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Even people affected by floods can acquire Citroen’s scrap bonus

July 5, 2009 | 08:25pm CEToriginal
Namely in case of either having their car insured or uninsured. Citroen’s scrap bonus in combination with the Bonus leasing has thus brought down price of the smallest Citroen to…
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Chinese company BAIC also fighting for Opel besides RHJ

July 5, 2009 | 05:03pm CEToriginal
RHJ and BAIC submitted preliminary bids for Opel share and are still negotiating with GM. Binding offer...
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Prices of new cars the lowest in history in Czech Rep, not to go down any more

July 4, 2009 | 12:36pm CEToriginal
More than 12 models are cheaper than CZK 200,000; prices of 50 other cars do not exceed CZK 250,000. Until winter prices of new cars will be...
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Seat: Scrap bonus to cause drop of new car sales to record-breaking minimum 2.6 million in Germany next year

July 4, 2009 | 11:51am CEToriginal
Sales grew by 40% in June—equally to May. In the next months the association VDIK expects...
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BMW to limit production in second half of the year too

July 4, 2009 | 11:03am CEToriginal
An exception is BMW plant in Dingolfing where production of a new car BMW 5 Gran Turismo will begin in autumn. In Q1 the carmaker managed with...
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Skoda Auto to invest in electric car development, Superb to be rebuilt

July 3, 2009 | 10:51pm CEToriginal
This is one of the activities of the Volkswagen Group in the field of alternative drives, which is working on the development of electric cars...
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Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz at risk of bankruptcy

July 3, 2009 | 03:18pm CEToriginal
The company has not observed the terms for repaying loans and its creditors can now apply for a preliminary pay-off. Kamaz would not solve it even by...
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Renocar opened first separate showroom of Mini in Czech Rep in Brno

July 2, 2009 | 07:19pm CEToriginal
The new Mini centre has grown next to BMW showroom. At the same time Renocar has opened another showroom in which sales of...
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Lear about to proclaim bankruptcy

July 2, 2009 | 07:14pm CEToriginal
Reorganization of the company will be supported by its creditors and bondholders. For financing its bankruptcy they will provide an amount...
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Head of Sberbank: Other candidates for Opel are out

July 2, 2009 | 06:59pm CEToriginal
The Chinese carmaker BAIC, the Belgian investment company RHJ and the Italian carmaker Fiat are among the interested persons in Opel purchase. BAIC should in the coming days...
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PSA to decrease number of media agencies to two out of six in Europe within cost reduction

July 2, 2009 | 06:24pm CEToriginal
Sole media service suppliers will be agencies Havas/MPG and OMD. Selection procedures will take place in three European countries...
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General Motors sales increased by 38% in China in H1

July 2, 2009 | 05:59pm CEToriginal
The carmaker sold there a total of 814,442 cars from January to June. For the whole year 2009 it expects to increase sales by...
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Serious financial problems are reason for PMG Finance group activities sale

July 1, 2009 | 10:36pm CEToriginal
Company AuTec Group is now consolidating by the consulting firm NSG Morison. As a part of the restructuring it will take place...
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General Motors and Ford suspended their plants in Russia

July 1, 2009 | 08:20pm CEToriginal
The cause is downturn of demand. GM's plant in Sankt Petersburg will cease production for two months. Ford has suspended production in its Russian plant until...
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Porsche rejected Volkswagen‘s offer, Qatar to be new investor

July 1, 2009 | 05:57pm CEToriginal
Porsche will offer Qatar either a share in the company, or it will sell options for to further shares purchase in Volkswagen. The starting point can also be...
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General Motors apparently close to agreement on Opel sale to Belgian company RHJ International

July 1, 2009 | 02:29pm CEToriginal
RHJ International has enhanced its offer. According to sources, the preliminary agreement might be signed...
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Skoda Auto to produce engines and transmissions even during company holiday

July 1, 2009 | 11:46am CEToriginal
Work will be voluntary during the holiday. It should be similar with the extraordinary working Saturdays, which are now being negotiated...
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Citroen extended its scrap bonus offer until end of August in Czech Rep

June 30, 2009 | 09:04pm CEToriginal
Originally, it has planned its end on June 30. At the same time, it extended the action called citroenovne for other models...
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Alcoa ends production in the Czech Rep because of low sales and also strong domestic currency

June 30, 2009 | 04:32pm CEToriginal
Staff of the Stribro-based plant intends to organize protests before the next round of negotiations with trade unions on Wednesday...
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Skoda Auto innovated group 3-cylinder engine 1.2 HTP

June 30, 2009 | 03:59pm CEToriginal
The modernization is reflected in fuel consumption saving and emissions and noise reduction. Production keeps taking place in Mlada Boleslav for models...
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A. Charouz to import electric cars to Czech Rep, as well as hybrids

June 29, 2009 | 11:13pm CEToriginal
First, it will be utility vehicles, later followed by passenger cars. A. Charouz is already agreed on the first car delivery in the Czech Republic, but negotiating with other subjects...
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Porsche against sale of 49% share to carmaker Volkswagen

June 29, 2009 | 10:00pm CEToriginal
This sale is part of a proposal for the German carmakers’ merger, in which Qatar would play a big part...
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Sberbank could withdraw from transaction with Opel

June 29, 2009 | 09:18pm CEToriginal
For GM is constantly changing conditions; a possibility of reverse stock buyout is not up-to-date anymore. There are reportedly no other clients concerned in Opel…
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Grant Thornton: Car manufacturers from Europe and Asia to dominate in North America

June 29, 2009 | 08:26pm CEToriginal
GM, Ford and Chrysler will according to the study reduce its production capacity by more than 35% by 2012. Other carmakers will increase their production by about 20% to more than...
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Chinese authorities probably to reject takeover of the US carmaker Hummer

June 29, 2009 | 06:29pm CEToriginal
The problem can be high consumption of the cars Hummer but also insufficient experience of the company Sichuan Tengzhong with car production…
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