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National Development Bank (NRB) accepted applications for 2,261 electric vehicles, 846 charging stations in Czechia during more than two and half months (12 weeks, March 18 – June 6) since launch of Electromobility Guarantee program (guarantee for loan and subsidy for battery or fuel cell electric vehicle and charging stations for companies and entrepreneurs). Bank concluded 1,598 guarantee contracts, approved another 111 applications, now assessing 404 applications, rejected two applications
June 10, 2024 | 01:48pm CETflashread more
The Battery Show, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe 2024: Informa to hold conference, exhibition on battery, electric & hybrid vehicle technologies in Stuttgart, Germany on June 18-20. Representatives of Volvo Group, Audi, BMW, Daimler Truck, Polestar, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Porsche Consulting, Roland Berger, Verkor, PowerCo, Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE Technologies, Fortescue Group), Umicore, Circulor, Systemiq, Battery Associates, Basquevolt, Schneider Electric, CATL, Eirich, Siemens, PEM Motion, ACC (Automotive Cells Company), StoreDot, Fraunhofer IPK to speak at conference, 1131 exhibitors to join trade fair
June 10, 2024 | 01:39pm CETflashread more
J.D. Power, GlobalData cut 2024 global new light-vehicle sales outlook by 100,000 cars, vans from 89.2 million (+3%) to 89.1 million (+3%). Given higher volatility and inconsistent performance across markets, outlook for this year is virtually unchanged. There is some downward pressure from markets across Asia that could pull global market down slightly as we progress through 2024. Pricing trends, geopolitical risk and overall performance of economies around world continue to be key drivers in near-term auto market, Schuster (GlobalData) said
June 10, 2024 | 01:34pm CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: 113,040 used cars (1,641 HEVs, +1.9% m/m, +12.3% y/y; 984 BEVs, +4.7% m/m, +9.3% y/y) advertised in Czechia in May with mean value (median) of price of CZK 200,000 (EUR 8,140; -0.5% m/m, -5% y/y). Offer fell by 5,634 cars (-4.7%) m/m, by 12,580 cars (-10%) y/y
June 10, 2024 | 01:29pm CETflashread more
Emil Frey: Olivier Parry to move to headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland as COO for Central and Southern Europe (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro). Jiří Picek to become new head of group in Czechia (Kia, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota dealerships in Prague; distribution of Subaru and Stellantis brands – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Opel, Peugeot) on July 1, returning from Poland
June 7, 2024 | 11:41am CETflashread more
Tesla to suspend vehicle and drive production in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany (Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg with 12,500 employees; 6,000 Model Y BEVs/week) for five days (June 7, 14, 17, 27, 28), foundry and production of battery cells not to be affected by shutdown
June 7, 2024 | 11:35am CETflashread more
Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) 2024: Aimtec, German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce (ČNOPK/DTIHK, AHK) to hold 23rd conference on logistics in automotive industry in Pilsen, Czechia on June 18. Representatives of Rehau Automotive, Forvia Hella, Continental Automotive, Aisin Europe Manufacturing Czech, The Battery Lifecycle Company (BLC, Rhenus/TSR), SAP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Replug Me to speak at event
June 4, 2024 | 04:44pm CETflashread more
PFA: New car registrations in France down by 2.9% in May (vans up to 5.1 tonnes +2.3%; trucks +5.5%)
June 4, 2024 | 04:32pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Sales of Chinese automakers in Europe reached 79,240 new cars (21 out of 30 brands) in Q1, representing market share of 2.3%. Of these, 33,000 Chinese vehicles registered in March (+0.7%). MG (58,524 units) was best-selling brand in Q1, followed by BYD (7,602), DR (5,922), Lynk & Co (1,711), GWM (1,121), Xpeng (1,036), Zeekr (466), Nio (401), Maxus (338), Omoda/Chery (330), EMC/Eurasia Motor Company (313), Sportequipe (301), DFSK/Dongfeng Sokon (282), Aiways (192), Beijing/BAIC (165), Jump Engine (152), Hongqi (112), Geely (93), JAC (88), Forthing (66) and CMC/Cirelli Motor Company (25)
