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Tatra Trucks to invest tens of millions of euros in development

November 26, 2014 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
Share capital increase, the expected reduction in credit interests, increasing reliability rating, investment allocation (machining, painting, milk-run system), a paint shop for external contracts...
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Continental considers closing one plant in Europe

November 26, 2014 | 12:38am CEToriginal
The location, products, reasons, the number of employees, negotiations with the unions...
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Code of Ethics: Former Hyundai dealers in Czech Rep negotiate new brands

November 26, 2014 | 12:23am CEToriginal
Some of them have decided to keep the authorized Hyundai service centre. The first company of the Czech Hyundai dealers’ league has already solved the situation...
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Ford to soon offer operating leases for consumers in Czech Rep

November 26, 2014 | 12:13am CEToriginal
Partner, timing, affected models, the length of the lease, current providers of financing...
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Hyundai: Medea Research to continue publishing statistics on registrations of new cars in Czech Rep

November 26, 2014 | 12:06am CEToriginal
Hyundai Motor Czech also welcomed the decision of the Car Importers Association to cancel the fee for the provision of statistics of first registrations...
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KV Final expands in Europe and Asia

November 25, 2014 | 12:19am CEToriginal
New plants in the Czech Republic and China, locations, amount of investment, production moving, timing, HR, wages, products, customers and orders, turnover growth, R&D centre, subsidies from the EU...
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Seat received 233 temporary staff

November 24, 2014 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
The affected plant and produced models, reasons, dual apprenticeship educational program, sales growth in 2014 pulled by the CEE region...
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Volkswagen Passat B8: Start of production accompanied by labour pains

November 24, 2014 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
Problems not only in the Emden plant's welding shop, the alleged reasons, the number of non-produced vehicles in October, special shifts, timing...
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Audi Now: Audi began offering operating lease for consumers in Czech Rep

November 20, 2014 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The financial partner, the affected models, the rental period, the mileage limit, content, monthly payments, variations, prices...
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AutoCredit Tandem: GE began to finance used cars sold directly by owner in Czech Rep

November 20, 2014 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
It may be a car from an acquaintance, an ad or it may be a company car. Parameters, example, the method of negotiation, market with sales outside used car shops...
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Laube: Ford to extend its offer of alternative drives in Europe

November 19, 2014 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
Hybrid, electric and CNG vehicles, fleet centres, certified program of used car sale, new technologies...
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RWE to convert car fleet to CNG in Czech Rep

November 19, 2014 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
A logical step of the biggest vendor of CNG in the country, a large order of Skoda CNG cars, suppliers (leasing company, dealer), fleet reduction, spreading of the network of filling stations...
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Skoda to offer plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by 2018

November 17, 2014 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The first models, timing, related investments in the affected plants, CNG drive, Volkswagen’s green mobility strategy...
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Massiver Leichtbau: Consortium of German companies dealing with lightweight constructions holds conference

November 17, 2014 | 11:42pm CEToriginal
Members of the initiative, the conference participants, contractual day, presenting the results of study on weight savings of a car, the model used...
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CzechBus 2014: Fourth year of fair to feature 18 bus brands

November 17, 2014 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
The exhibition area, exhibitors and exhibits, suppliers of components and service technicians, three conferences on CNG buses, electric buses and public transport...
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MotoSolutions Forum 2014, Automotive CEE Day: Automotive conference and contractual day to be held in Poland

November 14, 2014 | 12:15am CEToriginal
Dates, speakers, participants of the contractual day, including Shiloh Industries that manufactures only in America, sponsors...
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For Energo 2014: Czech Energy Fair to be accompanied by three interesting conferences

November 13, 2014 | 11:55pm CEToriginal
They will deal with e-mobility and intelligent transportation. Speakers, exhibitors and exhibits (Nissan, Volkswagen, Tesla, Blue Elyctra)...
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Arval leased another larger fleet of CNG vehicles in Czech Rep

November 13, 2014 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
This is one of the existing clients. The company, affected cars and their number, driver training and its provider, Arval business plan for the CNG segment...
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Skoda Fabia III: SkoFIN to launch rental without worries in Czech Rep in December

November 12, 2014 | 12:01am CEToriginal
Test drives, a bonus when part-exchanging a car, preferential insurance with credit financing, Skoda Drive application, ratings in Euro NCAP tests, the number of orders...
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Ashok Leyland to sell most activities in Europe

November 11, 2014 | 03:38am CEToriginal
This is a factory in the Czech Republic and one company in Germany. Only a share in the UK bus manufacturer will be retained. Strategy, timing, value of assets...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Republic down m/m in October 2014

November 11, 2014 | 02:10am CEToriginal
While new cars became more expensive, prices of used cars went down. Prices of motorcycles, service works and spare parts, detailed data, the y/y development...
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Beloved Original: Volkswagen launched new campaign for commercial vehicles in Czech Rep

November 11, 2014 | 01:27am CEToriginal
Localization of the global campaign, authors-agencies, focus on the legendary Transporter, microsite, commercials...
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Vision & Strategy 2025: Brose to make global competence centre from Ostrava

November 10, 2014 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Related investments in the Czech Republic, production of all products, R&D, innovation of logistics, clients, HR, Brose Kids Club, the new head of Czech plants...
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Fa Rene extended one Mercedes-Benz showroom in Czech Rep, aiming to build another one

November 10, 2014 | 12:06am CEToriginal
Locations, details of investments, AMG zone, HR, sales results in 2013, corporate clients of this two-brand dealer, change of the ownership structure...
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Hyundai apparently expanding car rental fleet in Czech Rep or changing its renewal interval

November 9, 2014 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
High-volume distributor and dealer registrations, the situation of other brands, continuing growth after the dealer network has been reduced, the struggle for the No. 2 post on the Czech market...
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