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Sales (deliveries to customers) of Volkswagen Group down by 1.1% in February (VW -1.7%; Škoda +9.3%; SEAT+Cupra +22%; VW Commercial Vehicles +13.9%; Audi -13.4%; Bentley -34.4%; Lamborghini -14.3%; Porsche -7.2%; MAN -4.2%; VW Truck & Bus -15.7%; Scania +24.6%; Navistar -20.9%)

March 22, 2024 | 10:26am CETflash

GlobalData: Global new light vehicle sales down by 2.8% to 6.06 million in February (Western Europe +9.4% to 1.01 million; Eastern Europe including Turkey and Russia +20.2% to 323,062)

March 20, 2024 | 01:47pm CETflash

Central and Eastern European (CEE) Automotive Forum 2024: Notus Events wants to resume automotive conference with matchmaking (B2B) meetings in Budapest, Hungary after Adam Smith Conferences after three years (7th year in 2021), moving 8th year from April 10-11 for 2025

March 20, 2024 | 01:38pm CETflash

Aures Holdings sold nearly 8,550 used vehicles in AAA Auto, Mototechna, Auto Diskont car centers in February, record of almost 16,500 cars and vans (+13%) in first two months. In addition, February was record in Czechia, Slovakia as well as Poland

March 20, 2024 | 01:32pm CETflash

ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia down by 0.2% m/m in February, by 2.8% y/y (new: +0.4%, +1.7%; used: -0.7%, -5.6%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (-0.2%, -2.8%), spare parts and accessories (+1.7%, +5.6%), fuels and oils (+4.3%, +1.2%), service works (+1%, +8.2%)

March 18, 2024 | 04:51pm CETflash

GlobalData confirmed 2024 Western European new car sales outlook at 12.1 million (+4.7%)

March 18, 2024 | 04:44pm CETflash

Vitesco Technologies (Vitesco Technologies Czech Republic) sold production of pneumatic comfort seats in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechia (massage seat systems for Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, Audi A8, Audi Q7, Bentley, Porsche cars in 4000 sqm hall S) to Continental Automotive

March 18, 2024 | 04:37pm CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Electric / electrified vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 27% to 201,037 units (120,536 BEVs, +29%; 80,501 PHEVs, +24%) in January, representing 19.9% share in total registrations (penetration, +2.5pp). Tesla Model Y (11,475 cars, +60%) was best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV), followed by Tesla Model 3 (6,478, +344%), Volvo XC40 (4,423, +43%), Škoda Enyaq (3,992, +36%) and MG4 (3,574, +56%). Volvo XC60 (4,194, +55%) was best-selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV), followed by Ford Kuga (3,687, +16%), Audi A3 (2,963, +291%), BMW 3 Series (2,687, +13%) and Mercedes GLC (2,600, +281%)

March 18, 2024 | 04:30pm CETflash

For Caravan 2024: Ford Motor Company, Auto-Moto Riegger (Isuzu), Centrum Moravia (Mercedes-Benz), Dajbych Plus (Ineos, Isuzu), SVA Třebíč/SVA Cars, Alba One/Vivibox, ASN Hakr Brno, Auto Moto Přikryl, Backi Adventure, BezKempu.cz, Blue Rent, Caravan Centrum Pardubice, Caravan Metropol, Compact - Service/Shop4x4.cz, CWN/CampingWorld Neugebauer, Hykro, Karavany Lubná, KOV Velim, Life Style Camper, OP Servis, Rakar, Ravver, Rebuild-Car, Resl Group, Ronal, RV Evolution, Sherlog Technology, Tent4rent, Thule, TopTrade, Visu to join 15th motor home, caravan/camper exhibition in Prague, Czechia (March 15-17)

March 15, 2024 | 04:58pm CETflash

Tesla resumed production in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany (Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg with 12,500 employees; 6,000 Model Y BEVs/week) on March 13 after power sabotage

March 15, 2024 | 04:45pm CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Dacia Sandero (25,038 registered vehicles, +20%) was best-selling car in Europe (28 countries) in January, followed by Volkswagen Golf (18,563, +62%), Toyota Yaris Cross (17,320, +8%), Škoda Octavia (16,510, +74%) and Peugeot 208 (16,486, +24%)

March 15, 2024 | 04:38pm CETflash

Volkswagen cuts production of some BEVs in March (cancellation of some shifts, suspension of production for some days) – VW ID.4 and ID.7 in Emden, Germany, ID.4, ID .5, Audi Q4 e-Tron and Q4 Sportback e-Tron in Zwickau, Škoda Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé in Mladá Boleslav, Czechia – due to shortage of APP550 210 kW electric motors from Volkswagen Group Components plant in Kassel

March 14, 2024 | 02:48pm CETflash

GlobalData: New car sales in Western Europe up by 8.2% to 867,375 in February. Sales to grow by 4.7% to 12.1 million in 2024

