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Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) allowed AutoWallis Group (SsangYong distributor in Czechia, dealer of BMW cars and motorcycles and Mini vehicles in Hungary and Slovenia, representative of total of 23 brands in 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe/CEE; revenues of HUF 366 billion/EUR 925 million and sales of 44,909 vehicles in 2023) to acquire NC Auto (BMW dealerships, BMW Motorrad and Mini service centers in Hradec Králové, Prague and Pardubice, Czechia detached in 2023 from Stratos Auto – Iveco and Kia dealer in Hradec Králové; sales of 737 new and used BMW cars in 2023, +13.4%) from founder (Martin Strakoš)
April 24, 2024 | 12:42pm CETflashread more
Dispatch warehouse of Novares (manufacturer of plastic components for automotive industry with 9,000 employees in 22 countries; customers, projects: Renault, Dacia, Stellantis, Peugeot, DS, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Chevrolet, BMW, Nissan, Tesla, Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen, Škoda, Scania, Honda, Daimler, Mercedes, Geely, SAIC, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Suzuki, Faurecia, Yanfeng Johnson Controls, Bosch, IAC, Continental; turnover of EUR 1.2 billion in 2023) factory in Janovice nad Úhlavou, Czechia (Novares CZ Janovice; supplier of ventilation outlets, armrests, cup holders, door panels for Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Stellantis, Scania with 400 employees) hit by fire on April 21, causing damage estimated at CZK 10 billion (EUR 400,000). No one injured, fire damaged forklift charging station
April 24, 2024 | 12:31pm CETflashread more
Man died after attack at Auto Papoušek (independent car service with two facilities in Prague, Czechia – Řepy, Bohnice) car repair shop in Řepy on April 18, another one arrested. Police qualified case as murder. We regret to confirm that crime has been committed at our branch. This was personal dispute but not involving our company or any of our customers, suppliers or employees, firm said
April 24, 2024 | 12:24pm CETflashread more
Lubomír Šlemar filed motion to initiate insolvency proceedings with Speed Rent (Redemptor/Charouz Group; sale and lease of Hyundai, Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz cars in Prague, Czechia, Hyundai and Chatenet car rental, projects: Car for Hundred, Car over Hundred, Car in Plug, partners: Auto Enge, Exclusive Cars, M3000, United Cars & Services) due to claim of CZK 19 million (EUR 750,000)
April 22, 2024 | 12:42pm CETflashread more
Toyota & Lexus Corporate Mobility Festival 2024: First year of test event in Hradec Králové, Czechia with presentation of complete portfolio of products, drives, services, activities (cars, 4x4, commercial vehicles, conversions, accessories, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech, Kinto One, Toyota Gazoo Racing Czech, Toyota GR, classic cars) visited by more than 800 representatives of companies, entrepreneurs on April 17-18, Velička said
April 22, 2024 | 12:34pm CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU down by 5.2% in March (first drop in 2024), up by 4.4% to 2.79 million in Q1 (Volkswagen -9%, +1.1%; Stellantis -12.6%, +2.5%; Renault -2.1%, +0.02%; Toyota +18.4%, +17.5%; Hyundai -5.9%, -1.4%; BMW -6.7%, +8%; Mercedes-Benz -1.7%, -4%; Ford -23.4%, -17.5%; Volvo Cars +38.8%, +39.4%; Nissan +18.7%, +22.8%; Tesla -30.4%, -4.7%; Suzuki +21.2%, +34.9%; Mazda -16%, -10.9%; SAIC Motor +9.8%, +44.9%; Mitsubishi +216%, +160.3%; Jaguar Land Rover -15.8%, -2.1%; Honda +50.5%, +44.4%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV -11.3%, +3.8%; PHEV -6.5%, +7.5%; HEV+MHEV +12.6%, +19.7%; FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol +8.1%, +13.5%; petrol -10.2%, -1%; diesel -18.5%, -10.6%). Timing of Easter holidays negatively impacted last month’s sales across most EU markets, association mentioned
