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CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2025: More than 4,000 exhibitors (of which hundreds in Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility section) to join consumer electronics fair in Las Vegas, USA (January 5-10), including 3M, AGC, aiMotive, Alps Alpine, Amazon Automotive, American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), Ams Osram, Applied Electric Vehicles (EV), Aptera Motors, Aptiv, Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM), Autel Energy, Autobrains Technologies, Autocrypt, Autofleet, AutoL, Autopedia, Autotalks, BANF Intelligent Tire System, BMW, Blink Charging, BoS Semiconductors, Bosch, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), BYD Lithium Battery Company, Bühler Motor, Capgemini, Carteav Technologies, Cedar Electronics, Cepton, Clarios, Continental Automotive, Cube Tracker, Danlaw, Dassault Systemes, Denso, Difon, Drivetech, DriveU.auto, dSpace, DXC Technology, Eaton, Electric Racing Automotive (ERA), Element, EY, Faurecia Aptoide Automotive, FEV, Garmin, Goodyear, Google, Here Technologies, Honda Motor, Hyundai Mobis, ZER01NE, Hyundai Motor, IBM, Infineon Technologies, Inova Semiconductors, Intel, Italdesign-Giugiaro, John Deere, Kautex Textron, Koito & NAL, Kubota, Kyocera AVX, LG Innotek, Magna, Mahle, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Electric, Mobileye, MotoSurf, Nextbase, Nvidia, NXP Semiconductors, Onsemi, OPmobility, Pioneer Electronics, PwC, Qualcomm, Quest, Renesas Electronics, Schaeffler, Sonatus, Sony Honda Mobility, STMicroelectronics, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Suzuki Motor, Tata Technologies, TDK, Togg, TomTom, Toshiba, Toyota Motor, Uber, Valeo, Visteon, Volkswagen, Voro Motors, Waymo, Witte, Xing Mobility, Xpeng AeroHT, Yazaki Innovations and Zeiss Microoptics

January 3, 2025 | 12:57pm CETflash
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Coface CEE Top 500 Ranking 2024: Petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry (minerals, chemicals, petroleum, plastics & pharma; 86 largest firms, -2 y/y) in Central and Eastern European region (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia) increased turnover by 2.2% to EUR 282 billion in 2023 (2022: EUR 276 billion), number of employees grew by 3% to 403,900. Largest companies in sector include Orlen (EUR 85.9 billion, +34%; 66,554 people, +3%), MOL (EUR 23.27 billion, -5%; 24,769, +2%), OMV Petrom (EUR 6.8 billion, -40%; 7,228, -2%), Orlen Lietuva (EUR 6.43 billion, -15%; 1,492, +4%), Orlen Unipetrol RPA (EUR 6.29 billion, -21%; 3,180, +5%), Slovnaft (EUR 5.89 billion, -2%; 2,121, -2%), Aramco Fuels Poland (EUR 4.78 billion, +312%; 222, +11%), OMV Petrom Marketing (EUR 4.63 billion, -15%; 190, +2%), Lukoil Neftochim Burgas (EUR 4.42 billion, +297%; 1,245, -1%), BP Europa SE Oddzial w Polsce (EUR 4.08 billion, -21%; 259, +7%), Lukoil-Bulgaria (EUR 3.22 billion, -14%; 2,403, +0%), Čepro (EUR 3.16 billion, -14%; 829, +1%), Shell Polska (EUR 2.17 billion, -18%; 5,069, +4%), MOL Česká republika (EUR 2.09 billion, -7%; 189, -2%), MOL Romania Petroleum Products (EUR 1.84 billion, -1%; 259, +0%), OMV Hungária (EUR 1.74 billion, +6%; 62, +3%), MOL Polska (EUR 1.69 billion, -35%; 277, -13%), Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials Polska (EUR 1.6 billion, +1%; 7,300, +6%), Shell Hungary (EUR 1.04 billion, -6%; 99, +6%), Tank Ono (EUR 1 billion, -21%; 531, -1%), OMV Slovensko (EUR 963 million, -2%; 174, +2%), Shell Czech Republic (EUR 901 million, -12%; 81, +4%), MOL & INA (EUR 859 million, -21%; 67, -1%), Orlen Latvija (EUR 828 million, -24%; 10, +0%)

January 3, 2025 | 12:30pm CETflash
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Operating Sphere

Biggest CNG station in the Czech Rep to be opened in Prague on Wednesday

May 12, 2009 | 09:42pm CEToriginal
It is already the third filling station in Prague and till the end of the year there is a plan to open another...
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Hyundai mulls shifting production of i20 model from India to Europe

May 12, 2009 | 09:18pm CEToriginal
The Korean carmaker Hyundai might move production of the i20 hatchback from India to Europe and the Czech Republic is in play. A decision will be taken in...
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Goodyear Dunlop Tires to unify management for Czech Rep, Slovakia and Hungary

May 12, 2009 | 04:35pm CEToriginal
There has only been the corporate management for Czech and Slovak markets so far. The restructuring is coming in context of changing the general manager's position...
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Trnava-based plant of PSA Peugeot Citroen does not catch up with demand, extends working time

