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Bosch does not intend to reduce staff in Jihlava and Ceske Budejovice in 2009, implements other measures

April 3, 2009 | 12:36am CEToriginal
Bosch has lowered number of employees in the Czech facilities by 800 due to the crisis in 2008. In 2009, the company is moving on a different production model…
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ZDB Group increased number of car wrecks intended for disposal by half to 1,600 units last year

April 2, 2009 | 08:13pm CEToriginal
ZDB Group is an authorized processor of Volkswagen Group vehicles in Moravia-Silesia region; the company has established a co-operation with…
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Lexus RX: Sales of SUV third generation began in Czech Rep and Slovakia

April 1, 2009 | 07:17pm CEToriginal
Share of the hybrid version on overall sales of the RX model in the Czech Rep and Slovakia is record-breaking within Europe and along with a new generation, the share should be rising…
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StepanekAuto opened interactive cafe connected with client centre in Prague

April 1, 2009 | 05:07pm CEToriginal
StepanekAuto Cafe visitor can view cars in the offer on a touch monitor, ask for financing and also...
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Vokswagen opens new plant in Indian Pune, production of Skoda Fabia to start in May

March 31, 2009 | 05:49pm CEToriginal
Volkswagen today opened a EUR 580 million new plant in Pune, India where it plans to produce Skoda Fabia and later...
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Federal-Mogul to rebrand products in terms of piracy and clarity

March 31, 2009 | 04:23pm CEToriginal
In terms of fight against product piracy, the company is initiating a possibility of product authenticity verification by means of the web site…
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Hyundai ix-onic: Tucson’s successor to start produce as Hyundai ix35 in Zilina in 2010

March 30, 2009 | 07:29pm CEToriginal
The car will be equipped with a start-stop system, double clutch transmission and all-new 4-cylinder petrol…
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Skoda Auto plans to build plant in Vietnam, but only with a local partner

March 30, 2009 | 07:02pm CEToriginal
Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of Volkswagen Group, continues its negotiations regarding the entry into the Vietnamese market...
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AAA Auto: Our scrap bonus proved good in Slovakia, we will offer it in Czech Rep too

March 30, 2009 | 06:40pm CEToriginal
Used car dealer AAA Auto has started to buy the car wrecks back, a great interest in its own scrap bonus forces the company to…
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Citroen C3 Picasso: Coming from Slovakia to the Czech Rep, price from CZK 299,900

March 30, 2009 | 05:10pm CEToriginal
Small MPV Citroen C3 Picasso is now coming to the Czech Republic, too. There are three engines and two equipment levels in the offer. Sales on the Czech market will be launched...
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Skoda to embark on more African markets, to start car sales in Hong Kong too

March 27, 2009 | 07:30pm CEToriginal
Skoda wishes to double the dealer network on its new market in Australia by the end of 2009. Over the first year of activity, the company sold there...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen awarded 14 of its suppliers for work in 2008

March 27, 2009 | 06:41pm CEToriginal
PSA purchasing department award for performances in 2008 received 14 out of 800 suppliers. These are...
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Scrap bonus in Slovakia exhausted on Wednesday, the government to decide on increase on Monday

March 27, 2009 | 05:40pm CEToriginal
Slovak citizens delivered over 22,000 old cars for liquidation in two and half weeks. The collected VAT exceeded the subsidy of…
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Federal-Mogul’s Czech plant cut staff numbers by some 100 to 850

March 26, 2009 | 07:15pm CEToriginal
Federal-Mogul Friction Products, friction material plant based in Kostelec nad Orlici, has dimissed...
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TPCA negotiated with trade union a wages increase by 2.3% this year, increase of 7% last year

March 25, 2009 | 11:00pm CEToriginal
Personnel turnover in TPCA has fallen by half in the last year. At the beginning of last year it moved…
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Cerny: Production in TPCA up about 5 % in Q1, to stagnate during 2009

March 25, 2009 | 07:19pm CEToriginal
Carmaker TPCA has already implemented adjustment of the production line in order to increase the manufacturing capacity from 320,000 to 340,000 cars a year. Additional employees…
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Porsche Panamera: To order from mid-summer from EUR 94,575 (CZK 2.55 million)

March 25, 2009 | 06:17pm CEToriginal
Four-door Gran Turismo got a range of technologies such as the 7-speed double clutch transmission, start-stop system, air springing, or…
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TPCA’s profit stagnated at revenues‘ decrease by 4,3%

March 25, 2009 | 03:01pm CEToriginal
Kolin-based carmaker TPCA decreased revenues by 4.3% to CZK 49.1 billion last year. Strong crown has done the company’s revenues of…
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Avia Ashkok Leyland Motors wins a public tender in Slovakia

March 24, 2009 | 11:26pm CEToriginal
Prague-based truck manufacturer Avia Ashkok Leyland Motors has won a Slovak government tender on the supply of…
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CPU: 12 CNG filling stations adding up this year, similar amount in 2010

March 24, 2009 | 09:55pm CEToriginal
A total of 14 new CNG filling stations will be added up in the Czech Republic this year. The first CNG filling station in Prague will get going…
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Jung: Energy recovery and start-stop systems to be introduced by Skoda in 2010, not hybrid drive yet

March 24, 2009 | 06:05pm CEToriginal
Skoda Auto carmaker is proceeding further with the activities as to lowering the fuel consumption and alternative drives…
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Skoda Auto/Volkswagen: Date of euro adoption not set, we will not invest in Czech Rep

March 24, 2009 | 04:52pm CEToriginal
Czech carmaker Skoda Auto has revalued its investment plans for the years 2009 - 2011. The investments will mainly be directed at…
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Kappler: Skoda Yeti to get basic price under EUR 20,000 (about CZK 535,000)

March 24, 2009 | 01:33am CEToriginal
A new concern engine 1.2 TSI (77kW) from Mlada Boleslav will be installed in Yeti as well as in the models…
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Jung: Development of car smaller than Fabia running in full swing, production to start in 2011

March 24, 2009 | 01:12am CEToriginal
New Skoda models in 2009-2011: After Yeti coming Octavia RS facelift, Octavia Scout facelift, Superb Combi, Fabia RS and…
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Kappler: World sales downturn to be two-digit in 2009, one-digit by Skoda

March 23, 2009 | 08:18pm CEToriginal
Skoda cars sales are now rising in the countries with the scrap bonus established by local governments by up to…
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