, it will establish a factory in Antwerp, a pioneering project that should be up anThis content has been archived. Log in […]
24 januari 2023
Kia heeft mogelijk enkele specificaties en prijzen van de EV9 onthuld in een klantenenquête. De gezins-SUV zou verkrijgbaar zijn in vijf verschillende uitrustingsniveaus, vanaf 56.000 dollar (51.500 euro) en met een actieradius tot 290 mijl (464 km). De lancering van de EV9 staat gepland voor […]
24 januari 2023
If we can rely on what battery manufacturers are predicting for the next four years, Europe can be self-sufficient in lithium-ion battery cells for its domestic EV production as soon as 2027, and end its reliance on China. That’s the conclusion of NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) after analThis content has been archived. Log in […]
24 januari 2023
There’s a small musical chair going on for the overall design heads inside the Volkswagen Group. As of the first of February, VW design chief Jozef Kaban will be replaced by Andreas Mindt, coming from Bentley. His post there will be taken by Tobias Sühlmann. A few weeks ago, brand designer Klaus This content has […]
23 januari 2023
At the Brussels Motor Show, the Japanese manufacturer Mazda had a world premiere, the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a range extender version of their MX-30 BEV. On the sidelines, we talked to Martijn ten Brink, President and CEO of Mazda Europe. This relatively small car manufacturer has its own way of doiThis content has been archived. […]
23 januari 2023
De Californische start-up Aptera Motors heeft de Launch Edition van zijn zeer efficiënte zonneauto onthuld. Dankzij zijn zonnepanelen kan hij tot 40 mijl (64 km) aan actieradius per dag terugwinnen. De productie zal eind 2023 van start gaan, maar Aptera heeft nog financiering nodig om zijn voertuigen te bouwen. Aptera's zoektocht naar Deze inhoud heeft […]
23 januari 2023
The 100th-anniversary edition of the Brussels Motor Show (BMS) welcomed some 270 000 public visitors in nine days. That’s considerably less than in the heydays before the pandemic, but it still makes it the most popular indoor event in Belgium. The organizers hoped that 300-350 000 people would hThis content has been archived. Log in […]
23 januari 2023
ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), Poland’s only car manufacturer created in 2016, has postponed the production of its first car under the new Izera brand for the second time until the end of 2025. The state-owned company, which made a technology deal in November 2022 with Chinese Geely for the underpinnThis content has been archived. Log in […]
20 januari 2023
BMW Motorrad achieved the highest sales in its corporate history, with 202 895 motorcycles and scooters handed over to customers in 2022. This is an increase of +4,4 % compared to the previous year. By doing so, BMW Motorrad remains in first place in the global premium motorcycle and scooter segmentThis content has been archived. […]