April 22, 2024 | 12:27pm CETflashread more
One JTEKT: JTEKT (Toyota Group) renamed 17 subsidiaries (Koyo Machine Industries to JTEKT Machine Systems, Toyooki Kogyo to JTEKT Fluid Power Systems, Koyo Electronics Industries to JTEKT Electronics, Houko to JTEKT Grinding Systems, Toyoda Van Moppes to JTEKT Grinding Tools, Yutaka Gears and Machinery to JTEKT Gear Systems, Formics to JTEKT Formics, TK Engineering to JTEKT Engineering, Yutaka High-Tech to JTEKT High-Tech, Koyo Machine Technologies to JTEKT Machines Techno, Koyo Sealing Techno to JTEKT Sealing Techno, CNK to JTEKT Coating, Daibea to JTEKT Precision Bearing, Koyo Metaltec to JTEKT Metaltec, Fuji Kiko to JTEKT Column Systems, KJK to JTEKT Metal Works, Koyo Magnetic Bearing to JTEKT Magnetic Bearing), leaving Koyo and Toyoda brands standing behind company's founding in 2006 (merger of Koyo Seiko, Toyoda Machine Works). In Czechia, company renamed Koyo Bearings Česká republika to JTEKT Bearings Czech Republic (production of bearings with more than 400 employees in Olomouc) and Fuji Koyo Czech to JTEKT Column Systems Czech (production of steering columns with 250 employees in Pilsen)
April 19, 2024 | 10:41am CETflashread more
Mototechna (Aures Holdings) Barometer: 21,730 nearly-new used cars (up to 4 years/20,000 km; petrol +0.7%, diesel -10.5%, LPG +34%, HEV +22.5%, BEV +39.4%) advertised in Czechia in Q1 with mean value (median) of price of CZK 690,000 (EUR 27,350, +CZK 10,200/+1.5% y/y). Offer grew by 2.3%/486 vehicles y/y
April 19, 2024 | 10:30am CETflashread more
2024 Bratislava Motor Show (Autosalon Bratislava): Incheba cancelled 31st exhibition of cars, vans in Bratislava, Slovakia (April 11-14). Reason for postponement is situation, that also affected all major world motor shows, related to uncertainty regarding participation of many brands at exhibition, organizer said. In 2023, nine exhibitors (Auto-Impex, AutoRoch-Slovakia, CWN/CampingWorld Neugebauer, Exclusive Cars Vertriebs, Frey Luxury Cars, M Motors SK, Plastonic, T.O.P. Auto Bratislava, TSM Slovakia) presented 15 brands (Aixam, Aston Martin, Bentley, Dongfeng, Fiat/Abarth, Ineos, Isuzu, Iveco, Lamborghini, McLaren, MG, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Piaggio, Voyah)
April 17, 2024 | 10:45am CETflashread more
Erste Group made changes in leasing activities in Czechia. Česká spořitelna (ČS) renamed leasing company sAutoleasing to Leasing České spořitelny and subsequently incorporated Erste Leasing. sAutoleasing continues as brand in field of sales of new and used cars in network of business partners. No changes in Slovakia (sAutoleasing SK)
April 17, 2024 | 10:27am CETflashread more
Pokorný: Car Importers Association (SDA) wants to refine statistics of new car registrations in Czechia by segments in 2024 with focus on SUV segment (B-SUV, C-SUV, D-SUV, E-SUV), when some brands have all SUVs in C-SUV report (Alfa Romeo, Cupra, DFSK/Dongfeng, Jaguar, Mazda, Subaru, Škoda)
April 15, 2024 | 12:48pm CETflashread more
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Autofox Helps: Porsche Holding Salzburg donated EUR 75,000 to help Ukraine
November 27, 2022 | 10:17pm CETpublicIt is the result of a fundraising among employees in Austria and a contribution from the company's own resources. Allocation for the Neighbor in Need aid campaign, assistance to Ukrainian employees...
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March 11, 2020 | 04:25pm CETpublicROI will become a subsidiary of Fleet Support, which is part of AutoBinck's Smart Mobility division. Profile and portfolio of vehicles, mobility passes, shared cars and e-bikes in the management...
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