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Volkswagen makes major personnel changes in distribution in Czech Rep

October 7, 2013 | 03:44am CEToriginal
These relate to Skoda Auto and also Porsche Czech Republic. Dismissals of Petr Pecenka and other managers, the alleged reasons, rotation...
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Wustenrot merged Marketing and PR in Czech Rep

October 2, 2013 | 11:17pm CEToriginal
Tereza Vrankova became the head of the new department. Katerina Moravcova (Bila), Ivana Kryglova...
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SkoFIN changed brand for SME, to launch campaign on operating lease

September 29, 2013 | 10:42pm CEToriginal
Reason for the claim change, the author and details of the campaign, the use of guerilla marketing, microsite, maintenance in two variants, the kilometre tolerance band...
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Car Group entered in car rental and loan provision business in Czech Rep

September 26, 2013 | 07:53am CEToriginal
Short-term bridging loans, long-term lease of Skoda cars for 9 or 12 months, additional services, details...
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Sikora (CAP): Legal changes in Czech Rep to increase cost of damage liability by 20%

September 26, 2013 | 02:30am CEToriginal
Loss rate of this kind of insurance in the last two years, the announced rate increase, the growth of compensation for damage to health, fixing prices for three years ahead from Generali...
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Arval holds seminar on alternative drives in Prague on October 10

September 23, 2013 | 10:43pm CEToriginal
The event is intended for current and prospective clients. Speakers from Arval, BMW, Nissan, Peugeot, Volkswagen and CEZ, registration...
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New Civil Code: Insurers in Czech Rep must change all contracts, consumer to be more protected

September 23, 2013 | 10:23pm CEToriginal
The expected boom of liability insurance policies, more transparent arrangement of an insurance contract, fairer compensation for health damages, growth of rates...
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Uniqa bought insurance stock of Direct in Czech Rep

September 19, 2013 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
The agreement has already been approved by the CNB. The process of the integration of Direct clients into Uniqa is thus ending. The number of clients who went over to Uniqa last year...
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Auto Palace apparently to terminate sale of some brands in Czech Rep

September 18, 2013 | 07:38am CEToriginal
This is part of extensive restructuring of AutoBinck’s activities in Central Europe. The affected brands and locations, the dealer situation in the region...
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SkoFIN changed its media agency after few years

September 17, 2013 | 03:08am CEToriginal
So far, the purchase of advertising space has been provided by MindShare. The new partner is already working for Volkswagen Group...
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Wustenrot introduced new types of additional insurance to damage liability in Czech Rep and transfer of bonus to accident insurance

September 17, 2013 | 12:05am CEToriginal
These are features typical for accident insurance. A rapidly growing bonus, a Multibonus discount on another car, an advertising campaign…
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Opel 500: Opel prepared an offer on 500 vehicles with discounts and bonuses in Czech Rep and Slovakia

September 16, 2013 | 11:22pm CEToriginal
The term, models, discounts, a free roof rack, winter tires when using financing, microsites...
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Peugeot Professional Roadshow 2013: Peugeot organizes LCV roadshow in Czech Rep

September 12, 2013 | 10:57pm CEToriginal
Dates, cities, Dangel AWD vehicles, financial product Maxi 7000, a free service contract, the competition for CCS cards, last year's results...
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Cebia and Skoda Auto expanded cooperation in Skoda Plus program in Czech Rep

September 11, 2013 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
Skoda started displaying Cebia Reports at the website Skodaplus.cz. Growth in the number of participating dealers, on-line verification of execution or insolvency of the client when repurchasing...
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Best non-life insurance company in Czech Rep in 2013: Fifth year of competition successful for Kooperativa, Ceska pojistovna and Uniqa

September 11, 2013 | 11:10pm CEToriginal
Allianz and Wustenrot have been doing well, too. The results in each category, award-winning products of Uniqa Safeline Rent+ and Allianz iAuto, KPMG comment...
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Toyota to organize next test weekend in Czech Rep focused on new models and HEVs

September 11, 2013 | 10:59pm CEToriginal
Date of the event, financing with zero increase, results of the first test weekend in the spring of 2013...
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Skoda introduced a new business strategy in Czech Rep – special models only with funding from SkoFIN

September 11, 2013 | 04:25am CEToriginal
Prices, equipment and editions of the Rapid Spaceback, a 4-year warranty and winter wheels included, recommended stock cars, the differences in the pricelists of the Rapid liftback and hatchback...
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Michal Slajs left SkoFIN after three years

September 9, 2013 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
He worked in the Volkswagen Group for nine years. The management of the fleet department was given to...
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Ford began offering branded operating lease in Czech Rep

September 2, 2013 | 11:45pm CEToriginal
Financial partner, variants of Ford Lease, target group, dealers’ availability, business plan, fleet market in the Czech Republic according to Fleet Partners , the new Ford Connect...
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Fabiobrani 2013: Skoda prepared two special models for Fabia in Czech Rep

September 2, 2013 | 11:26pm CEToriginal
Equipment levels and prices of the Fabia GLX and the Fabia SLX, air conditioning and extended warranty included in the price, a discount for funding from SkoFIN, a campaign from agency Intuo…
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Secar Bohemia agreed with Davo Car on sale of Sherlog car security

September 2, 2013 | 11:16pm CEToriginal
This is Secar’s second collaboration with used car dealer after Auto Esa. Two variants of car monitoring and searching, the growing interest of thieves in used cars for spare parts...
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Czech Post will have 700 CNG vehicles in fleet by end of 2013, would like to have 3,000 prospectively

September 2, 2013 | 11:06pm CEToriginal
Savings in H1, expanding the network of filling stations and CNG consumption growth in the Czech Republic, the success of Peugeot diesel vehicles in a tender for the supply of CNG vans thanks to TCO...
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Sikora (CAP): Damage liability in Czech Rep to be more expensive by about 15 % in 2014

September 2, 2013 | 02:35am CEToriginal
Three reasons for price rising, the new amount of the hourly rate of fire fighters, innovative premium prescriptions at Generali...
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Opel to rename program of sale of quality used vehicles

August 29, 2013 | 03:31am CEToriginal
The new name instead of G2, rebranding in the first countries in Europe including the Czech Republic, partners and the involvement of dealers in the Czech market...
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Prague Car Festival 2013: Exhibition of tuning cars to be held in Prague in late August

August 25, 2013 | 11:01pm CEToriginal
The exhibitors will include AAA Auto, Kaipan, D.A.S. or CZ Biom. Accompanying program, details...
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