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There will be no Brussels Motor Show (BMS) in January 2021. Organizer Febiac has just pulled the plug and announced the cancellation of the 2021 edition. It invites all car enthusiasts to be ready for January 2022. We already informed […]
“Fisker Inc. is planning a portfolio expansion to a four-vehicle range by mid-decade, supporting the company’s long-term goal for Electric Mobility as a service.” That’s the release we got on Thursday from the recently founded electric car manufacturer with the […]
On Monday the 27th of July, Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi unveiled its new mid-term business plan under the name ‘Small but Beautiful’. The relatively small manufacturer now concentrates all efforts on its core business and markets and freezes investments in […]
On Wednesday, 15 July, Nissan presented its new electric SUV crossover, the Ariya, in a new pavilion in its home turf Yokohama. In Europe, the newcomer will be available in five versions, two front-wheel driven, and three four-wheel driven. The […]
Baggage handler Swissport is going to file for bankruptcy for its Belgian branches – handling and cleaning – working at Brussels Airport. The latter was announced to the staff on Monday morning on an extraordinary special employee assembly. In this […]
On Wednesday morning, D’Ieteren Auto, Belgium’s largest car importer of all Volkswagen Group brands, has informed its employees of its after-corona restructuring plans that could mean cutting 211 jobs. D’Ieteren is also putting the import of Yamaha Motor products on […]
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. […]
At the end of this year, Opel will start the production of the new Mokka crossover. The fully electric version will be the first to be delivered to clients in the early months of 2021. At the moment, the period […]
The Belgian car distribution company Alcomotive becomes a joint venture between the mother company Alcopa and the automotive distribution group Bergé Auto. Bergé Auto will be the majority partner with a 60% share, while Alcopa will hold the remaining 40%. […]
Volkswagen Group brand importer, D’Ieteren Auto, is suspending all non-urgent sales and aftersales activities from Wednesday 18 March until April 3rd in its own car centers and the dealerships managed by Sopadis. Belgium’s biggest car importer wants to limit all […]
Production of the e-tron at the Brussels Audi plant has come to a standstill on Monday morning as employees decided to knock off work in fear of the coronavirus. According to the socialist union, work circumstances don’t allow to keep […]
French carmaker, PSA, announced on Monday it is closing down all its European factories in the following days due to the Covid-19 crisis. The closure will be effective to March 27th at least. According to the Executive Board of the […]
South Korean carmaker, Hyundai, and its sister company, Kia, announced on Tuesday they will temporarily stop all production in its Korean factories due to supply issues with parts made in China, affected by the coronavirus crisis over there. Hyundai has […]
On Tuesday, a dry press message from car manufacturer Seat announced that CEO Luca de Meo was no longer in function. Most analysts see in this the sign that the deal with Renault is almost concluded. “Seat informs that, on […]
Touring Superleggera, one of the legendary Italian ‘Carrozzeria’, born in 1926, has appointed the Ginion group as its importer for Belgium and Luxembourg. The Touring Sciàdipersia Cabriolet (world premiere in Geneva last year) will be exhibited in the Dream Car […]
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 […]
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 […]
American General Motors (GM) is suing Italian-American Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) over the alleged bribing of United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s officials. FCA stays confident but wonders if GM isn’t trying to block the merger with French PSA. American carmaker […]
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 […]
During a big show in Los Angeles, Ford presented its first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) to be sold worldwide. It is called Mustang Mach-E, referring to iconic models of the famous name, but adapting it to the new E(lectric) era. It […]
PSA CEO Carlos Tavares can rejoice. He finally has his long-awaited merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobile, creating the fourth largest car manufacturing group in the world. Both companies had already courted each other last year, but FCA president, John Elkann, […]
The Board of Directors of Renault this morning decided to end the mandate of Mr. Thierry Bolloré as Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA and President of Renault s.a.s with immediate effect. The Board also decided to appoint, with immediate […]
In a unique collaboration, the EU car industry (ACEA), the electricity sector (Eurelectric) and a green action group (Transport and Environment) have joined forces to call on the European institutions. “A rapid roll-out of smart charging infrastructure for electrically-chargeable vehicles […]
Ferdinand Piëch, former ‘patriarch’ of the Volkswagen Group, has died at the age of 82. According to the family’s lawyer, Piëch collapsed at a restaurant in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria (Germany) where he was dining with his wife. He was rushed […]
Huge protests have made the British Rail Delivery Group (RDG) reconsider its position. The special train passes Interrail and Eurail continue to be valid in the UK. Only yesterday the Utrecht (the Netherlands) based company Eurail announced that the British […]
Recently, the current CEO of BMW, Harald Krüger, announced he would not go for a renewal of his mandate after April 2020. Today, the supervisory board of the group has already designated his successor, Oliver Zipse. He will take over […]
The German carmakers, BMW and Daimler, have put down in writing the intention they announced in February of working together to develop the next scalable platform for autonomous driving up to SAE Level 4. The strategic cooperation is open to […]
Apparently the proposed fusion between car manufacturers Renault and FCA won’t happen. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is unhappy that negotiations were dragging on and has apparently pulled the plug. The French parties defend their position and some are still (discreetly?) hoping […]
This morning Groupe Renault has confirmed receiving a 50/50 merger proposal from Fiat Chrysler Automobile. The board of directors of the group will unite in the morning and issue a statement afterwards. The American newspapers The Financial Times and The […]
On a press event in Berlin on Wednesday, Volkswagen has kicked-off the pre-ordering campaign for its new generation of electric cars, starting with the Golf-sized ID.3 at a price under 40.000 euros, with a base price under 30.000 euro in […]
In a press release published on Monday, Belgian car importer group D’Ieteren bids its CEO Axel Miller farewell. A clear reason wasn’t communicated yet. The press release says drily: “The Board of Directors of D’Ieteren and Axel Miller have decided […]
This morning former Renault and Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn has again been taken into custody. The probable reasons are new allegations of doubtful financial transactions. Ghosn has reacted by saying his new arrest is “revolting and arbitrary”. Early in the […]
The three CEOs of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi under chairmanship of Renault will run the new future ‘Alliance Board’ of the carmakers. They will be the sole decision makers and replace the Amsterdam-based companies, Renault-Nissan BV (RNBV) and Nissan-Mitsubishi BV […]
The BMW Group and Daimler AG join forces on automated driving. Initially, the focus will be on advancing the development of next-generation technologies for driver assistance systems, automated driving on highways and parking features (up to SAE Level 4). The […]
A Belgian research team at Leuven University (KU Leuven) has most probably reached a discovery in the production of hydrogen. A team around professor Johan Martens has developed a solar panel that directly produces hydrogen from the energy of the […]
