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Chinese car brands are changing the playing field

Chinese car brands are not yet a dominant market player in the Netherlands, but their influence is greater than their current registrations suggest. They are accelerating competition in terms of price, software, battery technology, development speed and distribution.

Annemieke Bos
Erwin Rexwinkel
| 5 min read | 09 Nov 2026
Sustainable tax

Your greatest technical challenge can also yield your greatest WBSO opportunity

Many companies have in fact been carrying out innovative development activities that may qualify for the WBSO for years without submitting an application. Innovation does not only start when you develop something that does not yet exist anywhere in the world.

Pierre Docx
Michiel Maas
| 8 min read | 05 Nov 2026
Automotive

The automotive transition requires more than electrification

Electrification is visible, but it represents only one part of the change within the automotive sector. Organisations must simultaneously invest in digitalisation, resilience, talent development, new business models and compliance.

Annemieke Bos
Erwin Rexwinkel
| 5 min read | 05 Nov 2026
VAT

From sampling to data-driven VAT audits: how ViDA will change VAT compliance

For many businesses, e-invoicing and digital reporting are often viewed as IT implementation projects: adapt the invoicing system, connect to a reporting platform and meet the relevant deadline. However, their impact on VAT extends far beyond technology.

Aiki Kuldkepp
| 8 min read | 05 Nov 2026
Automotive

What do OEM restructurings mean for suppliers?

European car manufacturers and suppliers are restructuring under the pressure of weakening demand, rising costs, electrification and increasing global competition. For Dutch companies that are part of international automotive supply chains, this is not a distant development.

Annemieke Bos
Erwin Rexwinkel
| 4 min read | 03 Nov 2026
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