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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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Car prices in Czech Rep fell by 0.1% m/m in December

January 13, 2011 | 02:59am CEToriginal
New cars went slightly up, the used ones down. The prices of spare parts and service works declined. Detailed information, including y/y comparison...
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EU mitigated targets for reducing consumption of vans

January 6, 2011 | 02:06am CEToriginal
Some countries have adopted the EC’s proposal to mitigate with disappointment. Average CO2 emissions for vans should fall by 14% by 2017, by 2020...
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Car prices in Czech Rep down by 0.5% m/m in November

January 5, 2011 | 03:39am CEToriginal
New cars became cheaper than the used ones. Prices of spare parts and repair works have declined. Detailed information...
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Auto Esa: European registry of service records might solve number of problems with used car sale

November 30, 2010 | 03:52am CEToriginal
A new problem for new and newish cars - turbo-odometers, odometer downsizing at dealers under pressure of unfair used car shops...
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Senate of Czech Rep shall give precedence to more economical cars within fleet renewal over current BMWs

November 30, 2010 | 03:34am CEToriginal
It is one of the economy measures of the Senate. The upper house of the parliament will hold a tender in the near future...
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Secar Bohemia management taken over by Jan Ruml, brother of former head Jiri Ruml

November 15, 2010 | 12:29am CEToriginal
Reasons for the personnel change, the history of the company's management, Jan Ruml’s career, the current offer of Sherlog products in five European countries...
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Car prices down 0.8% m/m in Czech Rep in October

November 10, 2010 | 04:51am CEToriginal
While prices of new cars were stagnated, used cars became cheaper by a few per cent. Prices of spare parts were flat and prices of service work grew. Detailed information...
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Government refused to allow firefighters in Czech Rep receiving share of damage liability

November 4, 2010 | 05:42am CEToriginal
The cabinet thus rejected the proposal of the Pardubice Region to give 4% of premiums to firefighters. The reason of the government...
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EU started to defend itself against dumped imports of Chinese components

November 2, 2010 | 04:19am CEToriginal
It has imposed duty on aluminium discs and begun investigating circumvention of the measure by the Chinese exporters of steel bolts. The validity and amount of duty, undervaluation of the Chinese currency...
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Czech Government possibly not to agree on grants of compulsory insurance to fire fighters

November 2, 2010 | 12:56am CEToriginal
According to the Government, the amendment would worsen the financial situation of insurance companies and possibly mark the damage liability up. Details of the bill and the arguments...
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Two legislative changes should reduce fraud car odometers downsizing in Czech Rep

October 26, 2010 | 01:48am CEToriginal
The government is together with associations and large used car dealers involved in both proposals. Details of the proposals, expert opinions, the increase in number of downsized odometers in 2010...
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Chamber of Deputies received second draft of act on compulsory contributions from damage liability for firefighters

October 20, 2010 | 12:21am CEToriginal
The Central Bohemia region submitted it, the previous is a work of the Pardubice Region. Parameters of both proposals and views of interested parties...
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Dekra proposed surveillance cameras at MOT stations in Czech Rep

October 18, 2010 | 02:29am CEToriginal
They would be connected to the information system of the Ministry of Transport. Dekra’s network currently involves 86% of MOT stations in the Czech Republic, the rest...
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Car prices in Czech Rep dropped by 0.5% m/m in September

October 13, 2010 | 03:38am CEToriginal
Prices of used cars went down more than prices of new ones. Prices of spare parts fell while prices of service work went up. Detailed information...
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Ministry of Transport suggests technical check-up stations to compulsorily record mileage

October 13, 2010 | 02:40am CEToriginal
This should eliminate fraud concerning downsizing of car tachometers in the Czech Republic. The amendment could come into force...
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EU signed breakthrough free trade agreement with South Korea, talks started with other Asian countries

October 6, 2010 | 11:34pm CEToriginal
European carmakers’ concerns should be dampened by the trade clause not only for small cars. This week new talks began with...
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IIR holds specialized conference Insurance CZ&SK in Prague in mid-October

September 28, 2010 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
The 7th year of the event will have two follow-ups, i.e. a workshop on commercial networks and a special day about distribution channels. The conference will have the following speakers...
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E-mobility development will be financed with EU money in Czech Rep

September 16, 2010 | 02:00am CEToriginal
Ministry of Environment is preparing the conditions for drawing of funds from one operational programme. Launching, recipients of aid, the amount of money...
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Tili to help with e-mobility implementation in Czech Rep

September 15, 2010 | 02:29am CEToriginal
The first e-mobile office in Prague 13, cooperation with cities, a seminar held on September 16 in Prague, Open Days in Brussels, electric car Tazzari...
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Czech government began to solve issue of fraudulent speedometer manipulations

September 15, 2010 | 02:10am CEToriginal
There was an expert group appointed composing of 12 people who met last week. The representatives of the group, possible complications...
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CSSD again proposed law against credit overcharging

September 14, 2010 | 04:27am CEToriginal
According to the proposal, the amount of penalty would not exceed the amount of the loan, and the APR would be limited by the government on the basis of data provided by the central bank...
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Auto Esa sent petition against tachometer manipulation to Minister of Transport Vit Barta

September 14, 2010 | 04:05am CEToriginal
The petition has been signed by several dozen clients of Auto Esa; the company has also created a page for the petition on the social network Facebook...
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Free Trade Agreement between EU and South Korea gets complicated, reservations in Italy

September 12, 2010 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
Expected changes in the Czech foreign trade, Italian concerns, protective clauses, further negotiations, suspension of the contract...
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Car prices dropped by 0.3% m/m in Czech Rep in August

September 10, 2010 | 05:57am CEToriginal
Used cars became cheaper than the new ones. Prices of spare parts went up while prices of service works stagnated. Detailed info...
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