Tony Verhelle

BMW's importer in Belgium and Luxembourg, BMW Group Belux, has obtained the ‘Great Place To Work' certificate, an award based on employee feedback about their workplace experience. 83% of BMW Group Belux employees rate their employer as an excellent place to work, earning the award.

At the same time, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Cars plan to forge closer partnerships with AI computing giant Nvidia, independently. Both collaborations focus on developing the next generation of automated driving systems.

As part of its ‘Sportwagenschmiede '35' strategic realignment, Porsche is presenting a forward-looking vision model, the Mission S, as a first glimpse of the brand's evolved design identity. It represents a mid-engined super sports car platform positioned above the 911.

The new EU passenger car market shows notable resilience. According to the European Association of Car Manufacturers (ACEA), car registrations rose 9.3% in September and 5.7% year-to-date, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment marked by persistently rising energy prices and geopolitical headwinds.

The environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) says that the gap between plug-in hybrids' official CO₂ figures and their real-world emissions is widening, undermining claims about their climate benefits and leaving consumers duped.

BMW is preparing to introduce its first three-row (six- or seven-seater) electric SUV. With its official debut coming up, the iX7 was spotted testing, offering a sneak peek at the full-size luxury SUV. The test mule was running alongside the current X7 M60, the 523-horsepower V8 flagship that currently tops BMW's SUV range.

In its frenetic search for a U.S. location for its first assembly plant, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner has finally made a decision and, at the same time, found himself in a political hornet's nest by appearing at a Trump rally to cheer for the U.S. President.

Volvo Cars will cut 2,500 jobs, mostly in its home country of Sweden, as the group seeks to slash costs amid tough competition from Chinese automakers and as tariffs and weak demand hit U.S. sales.

In the U.S., Ford has opened order books for the 2027 Mustang Mach-E and introduced a new Trail version designed for light off-road driving. The larger extended-range battery is now included as standard.

Polestar has appointed Bart Deswert as the new head of Sales for Belgium and Luxembourg. His aim is to strengthen Polestar's market position and further the growth of the retail network. Of course, the brand's growing model portfolio will help him achieve this.