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Emerge (company with more than 800 employees in Bakov nad Jizerou, Bezděčín, Mladá Boleslav, Plazy, Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Liberec, Trutnov, Náchod, Červený Kostelec, Nové Město nad Metují and Prague, Czechia providing services in areas of logistics, pressworking, measurement, manufacturing, welding; customers, projects: Škoda Auto, Volkswagen Slovakia/Superb+Passat, Carbody Czech Republic/Jaguar+Stellantis, Tenneco CA Czech Republic, Magna Exteriors, Siemens; turnover of CZK 3.56 billion/EUR 141 million in 2023) won order from Škoda Auto for logistics services for Mladá Boleslav plant (reception, storage, picking of parts for production provided in Nepřevázka, Bezděčín). Parent company Emerge Industry began to engage outside automotive industry when it acquired Léčebné lázně Bohdaneč, Lázně Teplice nad Bečvou (Spa Business Development, Spa Vision)
January 21, 2025 | 04:54pm CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU up by 5.1% in December, by 0.8% to 10.63 million in 2024 (Volkswagen +5.9%, +3.2%; Stellantis -7.3%, -7.2%; Renault +16.4%, +1.9%; Toyota +31.1%, +17.5%; Hyundai +2.3%, -5.8%; BMW -8.8%, -0.6%; Mercedes-Benz -5%, -2.6%; Ford -11.1%, -13.7%; Volvo Cars -2.1%, +28%; Tesla +5.9%, -13.1%; Nissan +0.9%, +1.4%; Suzuki -3.1%, +12%; SAIC -1.2%, +6.7%; Mazda +4.5%, -5.3%; Jaguar Land Rover +9.8%, -8.3%; Mitsubishi +40.2%, +43.7%; Honda +8.6%, +21.5%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV -10.2%, -5.9%; PHEV +4.9%, -6.8%; HEV+MHEV +33.1%, +20.9%; FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol +4.7%, +1.4%; petrol -1.8%, -4.8%; diesel -15%, -11.4%). Battery electric vehicles (13.6% share) surpassed diesel cars (11.9%) again in 2024
January 21, 2025 | 04:44pm CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: 907,000 used cars (BEV: 0.8% share, 7,250 vehicles; HEV: 1.5%, 13,600) advertised in Czechia in 2024 with mean value (median) of price of CZK 204,382 (EUR 8,110, +2.7% y/y). Offer grew by 92,100 cars (+11.3%) y/y. Top 5 best-selling used electric vehicles include BMW i3, Tesla Model 3, Škoda Enyaq, Hyundai Kona, Tesla Model S
January 21, 2025 | 04:28pm CETflashread more
GlobalData: Global new light vehicle sales up by 6.3% to 8.63 million in December, by 2.1% to 88.64 million in 2024 (Western Europe +4.5% to 1.15 million, +0.9% to 13.38 million; Eastern Europe including Turkey and Russia +8.2% to 470,240, +15.3% to 4.64 million)
January 20, 2025 | 06:25pm CETflashread more
SDA: Imports (first registrations) of used cars to Czechia down by 8.8% to 140,397 in 2024 (lowest result in last 10 years, 2014: 120,408) with decrease in average age by 0.1 to 10.5 years (vehicles up to 1 year: from share of 3.6% to 2.9%, 1-3 years: from 6.8% to 6.3%, 3-5 years: from 15.5% to 15.7%, 5-10 years: from 25.2% to 26.1%, 10-15 years: from 25.8% to 25.8%, over 15 years: from 23.2% to 23.2%)
January 20, 2025 | 06:16pm CETflashread more
USA added Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL; manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries in China, Germany, Hungary; customers: BMW, Ford, Geely, Honda, Hyundai, Li Auto, Mercedes, Nio, Nissan, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen) to blacklist of companies cooperating with Chinese military when US Department of Defense updated this list on January 7 in accordance with Section 1260H of National Defense Authorization Act. CATL has never engaged in any military-related business or activities, so this designation by Department of Defense is mistake, company responded. Blacklist currently includes 134 companies such as ChemChina, Huawei, SMIC, DJI, Tencent
January 20, 2025 | 06:07pm CETflashread more
GlobalData increased 2025 Western European new car sales outlook by 30,000 units from 11.71 million to 11.74 million (+1.6%)
January 19, 2025 | 09:40pm CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia down by 0.3% m/m in December, by 0.6% y/y (new: +0.1%, +2.3%; used: -0.4%, -2.4%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (+0.0%, -3.2%), spare parts and accessories (-0.7%, +4.1%), fuels and oils (+0.4%, -2.6%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+0.0%, +8.8%)
January 19, 2025 | 09:34pm CETflashread more
United States to ban Chinese, Russian software (starting with Model Year 2027), hardware (MY2030) in connected road vehicles on US roads. On January 14, Department of Commerce issued final rule that will prohibit sale and import of hardware and software systems (automated/autonomous driving systems/ADS, vehicle connectivity systems/VCS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular and satellite connectivity) of connected passenger cars (not yet commercial vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds/4.5 tons), as well as completed connected cars from China and Russia. This is result of investigation that President Joe Biden's administration launched in February 2024 to ensure that automotive supply chains are resilient and secure from foreign adversary cyber threats (espionage, hacking attacks). Beyond risks to critical infrastructure, Department of Commerce assesses that certain hardware and software used in connected vehicles could enable mass collection of sensitive information, including geolocation data, audio and video recordings, and other pattern-of-life analysis. In developing this rule, Department consulted with industry to ensure any actions maximally protect US national security, while minimizing unintended consequences or disruptions to market, White House added
January 19, 2025 | 09:21pm CETflashread more
Automotive Seating Innovation 2025: Automotive IQ (IQPC) to hold 18th conference on capabilities of next-generation seating designs (smart seats) integrating comfort, safety, sustainability, appearance, interactions in Munich, Germany on February 4-6. Representatives of BMW Group, Bugatti Rimac, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover), Shawmut Corporation, Suzuki Motor, Lectra, Yanfeng Seating, Adient to speak at event
January 16, 2025 | 03:51pm CETflashread more
Aures Holdings sold record 108,661 used vehicles in 2024 (+10.7%) at AAA Auto, Mototechna and Auto Diskont car centers, including almost 60,000 in Czechia (2023: 53,949 cars, vans). BEV sales doubled to 900, demand for HEVs increased by 68% to nearly 5,000. Our goal is to grow sales at same pace in 2025, and therefore we will continue to focus on expanding and renovating existing car centers and opening new ones, Topolová said
January 16, 2025 | 03:37pm CETflashread more
SMMT: New car registrations in UK down by 0.2% in December, up by 2.6% to 1.95 million in 2024 (vans up to 3.5 tonnes -8.3%, +3% to 351,834; trucks up to 6 tonnes +106.6%, +59.6% to 9,259). Individual fuel/power types performed differently in 2024 (BEV: 381,970 +21.4%; PHEV: 167,178 +18.3%; HEV: 261,398 +9.6%; petrol: 1.02 million -4.4%; diesel: 123,104 -13.6%). United Kingdom fleet's average CO2 emissions fell by 6.2% to 102.1 g/km (2023: 108.9 g/km)
January 16, 2025 | 03:32pm CETflashread more
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