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Behr makes changes in supply strategy

April 11, 2012 | 04:15am CEToriginal
In the Czech Republic, the company has been reducing supplies outsourcing from Tier 2 suppliers and centralizing production more in order to save logistics costs. Related investments, new lines, HR, products, customers...
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Volvo Trucks wants to build new sales and service complex in Czech Rep

April 11, 2012 | 04:06am CEToriginal
It will be located near the highway and will replace the current inadequate premises. Location, timing, HR, parameters of the new Volvo Truck Centre...
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Car importers in Czech Rep started to label dealerships and service shops with stickers

April 11, 2012 | 03:48am CEToriginal
Those inform the client on what activities and brands branches are authorized for. Database of authorized partners, verification…
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Swell began to test water resistance of automotive components

April 11, 2012 | 03:39am CEToriginal
Details of coverage test IPX9K, accreditation of new activities in the testing shop, vacant job opportunities, customers...
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Auto Charouz expands with Ford brand in Czech Rep

April 10, 2012 | 02:01am CEToriginal
The reason is, among other things servicing of Ford Transit vans for the Czech Post. New and upcoming Ford Charouz showrooms in Bohemia and Moravia...
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Skoda Auto to extent body shop in one of Czech plants

April 10, 2012 | 01:54am CEToriginal
At the same time, the welding technologies will be innovated for future models. The growth of capacity, new jobs, timing, related investments...
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Hyundai chose second dealer in Ceske Budejovice

April 10, 2012 | 01:48am CEToriginal
It is a company outside the automotive industry, which will build a showroom for the brand. The company, showroom location, personnel recruitment...
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Henniges Automotive returned to Czech Rep under new owner

April 10, 2012 | 01:37am CEToriginal
The company bought Jyco Europe with operations in the Czech Republic and Germany and has thus returned to the region of Ostrava. The history of Henniges Hranice...
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Land Rover Road Show 2012: Land Rover organizes test event in Czech Rep in April

April 10, 2012 | 01:25am CEToriginal
Those interested can test six Land Rover and Ranger Rover models at three dates in three locations, in terrain and on the circuit. The number of vacancies...
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Car Importers Association registered several membership and personnel changes in 2011

April 10, 2012 | 01:15am CEToriginal
In this Czech association of vehicle distributors, the changes affected the brands Hyundai, Skoda and Mercedes-Benz. Growth in the SDA-CIA.cz wesite visit rate, the successor of Rudolf Javurek in SDA...
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MBtech Engineering Day 2012: MBtech organizes Open Days in Czech Rep on April 18

April 10, 2012 | 01:06am CEToriginal
Technology centres of MBtech Bohemia in Plzen, Prague and Mlada Boleslav will be open to potential employees and customers...
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Mobility Management Congress 2012: Fleet Management conferences to have follow-up of broad-ranged congress

April 10, 2012 | 12:52am CEToriginal
The first year will take place on April 26. The event’s speakers include representatives of Skoda Auto, SkoFIN, Volkswagen, Arval, Business Lease, LeasePlan, 3M, Siemens, PwC...
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Minerva organizes training on MMOG/LE standard for automotive suppliers in Czech Rep in April

April 10, 2012 | 12:33am CEToriginal
The training on the new version of MMOG/LE V3 will take place in Brno and Prague at several dates...
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Daimler made personnel changes in commercial vehicles sale in Czech Rep

April 5, 2012 | 09:56pm CEToriginal
In the importer of Mercedes-Benz Czech Republic the changes are related to two brands and two posts, which were held by...
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Opel began offering extended warranty longer than 1 year for used cars in Czech Rep and Slovakia

April 5, 2012 | 09:46pm CEToriginal
The carmaker has extended cooperation with CarGarantie, including guarantees for new cars and used cars after service inspection. Variants of the G2 programme...
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Sales of new cars in Czech Rep dropped by 2.5% in March, LCVs sales by 5%

April 5, 2012 | 09:38pm CEToriginal
Registrations of trucks and buses also fell. The decline was tempered by Hyundai, Nissan, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi. SDA and PwC’s outlook for 2012...
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Sixt started cooperation with BMW Group in Czech Rep, with both brands

April 5, 2012 | 09:30pm CEToriginal
First of all, the car rental included SUVs from BMW to its fleet, now another BMW models and for the first time in the Czech Republic also the Mini cars. The numbers, specifications, references...
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Toyota and PSA’s Czech plant to increase wages by 2% as of April

April 5, 2012 | 09:18pm CEToriginal
This is a lower growth than in 2011. Details of a new collective agreement, the 2011 economic results and influences, the second model Citroen DS1, TPCA grant program in the region...
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Skoda Auto changed one of two heads in Slovakia

April 5, 2012 | 04:05am CEToriginal
Martin Jakubik passed within the carmaker to Russia. The new director of Finance, HR and IT has become Marian Kasak, who came from China...
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Auto Charouz sold 722 new Ford cars in March, market share reached about 40 %

April 5, 2012 | 03:46am CEToriginal
Record month of December 2011, charging stations by E.ON within car showrooms, cars of the limited edition Twenty One/21 in basic equipment...
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AAA Auto engaged another executive with leadership experience from large company

April 4, 2012 | 04:22am CEToriginal
The former CEO of Czech furniture manufacturer TON, Petr Koutsky took in the used car dealer the position of...
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Czech importer of Volkswagen Group brands created sales division for companies and institutions

April 4, 2012 | 04:12am CEToriginal
It is thus following the concept of its parent company Porsche Holding Salzburg. The head of the Corporate Sales Division became...
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Christophe De Beaumont became Nissan's new Sales Director for Central Europe

April 4, 2012 | 03:55am CEToriginal
Stephane Chauville left to Western Europe within the carmaker. Nissan has also changed the Country Manager in Poland...
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ALD Automotive has new head in Czech Rep

April 3, 2012 | 12:54am CEToriginal
Roman Schanner left the post of general manager at the Czech branch. His successor came from abroad...
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AAA Auto chose new head of marketing and communications

April 3, 2012 | 12:45am CEToriginal
Jan Repa’s successor came to the network of used car shops from a company outside the automotive industry...
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