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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG became Car of the Year 2011 in Czech Rep

January 20, 2011 | 02:10am CEToriginal
It has defeated four cheaper and more practical models, because the car price did not belong to major criteria this year...
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Renault Group significantly exceeded sales plan in Czech Rep in 2010, market share up by 1.2 pp

January 17, 2011 | 05:16am CEToriginal
The share of fleet sales, website visit rate, new models and limited editions in 2011, the first engine with a start-stop system...
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Sales of cars in EU fell by 3.2% in December, by 5.5% throughout 2010

January 17, 2011 | 04:55am CEToriginal
According to KPMG, the European market will return to growth in April 2011, in the coming years, there will be an increase of units of percents. Details of KPMG's perspective...
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IIR holding professional conference Auto 2011 in Prague in early February

January 17, 2011 | 04:49am CEToriginal
The ninth year of the event will be focused on economic impacts, HR, current trends, strategies of OEMs or HEV. Speakers at the conference will be...
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Sales of new vehicles under 3.5 tonnes in Slovakia in 2010 was lowest since 2004

January 12, 2011 | 03:40am CEToriginal
Registrations decreased by more than 20%. The fall in sales was also recorded by the dominant brand Skoda, but its market share increased...
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Sipek (SAP): Czech Rep should support bus fleet rejuvenation by introducing grant conditions

January 11, 2011 | 03:34am CEToriginal
The average age of buses in the Czech Republic is over 14 years. The Czech Republic could draw inspiration from Slovakia, where subsidies are contingent...
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Pekny (SDA, Kia): New car registrations in Czech Rep to stagnate in 2011, re-exports to end, market to rise

January 10, 2011 | 04:47am CEToriginal
However, Pavel Tunkl estimates growth in registrations by 3%. Both Pekny and Tunkl agree on the growth in the LCV segment. Details of the estimates, re-exports in 2010...
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Citroen aims to sell 2,000 new C4 cars a year and reach 8% share in segment in Czech Rep

January 10, 2011 | 04:00am CEToriginal
It aims to achieve that by a number of technological innovations and attractive pricing. Two discounted fleet models, extended warranty, the successor of C4 Coupe...
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Leasing companies in Czech Rep no longer providing people with car leasing

January 10, 2011 | 03:40am CEToriginal
The reason is the new consumer credit act. Financial leasing has been in retreat at the expense of credit financing in recent year though...
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Sales of new cars up to 3.5 tonnes in Czech Rep fell by 0.2% in 2010, SDA estimated growth

January 7, 2011 | 05:46am CEToriginal
The demand for trucks rose twice, for buses slightly decreased. Import of used cars, number of cars permanently retired...
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Auto Esa increased sales by 9.5% in 2010

January 6, 2011 | 02:22am CEToriginal
The company almost fulfilled the plan accounting for 10% growth and has continued in sales growth in recent years. Since 1993, Auto Esa has sold a total of...
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Carnoy (Peugeot): Czech market and Peugeot sales to rise in 2011, the brand to grow faster

January 5, 2011 | 04:43am CEToriginal
Preliminary results of 2010, a plan of used car sales in 2011, outlook for the Czech market...
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Sales of commercial vehicles in EU rose by 16.3% in November

December 20, 2010 | 04:06am CEToriginal
The pace of growth accelerated from 12% in October. From January to November 2010, registrations increased by 7.5%. Results in the Czech Republic...
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Car of the Year 2011 in Czech Republic: Three premium and two non-premium models to compete for title

December 17, 2010 | 04:27am CEToriginal
Organizers will announce the winner of the 17th year of the contest on January 19, 2011. Kia, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Ford have models in the final...
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Car sales in EU down by 7.1% in November, by 5.7% over 11 months

December 15, 2010 | 09:37pm CEToriginal
Decline in sales thus slowed from 16.6% in October. Registrations of Volkswagen decreased by 6% in November, its Czech division Skoda Auto, however, rose...
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Skoda Auto has greatest return on advertising investment among carmakers in Czech Rep, followed by Import Volkswagen Group

December 15, 2010 | 04:37am CEToriginal
Some importers have advertising costs per vehicle sold even four times higher. The ten largest advertisers and their profitability of investment...
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Czech police proposed introduction of mandatory originality checks when changing car registration and completing technical inspections

December 7, 2010 | 02:10am CEToriginal
Linking the national registries in Europe, carmaker’s database of service history of vehicles, the Year of Vehicle Security, the situation in Slovakia...
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Energy companies in Czech Rep started to support development of e-mobility by renting Evs

December 7, 2010 | 01:59am CEToriginal
EVs are already being tested by rescuers, the police, NPOs and corporate clients. The situation at companies CEZ, E.ON and PRE...
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Sales of passenger cars in Czech Rep rose by 1.7% in November

December 6, 2010 | 04:47am CEToriginal
LCV registrations fell by 8.9%, while trucks increased by 56.6%. However, the data are not adjusted for re-exports...
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Car financing in Czech Rep decreased by 6.2% in Q1-3, however three major players strengthened

December 3, 2010 | 05:26am CEToriginal
Double-digit growth was recorded by UniCredit Leasing, Arval and Toyota Financial Services. Results of leasing companies...
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Vosicky (Hyundai): Sales of new cars to fall in Czech Rep in 2010

November 29, 2010 | 04:55am CEToriginal
However, registrations (including re-exports) will rise, according to SDA. Regarding some brands, the number of deregistered and exported cars doubled in 2010...
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Car sales in EU fell by 16.6% in October, by 5.5% over ten months

November 17, 2010 | 11:40pm CEToriginal
All major car markets in the EU recorded a double-digit percentage drop in sales in October. Registrations of Volkswagen fell by 11%, Skoda by 14%...
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Volkswagen to enter car retail, to purchase Porsche Holding Salzburg

November 11, 2010 | 04:06am CEToriginal
Apart from production, the carmaker will thus dominate also the retail sales of Porsche cars. The acquisition price, profile and intentions of Volkswagen with the largest retailer of the group brands in Europe...
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Sales of new cars in Slovakia rose sharply in October, showing 2010 monthly record

November 9, 2010 | 06:16am CEToriginal
However, the cumulative sales are still below the level of 2009 over the ten months. Regarding trucks, the situation is different...
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Dalibor Sajar became head of Allianz marketing and CRM in Czech Rep

November 8, 2010 | 04:33am CEToriginal
He replaced Martin Podavka, who remains with Allianz. Sajar’s previous position, Podavka’s new post...
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