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Martin Benda left Scania CER after five years

December 2, 2010 | 01:11am CEToriginal
Attila Vendegh replaced him in the position of director of marketing and communications, coming to the Central European headquarters of Scania from...
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Audi Airport Service: Audi and Europcar in Czech Rep agreed to provide pick-up service at Prague Airport

December 2, 2010 | 12:58am CEToriginal
It is designed for managers traveling on business trips or families going on holiday by air. Details and advantages of the services…
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Pavel Zubek became new spokesman of GE Money in Czech Rep

December 2, 2010 | 12:45am CEToriginal
He replaced Marketa Dvorackova. Previous working place of Zubek and new engagement of Dvorackova...
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Volkswagen approved mass production of small SUV Porsche Cajun

December 1, 2010 | 06:43am CEToriginal
It will be a smaller SUV than the Cayenne and will become the fifth model range. The possibility of sharing technologies with Audi Q5, the start of production...
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Porsche Holding reported third largest growth in new car sales in Czech Rep in 2009/2010

December 1, 2010 | 06:34am CEToriginal
While in the Czech Republic Porsche Inter Auto saw an increase in sales and revenues, sales in Slovakia declined. Details of business and financial results...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Direct settlement in damage liability to be introduced by most insurance companies in Czech Rep by spring 2011

December 1, 2010 | 06:22am CEToriginal
CSOB Pojistovna will soon join companies Direct, Ceska pojistovna, Allianz, Uniqa and Kooperativa. Differences in individual insurance companies...
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AZ Auto Consulting: Germans started to buy newish used cars in Czech Rep

December 1, 2010 | 06:08am CEToriginal
The reason is the price advantageousness and the lack of almost-new used cars in Europe. The biggest Czech used car dealer AAA Auto has not confirmed the trend though...
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Dealers started to provide Express Service by Volkswagen in Czech Rep for other group brands as well

December 1, 2010 | 05:55am CEToriginal
Some service shops provide it for no extra charge. Advantages and possible uses, examples from the service network...
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Opel to outsource production of next generation Combo van, to be sister model of Fiat Doblo

December 1, 2010 | 05:48am CEToriginal
So far, its production has been provided by the carmaker’s plant in Portugal, from December 2011 production will be provided by a Fiat plant in Turkey. Details on the wider cooperation of the carmakers...
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Toyota recalls Prius hybrids to repair coolant pump

December 1, 2010 | 05:37am CEToriginal
These are the previous generation cars that are no longer under warranty. The number of cars affected in different regions, years of production...
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Auto Esa launched website aimed at commercial vehicles

December 1, 2010 | 05:28am CEToriginal
Therefore, the company has a specialized website for each branch at the moment. Current offers at Dodavky-Esa.cz...
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Fiat to produce Jeep cars with Chrysler in Europe

December 1, 2010 | 05:19am CEToriginal
Both partner carmakers will establish a JV and they will produce Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars within one existing Italian plant. The amount of investment, production output...
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CCS: Fuel prices fell slightly in Czech Rep last week

December 1, 2010 | 01:37am CEToriginal
Petrol became cheaper by an average of 8 hellers, diesel by 9 hellers. In month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons...
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Hyundai aims to enter smaller towns in Czech Rep and to increase number of dealerships by 50% by 2015

November 30, 2010 | 05:20am CEToriginal
Hyundai and other dealers may participate in it. Current situation of the dealer network and details of the plan...
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Toyota Motor wants to sell more than 10,000 cars in Czech Rep and Slovakia, to double market share on Czech market

November 30, 2010 | 04:56am CEToriginal
The sales target was almost met last year. Sales and registration of the brands Toyota and Lexus in the year 2009/2010 and this year’s development...
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Cebia prepares evaluation and certification of used car dealers in Czech Rep

November 30, 2010 | 04:45am CEToriginal
It thus aims to build on the certification of used cars, the Cebia Report. Details of the plan and date of the project’s initiation...
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Demand for ecological certification of Skoda service shops in Czech Rep grows, 22% of partners have certificate

November 30, 2010 | 04:38am CEToriginal
Details of audits, amount and types of recyclable waste from dealerships in 2009, a discount by Ceska pojistovna, the current state of sales and service network...
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COTY 2011: First electric car, Nissan Leaf became European Car of the Year

November 30, 2010 | 04:22am CEToriginal
All other finalists dispose of an internal combustion engine. Points and ranking of individual models, Leaf’s production and sales scheme for individual regions of the world...
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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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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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David Keller left AAA Auto after one year

November 29, 2010 | 04:39am CEToriginal
The company created a new position of group office operations director within the organizational structure, which has been taken by...
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Real Garant to offer all of its products in Czech Rep and Slovakia

November 29, 2010 | 04:29am CEToriginal
It will also be a dealer warranty, guarantee for costs of car repairs and mobility warranty as well as service contracts. Demand for used car warranty, expansion to other countries...
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Skoda Auto employees to get special premium for weekend work in Czech Rep

November 29, 2010 | 04:16am CEToriginal
Its amount will vary according to the plant. Current problems with agency staff, details of ongoing collective bargaining...
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Cebia: Other big used car dealers in Czech Rep to provide mileage guarantee

November 29, 2010 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Cebia Report has been already offered to clients by Auto Esa and AAA Auto, now a company Andy-auta has joined them...
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