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Autofox Helps: Ford Fund donated USD 100,000 to Global Giving Ukraine Relief Fund for humanitarian aid to assist Ukrainian citizens, families

June 6, 2022 | 09:42pm CETpublic
At the same time, Ford Motor Company suspended operations in Russia (commercial van manufacturing, sales)...
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Autofox Helps: Aures Holdings donated CZK 3 million (EUR 125,000) to help Ukraine

April 28, 2022 | 10:19pm CETpublic
The operator of the AAA Auto used car center network has sent financial gift to a Czech humanitarian organization. The company also announced a cash collection among employees in Czechia, Slovakia and Poland. Material and logistical assistance...
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Autofox Helps: Peugeot SA (PSA) donated 400,000 masks to hospitals, emergency services, local authorities

November 26, 2020 | 11:19pm CETpublic
Donation of medical equipment to hospitals in Italy, Spain and France, providing Free2Move, PSA, Peugeot and Opel vehicles to healthcare professionals, production of respirators and visors in 3D printing...
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Autofox Helps: Škoda distributors support fight against coronavirus worldwide with numerous activities and measures

August 26, 2020 | 11:48pm CETpublic
They mainly provide cars and donations. Activities in Czechia, India, Germany, Slovakia, France, Spain, Poland, Belgium or Switzerland...
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Autofox Helps: Fiat Chrysler to help provide more than 1 million meals to school children around plants in USA

August 26, 2020 | 11:12pm CETpublic
Partnership with non-profit organizations and foundations providing food to children until schools return to session, extention of the program nationwide in US and to Canada and Mexico, converting other factories to produce face masks for donation, engineering and logistics assistance an Italian ventilator manufacturer...
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Autofox Helps: Hyundai undertook series of philanthropic initiatives to support health services across Europe during Covid-19 pandemic

June 21, 2020 | 11:23pm CETpublic
Lending more than 300 cars to medical staff and key workers, activities in UK, France, Italy, Spain and Poland, actions supporting customers...
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Autofox Helps: EDAG Engineering developed face mask for everyday use making 3D print data for mask holders available for free download on website

June 21, 2020 | 11:15pm CETpublic
Alternatively, anyone who does not have a 3D printer, can order the Mask4all parts from EDAG's 3D printing partners...
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Autofox Helps: Nissan makes protective face visors for frontline workers in UK

May 31, 2020 | 11:43pm CETpublic
Production capacity, location, inspiration by the 3D printing of two brothers based at Nissan's UK Technical Centre, ramping up the volume thanks to injection moulding...
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Autofox Helps: Fleet of 200 Škoda cars provided by automaker, 16 dealers covered 227,000 km in Czechia in month and half delivering 20,000 meals and essential shopping, 240,000 respirators, face masks and disinfection kits

May 31, 2020 | 11:35pm CETpublic
Over 250 doctors and paramedics covered 16,000 km on 1,600 rides with 150 BeRider e-scooters from Škoda Auto DigiLab in Prague. Helping 89 organisations and more than 50,000 people, evaluating applications for one of hundred Octavia Combi cars by the NROS Foundation, producing almost 800 respirators and 2,500 protective shields with the help of the carmaker's technical development, project management by 3Dees...
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Autofox Helps: Nissan to make protective face shields for health care workers in Japan

May 10, 2020 | 11:14pm CETpublic
In addition, Nissan is studying ways to support companies that manufacture ventilators and artificial heart-lung machines. Production capacity, location, activities in USA, UK and Spain...
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Autofox Helps: Škoda Auto donates 100 Octavia cars worth around CZK 85 million (EUR 3.1 million) to aid organisations in Czechia for fight against coronavirus

April 29, 2020 | 01:00am CETpublic
Receipt of applications to the grant program for two weeks, production of parts for FFP3 respirators in Škoda’s Technical Development using 3D printers, employee collections for hospitals at sites of Czech plants, assistance of trainees and employees with sewing of textile masks, distribution of Prusa Research protective shields to hospitals and general practitioners with contribution of Škoda’s Logistics...
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Autofox Helps: Air Liquide, Peugeot SA (PSA), Valeo, Schneider Electric to make 10,000 ventilators

