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U.S. government and carmakers to build charging stations for electric cars, having 4,600 of them by 2011

June 9, 2010 | 10:13pm CEToriginal
The state support for public and private stations, the program's budget, activities of Coulomb Technologies, upcoming electric cars EREV...
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Daimler expects stagnating sales of Mercedes-Benz and Smart passenger cars in 2010

June 9, 2010 | 04:35am CEToriginal
Sales in 2008, 2009 and plan for 2010, sales to car rentals including CNG vehicles, corporate clients, results of the Prague dealership, the CarStore program...
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Mahindra and Renault/Nissan/Samsung alliance interested in indebted carmaker SsangYong Motor

June 9, 2010 | 04:18am CEToriginal
SAIC’s share in SsangYong should be reduced to 11.2% within the restructuring. The expected value of the transaction...
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Independent car dealer Auto Busch opened new showroom in Prague

June 9, 2010 | 04:03am CEToriginal
It is the third showroom of the company in the Czech Republic. It is going to offer sales of new and newish cars of Ford and Mitsubishi brands there, other brands to follow later...
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Porsche increased sales by 15.6% to 185 cars in Czech Rep in 2009

June 9, 2010 | 03:55am CEToriginal
Over 17 years, the exclusive dealer Porsche Inter Auto has sold 1,000 Porsche cars. Demand for individual models, customer preferences, development in 2010...
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BRNO: Dacia Duster: Another low-cost model proved successful in Western Europe, demand not met in Czech Rep

June 9, 2010 | 03:44am CEToriginal
The Duster attracts many new customers into the SUV segment. Current monthly orders, supplies, plans, competitors...
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Pace of decline in car sales in Slovakia slowed down in May

June 9, 2010 | 03:37am CEToriginal
Demand fell by more than 40% in May, the reason has still been the high comparative base influenced by scrap bonus. Individual brands, outlook...
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Ford Econo Check: Technical car inspection and driving style analysis should help to reduce fuel costs by up to 25%

June 9, 2010 | 03:29am CEToriginal
The carmaker’s new service will be launched in Spain and Australia in June. Details, price, introduction in the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
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Citroen strengthened sales department for wholesale customers in Czech Rep by another fleet manager

June 9, 2010 | 03:24am CEToriginal
The recently established department has been joined by Jiri Caslavka, who previously worked at the carmaker...
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CCS: Fuel prices almost stagnated in Czech Rep last week

June 8, 2010 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
Petrol Natural 95 became cheaper by an average of 2 hellers, diesel by 1 heller. Expectations of analysts for this week...
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BRNO: Profits of Czech automobile industry decreased by 59% in 2009

June 8, 2010 | 01:59am CEToriginal
The average value added per worker, however, increased by 30.4%. Additional information resulting from the competition of Enterprise of 2009...
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UniCredit Leasing prepared financing package Relax Pack for customers of Renault and Dacia brands

June 8, 2010 | 01:49am CEToriginal
The new product includes advantageous interest rates and accident insurance, payment protection insurance, GAP insurance. Details...
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BRNO: Skoda plans to sell around 200 Fabia RS in Czech Rep in 2010

June 8, 2010 | 01:32am CEToriginal
In the coming years, the carmaker expects to sell around 600 cars. The production started last week. The current number of orders...
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Mexico foresees doubling of car production by 2015

June 8, 2010 | 01:08am CEToriginal
Car production in Mexico declined to 1.6 million cars in 2009, but exceeded 2 million cars a year in the previous three years. Investments of carmakers…
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BRNO: Jahn (SAP): Production of motor vehicles in Czech Rep to exceed limit of 1 million in 2010

June 8, 2010 | 12:30am CEToriginal
Detailed results of the Czech automotive industry in 2009, SAP requirements for the new government...
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Chrysler recalling almost 600,000 Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge cars in USA

June 7, 2010 | 11:58pm CEToriginal
The reason is a problem with the brakes, wiring and gas pedal. Models, the numbers of units, years of production...
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Spain approved state aid for Opel, Germany to discuss it on Wednesday

June 7, 2010 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
The committee of independent economic experts took a “very sceptical” stand to the state aid last week though. The volume of guarantees required...
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Daimler would like to welcome Chinese shareholders, rather small though

June 7, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
Surely the investments should not be in a range of Kuwait (7%) and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (9%). Daimler expects sales growth in China by more than 43% in 2010...
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Mercedes-Benz to present series of models with alternative propulsion in 2010 and 2011

June 7, 2010 | 03:30am CEToriginal
The MB Econic truck using CNG, MB E-Class NGT, MB ML-Class full-hybrid, electric MB A-Class E-Cell, hydrogen B-Class F-Cell...
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Ford Motor to cancel Mercury brand, operating only under brands Ford, Lincoln

June 7, 2010 | 03:16am CEToriginal
Mercury’s production should end up in Q4 2010, the freed-up resources will be utilized to expand the luxury brand Lincoln...
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AAA Auto offers free service for 1 year and discount on spare parts for Skoda cars from June

June 7, 2010 | 02:55am CEToriginal
Sales of Skoda cars from January to May 2010, Carlife warranty for 12 months for cars over CZK 100,000, the reduction within funding...
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U.S. car sales rose by 19% in May and by 12.3% m/m

June 7, 2010 | 02:39am CEToriginal
Sales rose for the seventh month in a row. If the May sales pace maintained, for the whole 2010 there would be sold in the U.S....
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Automotive supplier Magneton bought by Czech company Rovina Group in bankruptcy

June 4, 2010 | 01:39am CEToriginal
The original owner Globin dislikes this though and complains to court of the non-transparency of the sale. Details of the sale and plans of a new owner...
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BMW wants to expand dealer network in Czech Rep, looking for successor of A.M.T. mobil in Prague

June 4, 2010 | 01:31am CEToriginal
Applications to tender for a new dealership in Prague 9 must be submitted by 20 June. Requirements, sales potential, the current dealer situation in Prague...
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Skoda Auto to move Roomster’s production from Kvasiny to Vrchlabi in January 2011

June 4, 2010 | 01:03am CEToriginal
This transfer is not intended to cause changes in the employment. Termination of the Octavia Tour production, the new Skoda model, the new land for development of the Vrchlabi-based plant…
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