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Autocentrum Duba intends to further expand, founder’s share in company sold

January 21, 2010 | 02:03am CEToriginal
The aim of this transaction is to strengthen the company and prepare it for further expansion in sales and cars servicing. Furthermore, the company has strengthened even regarding the management...
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Porsche Panamera in Czech Rep: Sales plan excess, winner of contest Car of the Year 2010 in its category

January 21, 2010 | 12:50am CEToriginal
In four months of 2009, Porsche Inter Auto sold 56 Panamera cars and this year expecting to sell...
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Cebia increases number of service records in system Autotracer, offering cooperation to other companies

January 19, 2010 | 02:34am CEToriginal
Cebia Report has been already given to customers at Esa Auto, AAA Auto, Skoda Plus and auto-plus dealers. Cebia is now negotiating with...
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Sixt car rental expanded its fleet by 103 cars Seat in Czech Rep

January 19, 2010 | 01:56am CEToriginal
Originally, there were 80 cars Ibiza and Leon, at the end of 2009 23 cars Exeo sedan and station wagon were added...
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AAA Auto extended guarantees, providing all cars over CZK 100,000 with Cebia Report

January 18, 2010 | 01:23am CEToriginal
The company newly guarantees that the car was not flooded during the floods, but mainly the mileage...
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Sales of Jaguar and Land Rover cars on Czech market to be managed by carmaker itself

January 15, 2010 | 05:09am CEToriginal
Jaguar Land Rover is yet another carmaker which has taken an importer’s licence in the Czech Republic over from a local partner. The composition of the dealer network...
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AAA Auto, Auto Esa: Demand for luxury used cars starting to revive

January 13, 2010 | 12:37am CEToriginal
Used car dealers expect growth in demand for used cars of domestic brand Skoda as well. In 2009, Auto Esa increased sales by...
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Already third Czech dealer received Volkswagen’s highest dealer award

January 11, 2010 | 02:10am CEToriginal
Diamond pin was won by Jiří Polcr from the company Top Centrum car in Kyjov. Joining the Josef Fojtik (Auto Jarov) and John Heller (Heller Auto)...
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Independent dealer AutoNagy plans to obtain authorized BMW service in Chomutov

January 6, 2010 | 11:58pm CEToriginal
Company specializing in BMW and Land Rover cars has recently opened a new showroom in the Lipska Street...
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Fiat complains at UOHS due to Czech Post supply tender for CZK 300 million

January 6, 2010 | 11:25pm CEToriginal
The tender has been won by company A. Charouz supplying Ford Transit. Consortium of Fiat-Stratos Auto does not like the tender’s conditions - payload and references...
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Invelt opened showroom in Stodulky, Prague 5 as its third in Czech Rep

January 6, 2010 | 10:40pm CEToriginal
The company reopened complex of BMW, Mini and Alpina brands including a large service facility and the LifeStyle Shop in western suburbs of Prague…
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AAA Auto changes financial head after half a year again

January 6, 2010 | 06:47pm CEToriginal
This post will be filled with CEO´s representative Jiri Trnka. He will replace Jan Barak in the position, who…
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Auto Esa offers valuable gifts for buying car in cash in January

January 6, 2010 | 05:17pm CEToriginal
However, the various allowances, gifts and bonuses have applied to buying a car through financing so far. Other special offers also continue in Auto Esa…
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BMW took after passenger cars also motorcycle importer license in Czech Rep

January 6, 2010 | 12:34am CEToriginal
It happened three years after the carmaker took the import of BMW passenger cars from AuTec Group. Diplomat sales...
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Auto Diskont offers free navigation with each car above CZK 20,000

January 4, 2010 | 04:38pm CEToriginal
With a car that costs more than CZK 100,000, customers can then choose free winter tires instead of the navigation. The best-selling cars of the year 2009…
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Halfords opened its shop with fast service in Borska Pole, Plzen, second one in city

December 13, 2009 | 10:32pm CEToriginal
Totally, it is the sixth branch in the Czech Republic. An analysis carried out by Halfords shows that in case of several price levels of products, customers decide for...
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Auto Esa offers guarantee service for free when buying car in action

December 9, 2009 | 08:38pm CEToriginal
The company has also prepared a series of bonuses when using funding. Guarantee service applies to the first implementation of selected servicing operations...
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Auto Esa tests car auction through Internet

December 7, 2009 | 10:10pm CEToriginal
The auctions are provided on-line and they take place every Tuesday at 3pm. Auto Esa places about 20 cars in the auction being published a day in advance...
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Home Credit: Czechs take away 7-year old car of lower middle class from used car shops most often

December 7, 2009 | 05:34pm CEToriginal
An average customer decided for hire sale financing get a credit of CZK 126,000 and pays it off for 51 months. The most popular brands and the difference in preference of men and women…
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Hyundai has new dealership in Trebic, showroom has been opened by Auto Activity there

December 7, 2009 | 03:54pm CEToriginal
Auto Activity is now operating in five premises in Vysocina region and in the neighborhood where it is dedicated to brands Ford, Mazda and newly also to Hyundai...
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Second European importer of Chinese cars went bankrupt this year already - HSO Motors Europe

December 2, 2009 | 11:10pm CEToriginal
A. Charouz is still interested in bringing Brilliance brand on Czech and Slovak markets and will negotiate with the new European distributor…
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Auto Activity bought showrooms of former Ford dealer and took up another brand

December 2, 2009 | 09:14pm CEToriginal
The company thus operates in five premises in Vysocina and the neighbourhood. New brand Huyndai found a place in Trebic where Auto Activity replaced company…
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AAA Auto got to profit along with downturn of revenues by 46.3% in Q1-3

November 27, 2009 | 03:55pm CEToriginal
Car sales went down by 41.6% to 29,226 cars in Q1-3 due to shutting down foreign branches and the economic recession. The number of cars sold in Q3 declined by 36.2% to…
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Porsche initiated advantageous service program for owners of more than seven-year old car in Czech Rep

November 25, 2009 | 06:19pm CEToriginal
Those can avail of a care of brand Porsche Centers in Prague and Brno and they will also receive a 20% discount for spare parts and a lower hourly rate…
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AAA Auto prepared program of car fleet optimization for small and mid-sized companies

November 25, 2009 | 05:17pm CEToriginal
It offers them to buy out a car from leasing or credit, car fleet reduction and replacing cars with smaller ones. AAA Auto wants to increase sales to entrepreneurs…
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