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GM to recall nearly 250,000 cars to check seat belts

August 18, 2010 | 12:44am CEToriginal
The belts may appear to be on although they are not. The action concerns mainly the U.S., and includes the models...
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Ceska pojistovna: Weekend's hail to cause more losses than flash floods

August 18, 2010 | 12:29am CEToriginal
Most of the damage relates to cars, which the clients report much quicker than the flood losses. The current status and overall damage estimate...
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Skoda Auto communications head Martin Lauer removed

August 17, 2010 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The alleged reasons for his departure, response of the carmaker, possible connection with arrival of new boss Winfried Vahland, Lauer’s successor...
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Kooperativa established new liquidation centre in Prague at BMW dealer

August 17, 2010 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
The actual number and amount of damage from the Sunday's hailstorm, the overall estimate, strengthening of the call centre, including the upcoming weekend, the number losses covered from damage liability…
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Toyota offers discounts on stock cars by end of September in Czech Rep and Slovakia

August 17, 2010 | 04:14am CEToriginal
The special offer Team Edition applies to selected versions of the Aygo, Auris, Corolla Active, Verso and the Avensis. Offered stock cars and their prices...
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Sunday hailstorm in Central Bohemia caused thousands claims for hundreds of millions crowns

August 17, 2010 | 04:04am CEToriginal
Cars have been damaged the most; at Kooperativa these cover 75% of all the reported claims. Balance of some insurance companies...
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Home Credit to absolve people from flooded sites in Czech Rep from fee for notice of non-payment of credit

August 17, 2010 | 03:55am CEToriginal
The company wants to make their worries of the difficult life situation easier for them. Forgiving the notices applies to credits on cars as well...
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Citroen sells out stock cars with discount up to 42% in August

August 17, 2010 | 03:45am CEToriginal
The offer relates to both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Offered models and individual cars, prices, financing...
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CCS, Natankuj.sk: Fuel slightly less expensive in Czech Rep last week, prices continue to stagnate in Slovakia

August 17, 2010 | 03:34am CEToriginal
Petrol sold at Czech filling stations discounted on average by 12 hellers, diesel by 9 hellers. Analysts’ outlook for this week...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia completely restored production

August 16, 2010 | 04:59am CEToriginal
The factory have been solving minor complications still on Saturday, but the production runs smoothly on Sunday. Deliveries of parts are thus heading for all customers...
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Global car sales rose by 13.4% in seven months

August 16, 2010 | 04:44am CEToriginal
In Europe there was a market decline of 1.8%, in Western Europe without Germany, however, a growth of...
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Production outage at Grupo Antolin Bohemia influenced also Volkswagen Slovakia

August 16, 2010 | 01:16am CEToriginal
Lack of interior parts caused the cancellation of the Saturday morning shift. Slovak plant of Volkswagen does not plan any further measure...
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Skoda Auto sales increased by 4.8% in July, by 13.4% in seven months

August 16, 2010 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Sales results in different regions and countries, interest in the individual models in July and over the seven months...
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Hyundai organizing sale of stock cars with discount of up to CZK 220,000 in Czech Rep from August 19

August 15, 2010 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The special offer applies to models i10, i20, i30, i30cw, ix55, Accent and Santa Fe. Discounts of the individual models, prices within financing, the action’s validity...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia partially restored production

August 15, 2010 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
Supplies have been already heading for Skoda Auto, and the production for BMW, Volkswagen and TPCA has been renewed as well. The current situation...
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Volkswagen sales rose by 2.9% in July, by 13.7% in seven months

August 15, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
Results for individual markets and individual brands, the carmaker's outlook for H2...
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Behr wants to increase production in Czech Rep, plans to expand one of its Czech plants

August 13, 2010 | 05:31am CEToriginal
A new hall, new production lines, a new technology of laser welding, hundreds of new jobs, customers...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia wants to partially resume production this weekend

August 13, 2010 | 04:58am CEToriginal
The priority is parts for Skoda Auto which wants to resume production on Monday after a two-day outage. Customers of Czech plant of Grupo Antolin agreed on priorities...
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Ed Whitacre to leave GM CEO post

August 13, 2010 | 04:23am CEToriginal
GM board member Daniel Akerson is going to replace him in the position, who becomes the fourth CEO of GM in 1.5 years. Financial results in Q2, the planned IPO...
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Kooperativa: Most of claims on cars after weekend floods to be covered by damage liability

August 13, 2010 | 03:54am CEToriginal
Indemnity paid since 2005, the number of reported damages at Kooperativa and other insurance companies, elementary additional insurance from Uniqa for older cars...
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Employees in automotive industry in RSA on strike for higher wages, they demand growth by 15%

August 13, 2010 | 03:26am CEToriginal
The protest has hit the carmakers Volkswagen, GM, Ford and BMW, which even interrupted production. Development of production in South Africa in 2009 and 2010...
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Government: Also driver errors were reason of unintended acceleration in Toyota cars

August 13, 2010 | 03:08am CEToriginal
In more than half of the 58 cases drivers never used the brakes, according to black boxes. Eventual electronic malfunction...
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Skoda Auto to suspend production on Thursday, TPCA to begin producing on Monday after company holidays

August 12, 2010 | 04:31am CEToriginal
An exclusive supplier of interior ceilings, Grupo Antolin Bohemia will probably be unable to resume production this week. Affected plants and models...
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AAA Auto improved financial results in H1 with decrease in sales

August 12, 2010 | 04:23am CEToriginal
Net profit rose severalfold, revenues by 6.5%, operating costs by 4.3%. Sales dropped by 3.4% to...
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Mercedes-Benz Financial Services extended offer of interest-free loans for other models in Czech Rep

August 12, 2010 | 04:11am CEToriginal
Part of the action is also beneficiary insurance. The offer of a two-year credit with three repayments and a three-year credit is valid until the end of the year on the models...
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