June 3, 2024 | 04:49pm CETflashread more
CarTec Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce, BMW Motorrad dealer in Ostrava, Liberec, Prague and Olomouc, service in Brno, Czechia) not rule out increasing number of branches through acquisition of other dealers. BMW interested in staying where it is, but reducing number of dealership owners, Kadlec said
June 3, 2024 | 04:42pm CETflashread more
National Development Bank (NRB) accepted more than 2,000 applications in Czechia during two and half months (11 weeks, March 18 – May 30) since launch of Electromobility Guarantee program (guarantee for loan and subsidy for battery or fuel cell electric vehicle and charging stations for companies and entrepreneurs). Bank concluded 1,470 guarantee contracts, approved another 94 applications, now assessing 428 applications
June 3, 2024 | 04:37pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Electric / electrified vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 12,1% to 220,005 units (144,588 BEVs, +15%; 75,417 PHEVs, +7%) in April, representing 20.4% share in total registrations (penetration, +0pp). Tesla Model Y (9,646 cars, -9%) was best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV), followed by Volvo EX30 (8,015, new), Volkswagen ID.4 (6,342, -3%), VW ID.3 (5,176, -12%) and BMW iX1 (4,393, +86%). Volvo XC60 (5,422, +50%) was best-selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV), followed by BMW X1 (3,342, +68%), Ford Kuga (2,791, -31%), Audi A3 (2,675, +496%) and Mercedes GLC (2,615, +63%)
May 31, 2024 | 12:47pm CETflashread more
AutoSAP: 12,581 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in April (-15.1%; 9,785 battery electric vehicles, -9.4%, 2,796 plug-in hybrids, -30.4%), of which 12,579 cars (-15.1%; Škoda: 6,931 BEVs, -6.2%, 1,025 PHEVs, -41.8%; Hyundai: 2,852 BEVs, -16.4%, 1,771 PHEVs, -21.4%) and 2 buses (SOR: 0 BEVs; Škoda Electric: 0 BEVs; Iveco: 2 BEVs)
May 31, 2024 | 12:22pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Dacia Sandero (25,803 registered vehicles, +38%) was best-selling car in Europe (28 countries) in April, followed by Volkswagen Golf (22,080, +67%), Renault Clio (19,747, +25%), Volkswagen T-Roc (19,475, +16%), Peugeot 208 (17,704, +18%), Toyota Yaris (17,512, +69%), Škoda Octavia (17,171, +34%), Citroën C3 (15,126, +98%), Ford Puma (14,868, +28%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (14,157, +4%)
May 31, 2024 | 12:15pm CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU up by 13.7% in April (Volkswagen +15.5%; Stellantis +1.7%; Renault +11%; Toyota +47.3%; Hyundai +1.7%; BMW +11.5%; Mercedes-Benz +4.2%; Ford -9.1%; Volvo Cars +63.5%; Nissan +14.3%; Tesla +3%; Suzuki +37.6%; Mazda +28.5%; SAIC +11.6%; Mitsubishi +20.9%; Jaguar Land Rover +8.1%; Honda +155.4%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV +14.8%, PHEV +3.7%, HEV+MHEV +33.1%, FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol +22.7%, petrol +7.3%, diesel +0.03%)
May 30, 2024 | 05:29pm CETflashread more
Future City Tech 2024: PowerHub to hold conference on sustainable urban vehicle fleet, shared urban transport in Říčany near Prague, Czechia on June 13 with accompanying program (Zuri, eForce, ParkedByMe). Representatives of Spel, IoMobility Solutions, T-Mobile, Nextbike, Citya Mobility, Kolovna, Ministry of Interior of Czech Republic to speak at event
May 29, 2024 | 04:50pm CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia up by 0.2% m/m in April, down by 1.2% y/y (new: +0.4%, +1.7%; used: +0.2%, -3.2%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (+0.3%, -0.6%), spare parts and accessories (-0.3%, +4.3%), fuels and oils (+2.7%, +8.4%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+0.9%, +8.3%)
May 29, 2024 | 04:27pm CETflashread more
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