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Ceska pojistovna prepared insurance for small fleets

October 25, 2012 | 12:26am CEToriginal
A new product called Small Fleets is designed for smaller companies and entrepreneurs with a fleet to 30 cars. Parameters and benefits...
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Bubenik: Mercedes-Benz intends to increase car sales by 15% in Czech Rep in 2012

October 24, 2012 | 03:46am CEToriginal
Sales plan, recent developments of demand, new models CLS Shooting Brake and CLA, dealer network and vacancies...
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GE introduced wall charger for EVs and HEVs in Europe

October 23, 2012 | 03:30am CEToriginal
Parameters of the WattStation Wall, the use in public areas and near architectural structures, connectivity and communication...
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Auto Jarov plans to increase vehicle sales by 1.8% in 2012

October 22, 2012 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
Results in Q1-3, demand for new and used cars and motorcycles, the growth of interest in financing, the current penetration, the 20th anniversary on the Czech market...
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Magna won new contracts, to extend one plant in Czech Rep

October 22, 2012 | 04:52am CEToriginal
Location, a new hall, HR, timing, new contracts from existing and new customers - European carmakers...
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Peugeot: Special offer for iOn in Czech Rep extremely successful, we received 52 orders in September

October 22, 2012 | 04:26am CEToriginal
This number exceeded annual sales of this electric vehicle on the Czech market three times. The main customer...
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Faurecia to close one plant in Czech Rep, production to be moved to larger one

October 19, 2012 | 04:10am CEToriginal
At the same time the company will move its R&D centre, creating a global IT centre and hundreds of new jobs. Locations, investments, developer of new plant, new orders, HR...
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Jaguar Land Rover preparing new sales and service points in Czech Rep

October 19, 2012 | 03:51am CEToriginal
It intends to open them in cooperation with its existing partners. Locations, dealers…
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Fiat Group to create headquarters for Central Europe

October 19, 2012 | 03:44am CEToriginal
It will build on a previously existing regional cluster. The affected countries including the Czech Republic and Slovakia, brands of Fiat-Chrysler group, location, introduction of a new management team...
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Auto Jarov to build second sales and service complex in Prague

October 18, 2012 | 02:35am CEToriginal
The company has just launched construction of the first showroom, another two will follow. Details of the investment, location, planned brands...
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Car of the Year 2013 in Czech Rep: Journalists to select winner of 37 cars

October 18, 2012 | 02:24am CEToriginal
The Green Car of the Year has 16 car nominees, the Technical Innovation of the Year then six technologies. Nominations, PR, voting through the internet only, results before COTY 2013...
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Czech Post renewed cars distributing small packages after year, SkoFIN succeeded in tender

October 17, 2012 | 01:35am CEToriginal
The cars have been leased under operating leases. Fleet size, chosen Skoda cars and their parameters...
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Stratos Auto opened BMW dealership in Prague

October 17, 2012 | 01:06am CEToriginal
The company has thus entered the second city in the Czech Republic with one of its existing brands. Location, sales of BMW M-models and motorcycles...
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Conference on automotive industry in Czech Rep and Central Europe to be held in Brno in late October

October 17, 2012 | 12:46am CEToriginal
It is the ninth year of this professional event. Speakers from associations, carmakers, suppliers, banks, consulting firms, service providers...
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Woman became member of Leaseurope board for first time, head of Czech leasing association, Jirina Tapsikova

October 17, 2012 | 12:40am CEToriginal
She currently works as the head of the Czech branch of Volkswagen Financial Services. Tapsikova was nominated to the board by...
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Michal Backovsky left Avia Ashok Leyland Motors

October 16, 2012 | 12:05am CEToriginal
In the Czech plant of Ashok Leyland he was in charge of marketing and aftersales. His successor, another new member of the marketing department...
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Volvo Car to temporarily stop car production in Sweden

October 15, 2012 | 11:55pm CEToriginal
It is therefore another measure to reduce production due to lower demand in Europe. The term of outage, the models concerned...
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BMW to introduce service program for older cars Value Line in Czech Rep

October 14, 2012 | 11:41pm CEToriginal
BMW Value Line has already been running in several countries of Western Europe. Models, service packages, prices, independent activity of Renocar...
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Hyundai to open fifth dealership in Brno

October 14, 2012 | 11:22pm CEToriginal
The existing dealer of several brands is going to build the showroom from scratch. The company, location of the showroom and parameters, opening, dealer situation in the city...
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AutoDesign Prague 2012: Conference on automotive design to be held in Prague

October 14, 2012 | 11:04pm CEToriginal
The speakers will include designers from Porsche, Jaguar, Dassault or Materialise. A follow-up workshop has three sections, one to be led by experts from MBtech. Details, partners, 3D printing...
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Jaromir Hermansky promoted to regional headquarters of PSA Peugeot Citroen

October 11, 2012 | 10:50pm CEToriginal
Fleet department of Peugeot Czech Republic has subsequently been strengthened by Lukas Hosek, who came from Sixt...
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Faurecia to close factory in Leipzig, BMW production to be moved to Czech Rep

October 11, 2012 | 02:15am CEToriginal
Reasons for the German plant closure, new plant in the Czech Republic, products and contracts...
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Car prices in Czech Rep decreased in September in m/m comparison

October 11, 2012 | 01:54am CEToriginal
Both new and used cars became cheaper. On the contrary, prices of service works and spare parts went up...
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CarTec Group entered third city in Czech Rep

October 10, 2012 | 05:14am CEToriginal
The company is therefore continuing to expand in Bohemia, when it bought a dealer here. Location, the brand, the value of the transaction, business and financial results of the purchased company and its affiliated firm...
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AAA Auto changed partner for extended warranties

October 10, 2012 | 05:02am CEToriginal
The partner, in addition to the standard one-year warranty, has begun providing two-years insurance of failures for newish cars from the Mototechna program. The former and new partner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
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