March 14, 2024 | 02:39pm CETflash

VDA: Car production in Germany down by 2% y/y in February, export stagnated

March 14, 2024 | 02:31pm CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Electric car (BEV) market share in Europe (34 countries) reached 15% in 2023 (Scandinavia-5 46%, Northern/Central-8 19%, Southern-8 9.4%, Eastern-13 5.3%), in Russia 0.3%. Highest penetration in Norway (82%), Iceland (53%), Sweden (39%), Denmark (36%), Finland (34%), Netherlands (31%), Luxembourg (23%), Switzerland (21%), Belgium (20%), Austria (20%), Ireland (19%), Germany (18%), Portugal (18%), UK (17%), France (17%) and Malta (17%), lowest in Serbia (0.8%), Slovakia (2.6%), Croatia (2.9%), Czechia (3%), Poland (3.6%), Italy (4.2%), Greece (4.8%), Bulgaria (4.8%), Hungary (5.4%), Spain (5.7%), Cyprus (6.2%), Turkey (6.7%), Estonia (6.8%), Lithuania (7.9%), Latvia (9%), Slovenia (9%), Romania (11%) and Ukraine (12%)

March 12, 2024 | 09:42am CETflash

Auto UH Group (Fiat, Fiat Professional, Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen, VW Commercial Vehicles, SEAT, Škoda, Cupra, Jeep dealer, Audi and Mercedes-Benz service in Uherské Hradiště, Staré Město, Zlín and Jihlava, Czechia) fined of CZK 2.3 million (EUR 90,800) for acquisition of C&K (Toyota, Lexus, Subaru dealer in Brno) 26 months before transaction approved by Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS), reducing by 20% to CZK 1.84 million (EUR 72,600) in settlement

March 12, 2024 | 09:37am CETflash

Volkswagen to suspend production of ICE cars in Emden, Germany for most of March. Automaker ended production of Passat B8 (Passat B9 is launched in Bratislava, Slovakia) and Arteon (without direct successor) at plant, production of Arteon Shooting Brake to return here from Osnabrück. Affected employees in Emden to move to production of BEVs (ID.4, ID.7, ID.7 Tourer), switching from one-shift to two-shift operation

March 12, 2024 | 09:32am CETflash

SDA: New car registrations in Czechia up by 8.9% in February (vans +37.1%; trucks -13.4%; buses +340%; motorcycles +34.3%; trailers+semitrailers +1.5%)

March 12, 2024 | 09:29am CETflash

SMMT: New car registrations in UK up by 14% in February (vans up to 3.5 tonnes +2.2%; trucks up to 6 tonnes +53.4%)

March 12, 2024 | 09:24am CETflash

AR Servis (Tibiq Automotive Holding; Škoda, Hyundai dealer in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechia) closed Peugeot dealership (car, van service remained), replacing it with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand. Simultaneously company to build new Hyundai showroom, construction to be provided by RM-Bau

March 8, 2024 | 01:52pm CETflash

Tesla plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany (Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg with 12,500 employees; 6,000 Model Y BEVs/week) to be without electricity until end of next week (March 17) after sabotage by Vulkan Gruppe (Volcano Group). E.DIS (E.ON Group) working on provisional repair of damaged pylon

March 8, 2024 | 01:46pm CETflash

AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: 109,600 used cars (1,639 HEVs, +210 m/m, +604 y/y; 985 BEVs, +229 m/m, +452 y/y) advertised in Czechia in February with mean value (median) of price of CZK 215,000 (EUR 8,480; +CZK 5,000/+2.4% m/m, +CZK 15,000/+7.5% y/y). Offer grew by 8,600 cars (+8.5%) m/m, by 14,849 cars (+15.7%) y/y

March 8, 2024 | 01:40pm CETflash

e-Salon, e-Technology 2023: 109 exhibitors (+25.3%, 2022: 87) and 23,042 visitors (+12%, 20,573), who completed 2,228 test drives (+22.2%, 1,823), joined 5th clean mobility, technologies and solutions for clean mobility fair in Prague, Czechia (November 9-12)

March 8, 2024 | 01:28pm CETflash

AutoWallis Group (SsangYong distributor in Czechia, dealer of BMW cars and motorcycles and Mini vehicles in Hungary and Slovenia, representative of total of 23 brands in 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe/CEE; revenues of HUF 366 billion/EUR 925 million and sales of 44,909 vehicles in 2023) to acquire 80% stake in NC Auto (BMW dealerships, BMW Motorrad and Mini service centers in Hradec Králové, Prague and Pardubice, Czechia detached in 2023 from Stratos Auto – Iveco and Kia dealer in Hradec Králové; sales of 737 new and used BMW cars in 2023, +13.4%) from founder (Martin Strakoš), increasing it to 100% within two years. Transaction still needs to be approved by Czech competition authority (ÚOHS)

March 6, 2024 | 05:44pm CETflash

Tesla suspended production in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany (Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg with 12,500 employees; 6,000 Model Y BEVs/week) on March 5 due to power outage caused by power pole fire claimed by German left-wing radical group Vulkan Gruppe (Volcano Group). Fire not spread to plant, shutdown to last at least until beginning of next week and to cause losses in high hundreds of millions of euros (1,000 vehicles remained unfinished on Tuesday alone). Automaker plans to double factory's capacity to 100 GWh of battery production and 1 million cars per year from current roughly 500,000, and needs to cut down adjacent forest to do so, which is opposed by many nearby residents and environmental activists

March 6, 2024 | 05:38pm CETflash

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