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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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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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PwC: Volume of automotive mergers and acquisitions up 4 times in 2009, but their number decreased by 3%

June 9, 2010 | 03:59am CEToriginal
The significant increase in the value of M&A was influenced by activities of the U.S. Treasury. Outlook for the industry and property changes...
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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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Automotive Industry Association acquired accreditation for AutoAdapt program at second attempt

June 9, 2010 | 12:20am CEToriginal
However, subsidies for this project aimed at enhancing the adaptability of workers in the automobile industry were reduced by 25% to...
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Tomas Hejda left CSOB Pojistovna, Petr Milata became new spokesman

June 9, 2010 | 12:06am CEToriginal
Milata thus moved from internal to external communication within the company. Hejda’s new position…
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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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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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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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China prepares program to promote sales of hybrid and electric vehicles, testing it in 5 cities

June 7, 2010 | 03:09am CEToriginal
For hybrids, the grant will be up to EUR 6,000, for electric vehicles up to EUR 7,100. Compared with Europe, the amount of support...
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Russia intends to double amount on scrap bonus

June 7, 2010 | 02:47am CEToriginal
Thanks to the scrap bonus, sales of new cars in Russia grew for the first time, since the beginning of the crisis, in April, namely by 20%. To the original RUB 10 billion there should be added...
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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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Mercedes-Benz agreed with taxi service City Taxi on delivery of cars in Czech Rep

June 4, 2010 | 12:49am CEToriginal
General agreement for 3 years guarantees annual deliveries of 40 cars. Offer of models, financing, service, strategy, other brands considered...
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General Motors increased its planned investment in Brazil by EUR 300 million

June 4, 2010 | 12:14am CEToriginal
The carmaker already announced in March that it would invest in the modernization of production EUR 600 million. Location, a new production of the Chevrolet...
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Slovak PSA plant shortly suspended production due to floods, another shutdown possibly on Monday

June 3, 2010 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is a flooded factory of its supplier Kongsberg Automotive, on which the production of the PSA plant in Trnava depends…
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Kia Motors strengthened marketing team for Martin Racman in Czech Rep

June 3, 2010 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
He took the newly created position of a dealer marketing coordinator. Racman came to Kia Motors Czech from the company…
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Citroen aims to strengthen fleet sales in Czech Rep, it set up separate department for wholesale business

June 3, 2010 | 02:20am CEToriginal
Evzen Soucek became the head of the new department, previously working at a Japanese carmaker...
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Renault to reportedly move production of Trafic van to France, requires this even from partners Nissan and Opel

June 2, 2010 | 04:50am CEToriginal
It is to happen with arrival of a new generation; plants in Spain and Great Britain would thus lose this production. A plant under consideration, the initiation of production of a new Trafic/Primastar/Vivaro...
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Christopher Palombo left Czech representation of Peugeot

June 2, 2010 | 03:57am CEToriginal
The position of general manager in Peugeot Ceska republika has been taken over by Yann Carnoy. Palombo’s new post and Carnoy’s previous…
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Auto Esa opened used car shop aimed only at Skoda brand in Prague

June 2, 2010 | 02:12am CEToriginal
It is the company’s third bazaar based in Prague. The location, capacity, current offer, introductory action and innovative websites Autoesa.cz and Skodovky.cz...
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