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Auto Esa urged Government to address situation around tachometer twisting and other problems in industry

July 23, 2010 | 12:09am CEToriginal
The company has submitted several proposals regarding the tachometers and vehicle transfer. The Ministry of Transport is preparing an amendment to...
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58,200 more new and used cars on Czech market in H1

July 22, 2010 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
However, the number of registered cars went up by 40,787 units during H1. Explanation of the difference, the growing demand of companies and demand for diesel engines...
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Halfords showed loss of CZK 330 million in Czech Rep since 2007

July 22, 2010 | 10:57pm CEToriginal
Although sales went up by 15.3 % in the financial year 2009/2010, operating loss tripled...
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Porsche plans SUV smaller than Cayenne, production to be decided next week

July 22, 2010 | 03:00am CEToriginal
Keeping the current jobs in Germany by 2015 in exchange for productivity growth of 6% per year, investment up to EUR 1 billion in Germany...
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SOVA, Cebia: Used-car shops’ punishment being not enough, necessary to focus on companies handling mileage too

July 22, 2010 | 02:13am CEToriginal
SOVA discovered 43 companies on the Web offering tachometers’ modification in the Czech Republic. Cebia recorded a car with a rewound tachometer for about 620,000 km...
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Honda to launch first plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles on market in 2012

July 21, 2010 | 01:27am CEToriginal
Firstly, it will be in Japan and the USA. Even before the carmaker is going to expand the range of its hybrid models, now including Insight and CR-Z, for the Fit and Civic...
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Toyota's first electric car with Tesla engine to be RAV4 SUV

July 21, 2010 | 01:06am CEToriginal
Both the carmakers are testing the first prototype; others will be added by the end of 2010. The electric Toyota RAV4 will go on sale in the U.S. in...
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Winterkorn: Electric cars will have share of 3% in Volkswagen sales by 2018

July 21, 2010 | 12:09am CEToriginal
VW’s first electric car is to be the Golf in 2013. However, several hybrids such as the Jetta will come before that…
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Saab from 2011 to 2012: 9-4X to come to market in spring 2011, 9-5 Sport Combi in autumn 2011

July 20, 2010 | 04:32am CEToriginal
Inter-generational succession of the 9-3 series will occur in 2012. Other forthcoming novelties, the 9-3 Sport Hatch and the 9-5X...
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AutoScout24 entered Czech Rep, yet offering only foreign used cars

July 20, 2010 | 04:28am CEToriginal
Its competitor Mobile.de had its website translated into Czech. Reaction of Czech competitors, used-car shops, the number of cars offered, trends in advertising of vehicles...
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Nissan in Q3: Discounts on selected models, financing with 0% increase to 60 months, 2% discount on purchase in part exchange

July 20, 2010 | 04:13am CEToriginal
The Qashqai has become cheaper by CZK 17,500, X-Trail by CZK 40,000. On the contrary, the Note has become slightly more expensive, the discount on the Navara pickup is minor...
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Ombudsman called on Czech Trade Inspection to stricter approach against used-car shops

July 20, 2010 | 03:24am CEToriginal
It should focus in particular on the handling of tachometers and content of contracts, where the relationship of the car age and mileage is mentioned...
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Auton ceases operation in car sale and service

July 15, 2010 | 04:02am CEToriginal
The original owner of Skoda and Seat dealerships in Usti nad Labem sold the company. Intentions of new owner, current state of licenses in the city...
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Karlovy Vary Region proposes to alleviate conditions for operation of VTS

July 15, 2010 | 03:06am CEToriginal
Revocation of licenses would be just for recidivism, a fine to CZK 500,000 for less serious offenses. Another proposal of the Ministry of Transport...
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PGO Automobiles wants to strengthen sales in Central Europe, importer agreed with new partner

July 14, 2010 | 04:04am CEToriginal
This small-series manufacturer of retro cars takes a number of components from Czech suppliers. The previous and new partner, engines, prices, suppliers...
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EK: Buying new Peugeot, Renault, Fiat, VW and Ford cars abroad pays off

July 14, 2010 | 03:46am CEToriginal
For the most popular models of these brands the price difference between some EU member states can be even tens of percent. The average deviation, the most expensive and cheapest country...
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GM ceased production of Hummer cars, still looking for investor

July 14, 2010 | 01:25am CEToriginal
In Central Europe, there are still several stock cars. If the investor is found, a small model of Hummer H4 could get into the production…
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Expert: Future of retail car sales to be in large volumes

July 14, 2010 | 01:17am CEToriginal
Large sales volumes can only be realized by dealers with more branches and more brands. Extending service intervals, bankruptcies and acquisitions of dealers...
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Roland Berger: Czech automotive suppliers have potential to increase by one third by 2020

July 14, 2010 | 12:23am CEToriginal
The strong growth will occur mainly in the segment of the driving gear components, while a decrease can be expected in the segment of mechanical parts. Development in navigations...
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Sales of Auto Esa up by 14% to 658 used cars in June

July 14, 2010 | 12:07am CEToriginal
This result imitates the development of the new-car market. The best-selling model is the Skoda Fabia, followed in the Top 10 by...
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Mazda 50:50: One-year interest-free loan from Credium with two payments received damage liability for CZK 1 per month from July

July 13, 2010 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
This expanded menu has been prepared with Ceska pojistovna. Other conditions of this offer have been preserved…
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Peugeot to produce next model with Malaysian carmaker NAZA from H2 2011

July 13, 2010 | 11:33pm CEToriginal
It will be a sedan, which will follow the already produced Peugeot 207. Planned volume of the production...
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Tatra wants to expand worldwide, considering assembly plants in Eastern Europe and Asia

July 13, 2010 | 04:14am CEToriginal
The company also sees potential in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Canada or Australia. The considered sites, the possibility of individual markets, a shift to automatic gearboxes...
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Prices of cars sold on Czech market dropped by 0.7% m/m in June

July 13, 2010 | 01:46am CEToriginal
While new cars became cheaper, used cars went up. Prices of spare parts have fallen, prices of service works stagnated. Detailed information...
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Prices of new cars in EU up by 1.1% in 2009, fell by 0.6% in real terms

July 13, 2010 | 01:35am CEToriginal
In the Czech Republic, nominal prices fell by 9%, the real ones by 9.4%. The drop in prices was 11% in Slovakia. Data for other EU countries, the prices of repairs, maintenance and spare parts...
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