Press & Media

 

International Press & Media

Jan 19 2015 – La Nuit Magazine (FR)/ ‘Humaniser l’industrie Automobile’/ article by Jean-Pierre Simard

Dec 09 2014 – Core77.com (US)/ ‘What Can Africa Teach the Powerhouses of Industrial design’/ article by Core Jr

Nov 15 2014 – La Gaîté lyrique (FR)/ ‘la voiture made in Africa’/ (video) lecture by M. Smets/ 60 min

Oct 23 2014 – Low-tech Magazine (BE) (Doubts on progress and technology)/ ‘Africa Teaches the West How to Build a Car’/ article by Kris de Decker

Oct 14 2014 – Makery.info (FR) (Media for Labs)/ ‘We sat in the Turtle, the 100 % recycled African car’/ article by Ewen Chardronnet

Oct 07 2014 – Sud Ouest (FR), Odile Faure/ ‘Acces(s) réinvente’/ article by Odile Faure/ p.25

Sept 16 2014 – Wemakemoneynotart.com (GB/IT), How to build an African concept car in 12 weeks’/ interview with Melle Smets by Régine Debatty

Sept 03 2014 – Harlem Times (US)/ ‘Africa’s first exportable car’/ ‘Africa car production’/ article by Tom Sherman/ p.52/55

Aug 01 2014 – Transfers (US) (Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies)#4, Berghahn/ ‘Turtle 1 The first System D car’/ article by Melle Smets/ p.138/142

May 07 2014 – Designindaba.com (ZA-WC)/ ‘On the Road’/ article by Design Indaba

Feb 02 2014 – VoxNow TV (DE), Auto Mobil/ ‘Turtle1′/ 5 min

Oct 26 2013 – BoingBoing.net (US)/ ‘Smati Turtle: car made from scrap parts’/ article by Cory Doctorow

Mar 27 2013 – Tv3 Network (GH), Midday Live/ Interview Melle Smets  scroll to 11:36 min/ 6 min

 

National Press & Media (NL)

April 09 2015 – Dit is De Dag/ NPO Radio 1/ ‘Melle Smets gaat meer Turtles bouwen’ 8 min

Nov 25 2014 – ANP Pers support/ ‘Afrika bouwt met Nederlanders aan eigen auto industrie’

Nov 01 2014 – Xelvin BV/ ‘Verslag Workshop Turtle II @ Dutch Design Week 2014’ / report by  Monique Sanders en Laurens Snoek

May 03 2014 – Volkskrant Magazine, Reportage/ ‘Hippies met een Missie’/ p.32/35

Nov 22 2013 – Monnik.org/ ‘Garage D ‘Smati Turtle 1′

Nov 09 – 2013 – Impaktfestival Utrecht/ ‘5 days in 7 min’/ filmed by BlueWine

Nov 06 2013 – Frankyremtlaaaat.com/ ‘SMATI Turtle 1, geboren uit recycling’

Oct 30 2013 – Autoweek Magazine #44/ ‘De bouwdoos van Doctor Waco & Co‘/ p.32/39

Oct 10 2013 – Afrikaansetoestanden.nl/ recensie Turtle 1, Sfeerimpressie uit Paradiso

Oct 01 2013 – De Standaard, Oogetuige/ ‘De Afrikaanse auto’ p.20 en p.21

Sept 30 2013 – Groen7.nl/ ‘Smati turtle1 afrikaanse auto van europees afval’

Sept 28 2013 – Het Parool, Economie/ p. 29

Sept 26 2013 – Eerst Jaap/ KRO, Radio 6/ interview met Joost v. Onna/ 4 min

Sept 26 2013 – AT5 Ochtend Nieuws/ TV A’dam / interview met Melle Smets/ 2 min

Sept 25 2013 – Pauw & Witteman/ VARA, Ned 1, interview met Melle Smets/11 min

Sept 25 2013 – NRC handelsblad, Achterpagina/  Vakmanschap uit Ghana/ p.20

Sept 25 2013 – Vrij Nederland, Verhalen/ ‘De Opknapwijk’/ p.49/54

Sept 25 2013 – Algemeen Dagblad/ Van sloopkar tot droomauto/ p.9

Sept 22 2013 – Holland Doc, Radio 1/ docu door Jeroen van Bergeijk/ Een Afrikaanse auto/ 55 min

Sept 19 2013 – BNN Today, Radio 1/ interview Smets & van Onna/ 5 min

Sept 01 2013 – One World Magazine #7, thema auto’s/ ‘Turtle 1: wereldauto‘/ p.18/21, 60

Sept 21 2013 – VPRO gids #38/ ‘de auto uit Afrika’/ p.15/19

July 16 2013 – Joop.nl, Wereld/ ‘NL investeert in Ghanese auto uit gerecyclede materialen’

 

Selection Ghanaian Press & Media (GH)

Apr 05 2014 – Modernghana.com/ ‘Suame Magazine Industrial Park project gets committee’

Sept 23  2013 – Africa Strictly Business/ ‘On The Road To A Homegrown Auto Brand’

Aug 21 2013 – Joy Online/ ‘Ghana model car goes through first testing in Holland’

July 17 2013 – Africa Strictly Business/ ‘On The Road To A Homegrown Auto Brand’

July 15 2013 – Adom Online/ ‘Ghana’s model car attracts Dutch government support’

Apr 17 2013 – Ghanaian Chronicle/ ‘Ghana: Otumfuo Inaugurates Ghana’s Model Vehicle’

Apr 13 2013 – Daily Graphic, Business/ ‘Suame artisans manufacture vehicle’

Apr 13 2013 – Modern Ghana/ ‘Ghana’s model vehicle unveiled by Suame Magazine artisans’

Apr 27 2013 – Tv3 Network Ghana, Midday Live/ ‘Interview Melle Smets’  scroll to 11:36/ (6 min)

Apr 06 2013 – The Chronicle/ ‘Otumfuo Inaugurates Ghana’s Model Vehicle’

Mar 27 2013 – The Chronicle/ ‘suame magazine to manufacture vehicle’

Mar 06 2013 – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation/ ‘SMIDO secure funds to manufacture car’

Feb 27 2013 – All Africa/ ‘Ghana: Suame Magazine to Manufacture Vehicle’

Feb14 2013 – Ghana Web, Business News/ ‘Suame Magazine dream come true’

Feb 06 2013 – Joy online/ ‘SMIDO–Dutch partnership in vehicle manufacture’

Feb 06 2013 – MyGhana TV/ ‘Dutch partnership in vehicle manufacture’ (waiting for the video)

Feb 06 2013 – Development Arena/ ‘SMIDO–Dutch partnership in vehicle manufacture in Ghana’

Oct 30 2012 – Daily Graphic/ ‘This partnership is encouraging’

Oct 24 2012 – Goverment of Ghana/ ‘Suame magazine to start assembling cars’

Oct 24 2012 – Daily Graphic/ ‘Suame Magazine To Start Assembling Cars’/ article by K A. Boadu