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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Direct settlement in damage liability to be introduced by most insurance companies in Czech Rep by spring 2011

December 1, 2010 | 06:22am CEToriginal
CSOB Pojistovna will soon join companies Direct, Ceska pojistovna, Allianz, Uniqa and Kooperativa. Differences in individual insurance companies...
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Dealers started to provide Express Service by Volkswagen in Czech Rep for other group brands as well

December 1, 2010 | 05:55am CEToriginal
Some service shops provide it for no extra charge. Advantages and possible uses, examples from the service network...
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Opel to outsource production of next generation Combo van, to be sister model of Fiat Doblo

December 1, 2010 | 05:48am CEToriginal
So far, its production has been provided by the carmaker’s plant in Portugal, from December 2011 production will be provided by a Fiat plant in Turkey. Details on the wider cooperation of the carmakers...
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Auto Esa launched website aimed at commercial vehicles

December 1, 2010 | 05:28am CEToriginal
Therefore, the company has a specialized website for each branch at the moment. Current offers at Dodavky-Esa.cz...
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Hyundai aims to enter smaller towns in Czech Rep and to increase number of dealerships by 50% by 2015

November 30, 2010 | 05:20am CEToriginal
Hyundai and other dealers may participate in it. Current situation of the dealer network and details of the plan...
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Toyota Motor wants to sell more than 10,000 cars in Czech Rep and Slovakia, to double market share on Czech market

November 30, 2010 | 04:56am CEToriginal
The sales target was almost met last year. Sales and registration of the brands Toyota and Lexus in the year 2009/2010 and this year’s development...
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Cebia prepares evaluation and certification of used car dealers in Czech Rep

November 30, 2010 | 04:45am CEToriginal
It thus aims to build on the certification of used cars, the Cebia Report. Details of the plan and date of the project’s initiation...
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Demand for ecological certification of Skoda service shops in Czech Rep grows, 22% of partners have certificate

November 30, 2010 | 04:38am CEToriginal
Details of audits, amount and types of recyclable waste from dealerships in 2009, a discount by Ceska pojistovna, the current state of sales and service network...
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COTY 2011: First electric car, Nissan Leaf became European Car of the Year

November 30, 2010 | 04:22am CEToriginal
All other finalists dispose of an internal combustion engine. Points and ranking of individual models, Leaf’s production and sales scheme for individual regions of the world...
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Auto Esa: European registry of service records might solve number of problems with used car sale

November 30, 2010 | 03:52am CEToriginal
A new problem for new and newish cars - turbo-odometers, odometer downsizing at dealers under pressure of unfair used car shops...
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Vosicky (Hyundai): Sales of new cars to fall in Czech Rep in 2010

November 29, 2010 | 04:55am CEToriginal
However, registrations (including re-exports) will rise, according to SDA. Regarding some brands, the number of deregistered and exported cars doubled in 2010...
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David Keller left AAA Auto after one year

November 29, 2010 | 04:39am CEToriginal
The company created a new position of group office operations director within the organizational structure, which has been taken by...
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Real Garant to offer all of its products in Czech Rep and Slovakia

November 29, 2010 | 04:29am CEToriginal
It will also be a dealer warranty, guarantee for costs of car repairs and mobility warranty as well as service contracts. Demand for used car warranty, expansion to other countries...
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Cebia: Other big used car dealers in Czech Rep to provide mileage guarantee

November 29, 2010 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Cebia Report has been already offered to clients by Auto Esa and AAA Auto, now a company Andy-auta has joined them...
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Fastbox introduced loyalty program in Czech Rep, benefits may be also applied in Austria

November 26, 2010 | 01:40am CEToriginal
In the near future, the company is going to run its e-shop. Suppliers of parts and service catalogue, parameters of the loyalty program...
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AAA Auto: Sales of used commercial vehicles back to pre-crisis level

November 26, 2010 | 12:58am CEToriginal
After ten months of 2010 the company increased its sales by 71%, of which 75% were in the Czech Republic and 60% in Slovakia. Five best-selling brands and models...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Insurance companies increasingly use damage liability for sale of additional service in Czech Rep

November 26, 2010 | 12:48am CEToriginal
The growth of segmentation and number of variants, changes in the bonus system, taking of elements of accident insurance...
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Citroen C-Zero EV in high demand in Czech Rep, importer expects tens of cars sold in 2011

November 25, 2010 | 05:11am CEToriginal
Demand of specific companies, price and equipment, financing by PSA Finance, service in the whole dealer network, current state of orders…
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Fastbox to offer certified EV servicing in Czech Rep, just under negotiation with Bosch

November 25, 2010 | 04:44am CEToriginal
At the same time, the company is preparing EV financing; several leasing companies have already expressed interest. Expected sales...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Basic rates of damage liability grow annually by 7-8% in Czech Rep, real premiums fall by 4-6% though

November 25, 2010 | 04:11am CEToriginal
Changes in rates during the year, disadvantageousness of insurance payments fixed into financing, development of rates in 2010 and 2011...
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Hyundai wants to strengthen image in Europe by offering premium models, to be available in Czech Rep too

November 25, 2010 | 03:44am CEToriginal
In 2011, the carmaker is going to introduce the models Genesis, Genesis Coupe, Equus, but also the successor of the Accent and Sonata, and new versions with a start-stop system...
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Direct settlement by CSOB Pojistovna to be free of charge, only for damage to vehicle, with payment of spare car

November 25, 2010 | 03:28am CEToriginal
CSOB Pojistovna will settle and pay the claim. Existing clients will receive the service a contract renewal. Details of Damage liability without worries...
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Slavia not to punish perpetrators of minor accidents by loss of bonus

November 24, 2010 | 02:19am CEToriginal
Lowering the bonus along with insurance coverage to and over CZK 15,000, a claim-free bonus in advance, discounts for different groups of drivers, insurance options...
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Fastbox: Car owners in Czech Rep unnecessarily spend CZK 8 billion in service points annually

November 24, 2010 | 02:11am CEToriginal
It is caused by wrong diagnosis of a problem and subsequent unnecessary maintenance work. The size of market for car service points in the Czech Republic...
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Generali withdrew from most of claim charges in Czech Rep

November 24, 2010 | 01:49am CEToriginal
At the same time the insurance company introduced bonus copying to family members, and prepared a 55% discount on damage liability for the autumn and winter for…
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