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Toyota Yaris Dream: Special model with extra equipment valued CZK 52,000 begins at CZK 229,900

April 1, 2010 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
The car can be bought on interest-free credit for a one year period, when the customer pays a monthly payment for insurance only...
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Honda to help owners of individually imported cars from USA by verifying if they are in recall action

April 1, 2010 | 11:00pm CEToriginal
That offer came with the latest corrective campaign concerning models Odyssey and Element produced in 2007 and 2008...
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Citroen EssentialDrive / IdealDrive: Extended warranty, road helpdesk, free service inspections

April 1, 2010 | 12:39am CEToriginal
The customer may obtain all of these when purchasing a new car in the Czech Republic till the end of May. Differences for passenger and commercial vehicles...
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Reducing number of Mini dealers in Czech Rep and new showroom helped increase sales of Renocar in Brno

March 31, 2010 | 01:01am CEToriginal
Sales of the brand and dealer Renocar in 2008, 2009 and outlook for 2010; prices of the new SUV Mini Countryman...
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Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1, Peugeot 108: Second generation of mini cars from TPCA to be introduced in 2011

March 31, 2010 | 12:34am CEToriginal
The carmakers Toyota and PSA will thus change their entry models after six years and put them against all-new mini cars Up! from Volkswagen Slovakia...
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Kooperativa extended possibilities of information on liquidation of claims

March 30, 2010 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Another information channel has been added to the Internet—SMS to a mobile phone. Advantages, possibilities and statistics of existing and new services...
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Subaru continues to cooperate with UniCredit leasing in Czech Rep under new brand Subaru Finance

March 30, 2010 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
Zero increase in financing is now possible to obtain with advance payment from 35% in contracts for 24 to 48 months. Part of the payments is insurance from...
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Direct insurance survey: 70% of drivers do not know when to change insurance company

March 30, 2010 | 10:48pm CEToriginal
According to the survey, around 42% of motorists are unaware that when insurance company is changed, bonuses for driving without accidents can be transferred. More poll results...
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Mercedes-Benz ML: Third generation to enter market in Q2 2011

March 30, 2010 | 12:32am CEToriginal
This SUV, which is in the hierarchy between the small GLK and the largest GL, will therefore get a successor after six years. Expected start of production...
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Auto-Exner Express Service: Service without order, while you wait, surcharged by 30%

March 29, 2010 | 11:51pm CEToriginal
The new service should save customers’ time and covers all the Volkswagen Group brands. Easy operations may be realized this way, such as...
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Mazda to accelerate its entry into hybrid market, technologies to be supplied by Toyota

March 29, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
It will present the first hybrid using Mazda's new petrol engine SKY in 2013. However, within the plan for reducing fuel consumption by 30% by 2015...
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Citroen has prepared series of spring service offers in Czech Rep

March 29, 2010 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
It is a service inspection, discount on selected parts and tires, discount coupons for summer accessories, air-conditioning inspection and packets...
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Skoda Fabia GreenLine: 1.2 TDI (55 kW) engine, consumption of 3.4 l/100 km, CO2 emissions of 89 g/km

March 29, 2010 | 04:33am CEToriginal
The car will be available to order first on the markets with the tax advantage of ecological cars. Roomster GreenLine, Yeti GreenLine, Superb GreenLine...
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Goodyear won several contracts from Volkswagen Group to supply primary production with tires

March 29, 2010 | 04:22am CEToriginal
Goodyear and Dunlop tires will be delivered to Skoda Auto and Volkswagen Slovakia for models...
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Prague used car dealer Auto Esa recorded higher interest from customers even in other regions

March 28, 2010 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
The demand from Western and Eastern Bohemia has risen most noticeably in January and February. It is caused by a shift of car business to the Internet and...
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Saab has resumed production in Sweden after seven weeks

March 28, 2010 | 10:38pm CEToriginal
At the same time, the carmaker started producing all-new 9-5 Sedan. Other models produced in Sweden and Mexico...
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TPCA not yet agreed with trade unions on new collective agreement

March 26, 2010 | 02:35am CEToriginal
The existing one expires at the end of March. Details of the negotiations and the expected number of employees and their wages in 2010...
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Triglav to offer its clients accident insurance for CZK 490/year from April

March 26, 2010 | 01:29am CEToriginal
The offer applies not only to clients having car insurance. The accident insurance covers only permanent implications. Validity of the action...
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Honda holds spring service action with series of discounts on parts, accessories and services in Czech Rep

March 25, 2010 | 11:20pm CEToriginal
The inspection after the winter costs CZK 99. Honda Assistance helpdesk is now for a special price CZK 99 for four months (summer)...
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AAA Auto: People drive to car centres to sell their car less, they use mobile buyout more

March 25, 2010 | 10:38pm CEToriginal
In the Czech Republic the company bought out 4,802 right at customers’ homes last years, over 3,000 cars in the surroundings of Prague. The average price of a purchased car…
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BMW shifts to high-strength materials that are not welded but riveted and glued

March 25, 2010 | 01:44am CEToriginal
New demands on equipment of repairers, start of production of BMW 5 Series Touring, investment of the dealer Renocar in Brno into a new plumber shop, Audi’s shift to aluminium...
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Peugeot: By getting through spring service inspection customer receives year-round 20% discount on regular car maintenance

March 25, 2010 | 12:37am CEToriginal
Additional discounts on original equipment, change of oil, tires, price of the inspection...
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Auto-Exner became exclusive partner of Bugatti for Central and Eastern Europe

March 23, 2010 | 10:25pm CEToriginal
The company is now taking care of five Bugatti cars’ owners from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. The demonstration drive and sale will be arranged directly with the carmaker...
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Honda narrowed top management in Czech Rep and Slovakia, cancelling CEO post

March 23, 2010 | 09:56pm CEToriginal
Jiri Minovsky has been promoted to the presidential post, former president Toshiaki Nishide will return to headquarters to a post of...
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Nissan discounted selected stock cars on Czech market in March

March 23, 2010 | 09:29pm CEToriginal
Qashqai is cheaper for CZK 30,000, Qashqai+2 for CZK 70,000, Micra and Note for CZK 13,000, X-Trail for CZK 15,000, Navara for CZK 62,000. The price of models Murano and Pathfinder went also down...
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