May 12, 2009 | 03:47pm CEToriginal
The reason is increased demand for the model Peugeot 207. The precaution will be initiated on June 1 and will last...
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UniCredit Leasing offers loan for Subaru cars with 0% mark-up till end of June

May 12, 2009 | 10:22am CEToriginal
At the same time Subaru offers up to 15% of discount for selected cars till the end of May. Conversion to LPG drive is now available for...
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Unipetrol to unify car fleet under the brand of Skoda

May 11, 2009 | 11:12pm CEToriginal
Unipetrol’s fleet, including nearly 400 cars, will completely change within...
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CCS: Fuel prices declined slightly in Czech Rep

May 11, 2009 | 08:33pm CEToriginal
The most selling petrol Natural 95 became cheaper by 3 hellers on average to CZK 26.08/L, the diesel by...
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Volkswagen further expanding in Asia, with local partner to assemble cars in Indonesia

May 11, 2009 | 07:29pm CEToriginal
Operation of the new plant should be launched later this year. The plant will initially produce Volkswagen Touran cars, and later...
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Production of SUV Skoda Yeti to start on Tuesday in Kvasiny

May 11, 2009 | 06:57pm CEToriginal
Skoda Auto calculates upon a production of roughly 200 cars per day. Some dealers have already started making independent waiting lists...
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Scrap bonus helped car sales also in April in Slovakia

May 11, 2009 | 06:08pm CEToriginal
There were 10,902 new passenger cars and light utility vehicles registered in the country, which signifies a year-to-year rise by...
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CLFA: Leasing of movables fell by record 51.5% to 10.7 CZK billion in Q1

May 11, 2009 | 05:28pm CEToriginal
The interest increase in leasing and consumer credits can be expected at earliest in...
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SAP: Vehicle production in Czech Rep dropped by 23% in Q1, year-long decline difficult to predict

May 11, 2009 | 04:58pm CEToriginal
The carmakers Skoda Auto, Tatra, Avia Ashok Leyland recorded a significant decline in production, on the contrary...
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Head of Daimler to deepen co-operation with BMW

May 10, 2009 | 07:02pm CEToriginal
Daimler does not plan to delay or lower its investment in Hungary. Considering other plants...
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Opel considers producing car for less than EUR 9,000 and reviving Wartburg brand

May 9, 2009 | 05:58pm CEToriginal
The new Wartburg, which might be produced in Eisenach, East Germany, would be a cheaper version of the model...
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Auto-Exner to sell 100 Aston Martin cars during four years

May 7, 2009 | 07:32pm CEToriginal
Along with 50 cars driving on the Czech roads the company wishes to have 150 cars in its portfolio by 2012. Investment into a new dealership ranged to...
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EC approved takeover of Czech company Cadence Innovation by Canadian Magna

May 7, 2009 | 06:34pm CEToriginal
This transaction will reputedly not seriously interfere with the economic competition. Only on the plastic bumpers market…
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EC: Carmakers to be obliged to issue certificates of conformity to buyers

May 7, 2009 | 05:18pm CEToriginal
Purchasing a car abroad should be simplified within the EU. Until now...
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Porsche Inter Auto expands to other cities in Czech Rep

May 7, 2009 | 04:54pm CEToriginal
Besides Prague, Brno, Plzen, Olomouc and Ceske Budejovice the company will also sell cars in...
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General Motors reputedly looking for share in Fiat

May 7, 2009 | 03:53pm CEToriginal
It would offer its activities in Europe and Latin America as a form of exchange. GM aims to get at least 30% of its division…
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EU’s petrol stations to be obliged to have escape steam extractions when tanking up

May 7, 2009 | 03:34pm CEToriginal
This will, among other things, lead to fuel savings. The petrol stations in the Czech Republic will not have any problems with it, because...
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Czech dealer network of Daimler carmaker comes through development

May 7, 2009 | 02:54pm CEToriginal
Sales of Daimler in the Czech Republic (excl. buses) should rise this year. The carrier model will be a new generation of the Mercedes E-class with planned sale...
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Porsche does not want to take over Volkswagen any more, carmakers to establish a joint group

May 6, 2009 | 10:24pm CEToriginal
Both companies should make a joint venture, which will include ten brands. These will be still operating…
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British government to rescue LDV van manufacturer from bankruptcy

May 6, 2009 | 09:57pm CEToriginal
The British government has promised the company a bridging loan today, which will enable the company to survive until it will be taken over by...
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Fiat denies information about the alleged plan to cancel 18,000 jobs

May 6, 2009 | 09:23pm CEToriginal
If Fiat takes Opel over, then there will be a threat of total or partial shutdown of the engines’ production in...
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Dolnorakouska pojistovna leaving Czech Rep, currently negotiating the contract’s transfer

May 6, 2009 | 08:44pm CEToriginal
The insurance company, which offered damage liability as well, negotiates the transfer of clients with...
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