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Mexico foresees doubling of car production by 2015

June 8, 2010 | 01:08am CEToriginal
Car production in Mexico declined to 1.6 million cars in 2009, but exceeded 2 million cars a year in the previous three years. Investments of carmakers…
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BRNO: Jahn (SAP): Production of motor vehicles in Czech Rep to exceed limit of 1 million in 2010

June 8, 2010 | 12:30am CEToriginal
Detailed results of the Czech automotive industry in 2009, SAP requirements for the new government...
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Chrysler recalling almost 600,000 Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge cars in USA

June 7, 2010 | 11:58pm CEToriginal
The reason is a problem with the brakes, wiring and gas pedal. Models, the numbers of units, years of production...
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Spain approved state aid for Opel, Germany to discuss it on Wednesday

June 7, 2010 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
The committee of independent economic experts took a “very sceptical” stand to the state aid last week though. The volume of guarantees required...
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Daimler would like to welcome Chinese shareholders, rather small though

June 7, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
Surely the investments should not be in a range of Kuwait (7%) and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (9%). Daimler expects sales growth in China by more than 43% in 2010...
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Mercedes-Benz to present series of models with alternative propulsion in 2010 and 2011

June 7, 2010 | 03:30am CEToriginal
The MB Econic truck using CNG, MB E-Class NGT, MB ML-Class full-hybrid, electric MB A-Class E-Cell, hydrogen B-Class F-Cell...
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Ford Motor to cancel Mercury brand, operating only under brands Ford, Lincoln

June 7, 2010 | 03:16am CEToriginal
Mercury’s production should end up in Q4 2010, the freed-up resources will be utilized to expand the luxury brand Lincoln...
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China prepares program to promote sales of hybrid and electric vehicles, testing it in 5 cities

June 7, 2010 | 03:09am CEToriginal
For hybrids, the grant will be up to EUR 6,000, for electric vehicles up to EUR 7,100. Compared with Europe, the amount of support...
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AAA Auto offers free service for 1 year and discount on spare parts for Skoda cars from June

June 7, 2010 | 02:55am CEToriginal
Sales of Skoda cars from January to May 2010, Carlife warranty for 12 months for cars over CZK 100,000, the reduction within funding...
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Russia intends to double amount on scrap bonus

June 7, 2010 | 02:47am CEToriginal
Thanks to the scrap bonus, sales of new cars in Russia grew for the first time, since the beginning of the crisis, in April, namely by 20%. To the original RUB 10 billion there should be added...
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U.S. car sales rose by 19% in May and by 12.3% m/m

June 7, 2010 | 02:39am CEToriginal
Sales rose for the seventh month in a row. If the May sales pace maintained, for the whole 2010 there would be sold in the U.S....
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Automotive supplier Magneton bought by Czech company Rovina Group in bankruptcy

June 4, 2010 | 01:39am CEToriginal
The original owner Globin dislikes this though and complains to court of the non-transparency of the sale. Details of the sale and plans of a new owner...
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BMW wants to expand dealer network in Czech Rep, looking for successor of A.M.T. mobil in Prague

June 4, 2010 | 01:31am CEToriginal
Applications to tender for a new dealership in Prague 9 must be submitted by 20 June. Requirements, sales potential, the current dealer situation in Prague...
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Sales of cars up to 3.5 tons rose by 11.5% in Czech Rep in May, by 0.4% for five months

June 4, 2010 | 01:18am CEToriginal
Individual results of the categories of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses...
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Skoda Auto to move Roomster’s production from Kvasiny to Vrchlabi in January 2011

June 4, 2010 | 01:03am CEToriginal
This transfer is not intended to cause changes in the employment. Termination of the Octavia Tour production, the new Skoda model, the new land for development of the Vrchlabi-based plant…
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Mercedes-Benz agreed with taxi service City Taxi on delivery of cars in Czech Rep

June 4, 2010 | 12:49am CEToriginal
General agreement for 3 years guarantees annual deliveries of 40 cars. Offer of models, financing, service, strategy, other brands considered...
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Zlata koruna 2010: Best financial products in automobile insurance and financing by Kooperativa, SkoFIN, UniCredit Leasing, CSOB Leasing, Hertz Lease and ALD Automotive

June 4, 2010 | 12:31am CEToriginal
The main categories were dominated by non-automotive products though. The winning automotive products...
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General Motors increased its planned investment in Brazil by EUR 300 million

June 4, 2010 | 12:14am CEToriginal
The carmaker already announced in March that it would invest in the modernization of production EUR 600 million. Location, a new production of the Chevrolet...
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Citroen renewed its offer "Old for new" for stock car purchase in Czech Rep

June 4, 2010 | 12:05am CEToriginal
When changing a passenger car as a trade-in, the client will receive a discount of CZK 20,000. Regarding commercial models, Citroen has extended the offer of service contract IdealDrive for free…
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Car sales in Germany declining for six months in row, falling by 34% in May

June 3, 2010 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
However, the German carmakers benefit from a growing demand abroad, when the export and production rose by…
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Slovak PSA plant shortly suspended production due to floods, another shutdown possibly on Monday

June 3, 2010 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is a flooded factory of its supplier Kongsberg Automotive, on which the production of the PSA plant in Trnava depends…
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Kia Motors strengthened marketing team for Martin Racman in Czech Rep

June 3, 2010 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
He took the newly created position of a dealer marketing coordinator. Racman came to Kia Motors Czech from the company…
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2010 Brno Truck & Motor Show: Both fairs to have 357 exhibitors

June 3, 2010 | 03:04am CEToriginal
Novelties will be presented particularly by bus manufacturers Irisbus, Solaris, SOR, but also passenger brands such as Skoda, Hyundai, Renault and Dacia...
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BMW expanded number of partners in Czech Rep for sales of used cars within BMW Premium Selection program

June 3, 2010 | 02:51am CEToriginal
The carmaker has also extended warranty and added mobility guarantee. Current parameters, partners, number of cars offered...
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Ghosn: Renault-Nissan plans to sell 7 million cars in 2010, exceed GM and become market’s number three

June 3, 2010 | 02:39am CEToriginal
According to Ghosn, this year’s global sales will rise by 20% to record 70 million cars. This estimate is significantly above the expectations of companies PwC and J.D. Power...
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