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Tuhy: Czech police want to soon renew several thousand vehicles

May 18, 2015 | 04:17am CEToriginal
Delivery of 85 Skoda cars (models, engines, contract value), automatic transmission, a new special vehicle, upcoming orders...
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Varga: Hungary to support development of e-mobility

May 18, 2015 | 04:08am CEToriginal
Building charging stations, locations, using dedicated lanes, free parking, electric buses...
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Former Generali manager to become new chief of CSOB Pojistovna

May 15, 2015 | 05:06am CEToriginal
He is leaving the Italian insurance group after five years. The manager and his profile, the development of bank insurance...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Rep stagnated m/m in Aril 2015

May 15, 2015 | 04:46am CEToriginal
New cars, motorcycles and service works became more expensive. Prices of used cars and spare parts, detailed figures, y/y develoment...
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Hyundai: Spring roadshow in Czech cities visited by over 2,000 people

May 15, 2015 | 04:27am CEToriginal
The number of test drives in total and of individual models (Hyundai i20, Skoda Fabia)...
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Tukas to buy Czech dealer Auto Adamek

May 13, 2015 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The company will then have another branch in Prague. Reasons for the sale, the transaction price, brands, clients, financial performance, personnel changes...
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Czech government approved environmental tax for Euro 3 vehicles

May 13, 2015 | 11:44pm CEToriginal
Two new waste laws, more expensive registration fees for used Euro 2 vehicles and older, timing, certification of scrapyards, dealing with used tires...
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Prague cancelled tender for renewal of fleet of municipal police

May 13, 2015 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
The reasons, a call for a new tender, the size of the planned order, the types and numbers of vehicles, value, timing...
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TPCA made several personnel changes

May 13, 2015 | 01:13am CEToriginal
These relate to two departments of the Czech factory of carmakers Toyota Motor and PSA Peugeot Citroen. One manager leaving, rotation...
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GoTruck: New service concept for trucks created in Czech Rep and Slovakia

May 12, 2015 | 11:40pm CEToriginal
The basis of the network is former Renault Trucks authorized workshops. The author of the project, participating companies, locations, vehicle brands, services, parts suppliers, expansion, microsites...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles renames national representations

May 12, 2015 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
Changing the name of the Czech and Slovak distributor, moving offices in Prague and Bratislava...
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Toyota and PSA to introduce flexible accounts in Czech plant

May 12, 2015 | 03:44am CEToriginal
The new collective agreement in TPCA, increase in wages, surcharges for an extra shift and severance pay, the introduction of the 13th salary, the abolition of the annual bonus, loyalty system Z-Account...
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Elit to strengthen external communications

May 12, 2015 | 12:40am CEToriginal
The company has agreed to cooperate with one Czech PR agency. The name of the company, PR specialist...
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LMC Automotive: Car sales in Western Europe rose by 6.7% in April

May 12, 2015 | 12:24am CEToriginal
Demand was supported by the economic recovery in the region. Results in Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, France and the Benelux countries, the outlook for 2015, scrap bonus in Spain...
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Police charged chief and owner of Auto Activity

May 11, 2015 | 12:22am CEToriginal
The company is also being prosecuted. Offences, amount of damage, harmed customers and leasing companies, the impending punishment...
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Volkswagen is working on new management structure of group

May 11, 2015 | 12:07am CEToriginal
It will also affect the Czech carmaker Skoda Auto. Extraordinary meeting of hundreds of managers, conclusions...
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SDA: New car registrations in Czech Rep rose by 17.5% in April

May 10, 2015 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Growth was driven by Skoda, VW, Ford, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Kia and Audi. Hyundai, Peugeot and BMW did not show good results. Commercial vehicles, comments and outlook of PwC...
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Nissan to offer operating lease for consumers in Czech Rep soon

May 6, 2015 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Financial partner, product name, models, prices, parameters of full-service leasing, timing...
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Bosch exchanged sales director at one plant in Czech Rep

May 6, 2015 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
It happened within rotation. The affected managers, their former and new positions, the profile of the factory...
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Medea Research: Sales of new cars in Czech Rep rose by 18.9% in April

May 6, 2015 | 11:33pm CEToriginal
Growth was driven by Skoda, VW, Renault, Kia and Ford brands. Hyundai, Peugeot and BMW did not show good results. Methodology adjustment, development in vans, registrations, cumulative results...
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Skoda organizes test roadshow with new Fabia in Czech Rep

May 6, 2015 | 11:23pm CEToriginal
Locations, dates, number of test cars, accompanying program, competition for Fabia Combi, microsite...
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Maure: Renault to reduce number of jobs in Dacia plant in Romania

May 5, 2015 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
Reasons, automation strengthening, the threat of the factory closure, production in 2014, the situation at the plant in Morocco...
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Volkswagen to integrate MAN and Scania into new commercial division

May 5, 2015 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
Its management will coordinate strategy, development, purchasing and HR in trucks and buses. VW vans, decentralization of management of the Volkswagen Group...
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Hyundai Motor changed chief in Europe

May 5, 2015 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
Byung Kwon Rhim went to the headquarters in Korea. The new president of Hyundai Motor Europe, further personnel changes in the European representation, sales in Q1...
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DS Tour: PSA to hold roadshow with premium brand DS in Czech Rep

May 5, 2015 | 12:18am CEToriginal
Cities and dates, places (shopping centres, dealerships, exhibitions), models for testing, microsite, a new magazine DS Edition...
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