April 29, 2020 | 12:55am CETpublic
Request from the French government, time horizon, working group composed of experts in purchasing and production, help from 100 partner companies, demands on components, dedicated facility in a carmaker's plant, involvement of volunteers from employees not only of a R&D center, PSA Reserve initiative...
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Lear signed Carmera as development partner in EXO Technology Partnership Program

April 21, 2020 | 11:45pm CETpublic
Details of the partnership program, initial development focused on testing EXO Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction technology alongside Carmera Autonomous Map...
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Lear acquired Xevo, provider of connected car software and data-driven user experiences

April 7, 2020 | 11:42pm CETpublic
Completion of the transaction, financial advisor, key services Journeyware and Market, HR...
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Fränkische moved part of its production from Czechia to Romania

March 11, 2020 | 04:50pm CEToriginal
Locations, reasons, HR, work aid from employees from Hungary, turnover in 2018-2020, products, clients including electric vehicle manufacturers, potential of e-mobility…
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ČSÚ: Prices of cars in Czechia rose m/m in June 2019

March 11, 2020 | 03:50pm CEToriginal
Prices of both new and used cars rose. Raising of motorcycle, car repair services and spare parts prices, detailed data, y/y development...
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Lear Innovation Ventures (LIV) invested in Israeli venture capital fund managed by Maniv Mobility

March 11, 2020 | 03:32pm CETpublic
Maniv Mobility's portfolio and investing activities are focused on Israeli start-up companies in the connected, autonomous, ridesharing and mobility sectors, as well as on investments in the U.S. and other markets. Acquisition of EXO Technologies...
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Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Carmera to create HD maps for automated vehicles using camera data

February 10, 2020 | 11:44pm CETpublic
First step towards realizing TRI-AD's open software platform concept known as Automated Mapping Platform (AMP), cameras in Toyota test vehicles to collect data over several months from areas of downtown Tokyo, cameras installed in the test vehicles using Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) components...
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DXC Technology signed agreement to cooperate on development of BMW self-driving cars

February 10, 2020 | 11:32pm CETpublic
Technologies for the BMW High Performance D3 platform to simplify and accelerate test data analysis as well as streamline machine learning algorithms with the DXC Robotic Drive platform...
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Lear Innovation Ventures (LIV) Possibilities: Lear launched new division investing in early stage technologies throught partnerships with venture capital firms, accelerators, incubators

February 10, 2020 | 10:24pm CETpublic
It will also provide direct capital to start-ups and internal innovation projects. Head of division...
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ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia dropped m/m in May 2019

February 10, 2020 | 10:12pm CEToriginal
Both new and used car prices fell. Raising of motorcycle, spare parts and car repair services prices, detailed data, y/y development...
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Rubicon Partners sold Ring Automotive to Osram

December 4, 2019 | 11:47pm CETpublic
Osram intends to enter markets in Europe, USA and other regions with the Ring product portfolio. Turnover in 2018...
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ČSÚ: Car prices rose m/m in Czechia in April 2019

December 4, 2019 | 11:14pm CEToriginal
While new cars fell in price, the prices of used ones went up. Increase in motorcycle, spare part and car repair service prices, detailed data, y/y development...
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ČSÚ: Car prices rose m/m in Czechia in March 2019

October 23, 2019 | 09:02pm CEToriginal
While new cars rose in price, the prices of used ones did not change. Increase in motorcycle, spare part and car repair service prices, detailed data, y/y development...
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KPMG Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI) 2019: Netherlands, Singapore, Norway, USA, Sweden most prepared for autonomous transportation

October 17, 2019 | 12:27pm CETpublic
Norway, Finland, Israel, Czechia, Hungary added to ranking in 2019. New 25-country consumer opinion poll on AVs...
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