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Hutchinson engaged 50 people in Czech Rep in Q1, still holds agency staff

May 5, 2010 | 11:38pm CEToriginal
The reason is growth in demand of the carmakers Ford and Fiat but also a new contract from the German carmaker...
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Chinese carmaker JAC Motors wants to enter Europe, considering to build plant in Slovakia

May 5, 2010 | 12:29am CEToriginal
The company is already negotiating with the agency SARIO. It would like to offer passenger cars and light commercial vehicles on European market. Sales representation...
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Skoda GreenLine: First models with start-stop system and energy recovery to be Fabia Combi and Roomster

May 5, 2010 | 12:14am CEToriginal
Fabia Combi GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II are going to be available for orders in June. Lower fuel consumption, less expensive damage liability, prices...
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Vladimir Vosicky left Peugeot after 10 months

May 5, 2010 | 12:03am CEToriginal
Czech representation of Peugeot has simultaneously merged the marketing and sales department, and as commercial manager was nominated…
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Nissan to recall nearly 135,000 Infiniti G35 cars to repair because of problems with airbags

May 4, 2010 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
Most of those cars were sold in the USA, and all of them outside Europe. Infiniti G35 has been produced between 2007 and 2009...
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Car sales in Germany fell by 32% in April, by 25% over four months

May 4, 2010 | 11:38pm CEToriginal
However, the decrease in sales is offset by rising production and exports. Data on production growth and acceleration of the growth of exports...
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Porsche comes to market with new Cayenne, including hybrid drive version

May 4, 2010 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
Nearly 500 cars of the first generation Cayenne has been sold in the Czech Republic. Porsche is already recording 25 orders for Cayenne II in the Czech Republic and for 2010 it expects...
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CAP and CKP warn drivers in Czech Rep of using non-contracting assistance services

May 4, 2010 | 11:15pm CEToriginal
Those are said to intimidate and threaten customers of insurance companies with legal proceedings. According to the assistance service Nehodova sluzba, insurance companies reduce insurance benefits by up to 76%, the most...
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Czech state prepared grants for dealing with car wrecks, junkyards require obligation to ecological liquidation

May 4, 2010 | 11:08pm CEToriginal
De-registering an old car is currently available without any proof of liquidation. Operators of junkyards filed a complaint to the EC of legislation of the Czech Republic...
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EVC Group completed development of electric car Skoda Superb

May 4, 2010 | 01:46am CEToriginal
Its electric drive will be identical to the electric car Skoda Roomster. It will be followed by another electric Skoda model...
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Pauels: Avia wants to become global carmaker

May 4, 2010 | 01:30am CEToriginal
The carmaker wants to achieve the aim by entering into new markets and diversifying the portfolio. Trucks, buses and vans; diesel, electric and CNG drive...
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Kopecky: Generali wants to be number three on insurance market in Czech Rep by 2012

May 4, 2010 | 01:04am CEToriginal
Current state, market share necessary to this aim, outlook in car insurance in 2010, expansion of cooperation with partners...
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FLEET MANAGEMENT 2010: Half of companies in Czech Rep still not using effective fleet management

May 4, 2010 | 12:41am CEToriginal
For example, they are not making use of telematics systems and do not buy tires centrally. Details of the survey of Incoma GfK, the conflict between buyers and suppliers...
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Professional conference on development of electric cars and infrastructure to be held in Prague on May 6

May 4, 2010 | 12:28am CEToriginal
Representatives of the companies Continental, IBM, Peugeot, Skoda Auto, CEZ, Molaris, ZPA Smart Energy or the Czech Technical University will speak at the conference...
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Europ Assistance presented assistance programs AutoHelp and DriveCard in Czech Rep and Slovakia

May 4, 2010 | 12:10am CEToriginal
The insurance AutoHelp is tied to a particular car, DriveCard to a specific driver. Differences between the variants Basic and Plus, pricing, sales channels...
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FLEET MANAGEMENT 2010: Large companies introduce CO2 limits for company cars

May 3, 2010 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
They are thus trying to reduce fuel costs as well as servicing. For example, by 2015, Siemens plans to achieve in its fleet an average value of...
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Dodge Caliber - another model has problems with gas pedal made by U.S. company CTS

May 3, 2010 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
NHTSA initiated an investigation of 161,000 cars. According to Chrysler, the possible defect refers to only 10,000 cars produced in...
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Prazska plynarenska to hold guessing contest for several CNG cars in November

May 3, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
The main prize will be Mercedes-Benz B 180 NGT, other prizes are likely to be passenger cars of another brand...
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FLEET MANAGEMENT 2010: Costs of drivers of company cars can be squeezed more than of suppliers

May 3, 2010 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
Rude drivers can increase normal TCO of company vehicles by up to 25%. Specific details on the example of the B segment car, possible solutions...
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German government launched plan to support electric cars, not planning subsidies now though

May 3, 2010 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
The opposition called it a theatre. The government, according to carmakers, was supposed to create a network of charging stations in Germany and actively promote new technologies...
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Prague eMobility Day: Exhibition of electric cars, scooters and bikes at two squares on May 6

May 3, 2010 | 11:08pm CEToriginal
The electric cars Peugeot iOn or Tesla Roadster and the electric-powered boat ElektroNemo to be seen there. CEZ will offer...
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CCS: Fuel slightly more expensive in Czech Rep last week, more markedly in Slovakia

May 3, 2010 | 10:59pm CEToriginal
Petrol Natural 95 reached CZK 32 per litre at Czech filling stations. Detailed data and analysts' expectations for the next days...
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Europ Assistance extended number of corporate partners in Czech Rep and Slovakia

May 3, 2010 | 12:40am CEToriginal
Business and financial results of 2009, existing and new partners from among insurance companies, leasing companies, carmakers and car dealers...
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Milan Houzvic leading car insurance section in Kooperativa as of May 1

May 3, 2010 | 12:26am CEToriginal
Within the company, he has been thus promoted from the regional management to the national one. His predecessor, Jiri Filla...
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Number of CNG vehicles extending among companies and institutions in Prague

May 3, 2010 | 12:13am CEToriginal
In 2010, Prazske sluzby or the car rental service Sixt are about to expand their fleets. Specific plans and other operators of CNG vehicles...
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