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Skoda Auto management reinforced by Karlheinz Hell, as board member to be responsible for purchasing

January 22, 2010 | 12:58am CEToriginal
Hell is responsible for purchasing coordination of Skoda Auto as well as of the Volkswagen Group in Central Europe. Post of board member for Production and Logistics...
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Used car sales in Auto-plus program fell by 5.6% in 2009

January 22, 2010 | 12:30am CEToriginal
Sales of VW passenger cars and commercial vehicles and Audi cars increased. On the contrary, sales of cars Seat, Skoda and other brands have fallen...
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Autocentrum Duba intends to further expand, founder’s share in company sold

January 21, 2010 | 02:03am CEToriginal
The aim of this transaction is to strengthen the company and prepare it for further expansion in sales and cars servicing. Furthermore, the company has strengthened even regarding the management...
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Mazda allowed its dealers in Czech Rep access to JATO Carspecs4 application

January 21, 2010 | 01:45am CEToriginal
It offers a comparison of different vehicles sold, including special offers. It can be used by dealers at car showrooms, owners of dealerships...
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INSURANCE BUSINESS CZ & SK 2009: CNB: Trend of increase in number of insurance entities from EU/EEA continues

January 21, 2010 | 01:35am CEToriginal
These are mainly entities operating on the non-life insurance market. Their current number...
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Skoda Auto increased sales in 2009 thanks to China and Western Europe, sales excluding China fell by 8.7%

January 21, 2010 | 01:25am CEToriginal
Octavia, Fabia and Superb recorded rise, sales of Roomster and Octavia Tour decreased. New models Yeti and Superb Combi...
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Porsche Panamera in Czech Rep: Sales plan excess, winner of contest Car of the Year 2010 in its category

January 21, 2010 | 12:50am CEToriginal
In four months of 2009, Porsche Inter Auto sold 56 Panamera cars and this year expecting to sell...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz increased number of mediated contracts in 2009, including car insurance

January 20, 2010 | 03:32am CEToriginal
The most successful was the damage liability and travel insurance, car accident insurance keeps growing. Specific data of 2008 and 2009...
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Cebia increases number of service records in system Autotracer, offering cooperation to other companies

January 19, 2010 | 02:34am CEToriginal
Cebia Report has been already given to customers at Esa Auto, AAA Auto, Skoda Plus and auto-plus dealers. Cebia is now negotiating with...
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Lotus Cars to significantly increase production of Lotus and Tesla cars in Hethel this year

January 19, 2010 | 02:20am CEToriginal
It is because of the new model Lotus Evora, as well as the electric Tesla Roadster. Specific information on the production and orders process...
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Car Importers Association wants government concept of transport development in Czech Rep

January 19, 2010 | 02:08am CEToriginal
SDA calls on the government to somehow support the fleet renewal. Considering car drives, the nearest future is in...
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Sixt car rental expanded its fleet by 103 cars Seat in Czech Rep

January 19, 2010 | 01:56am CEToriginal
Originally, there were 80 cars Ibiza and Leon, at the end of 2009 23 cars Exeo sedan and station wagon were added...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Mandatory liability to be more expensive by 8 to 10% in spring 2010

January 19, 2010 | 01:45am CEToriginal
A bonus of at least 50% for course without damages can be achieved at all insurers in 2010. A novelty of 2009 is copying of bonus for more cars in the family...
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Tesla Motors plan to double sales and service network in Europe in 2010

January 18, 2010 | 03:01am CEToriginal
The carmaker has produced 1,000 Roadster cars so far. Production plan for 2010, prepared representations in Europe, the second model Tesla Model S...
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Aston Martin Rapide: Production to begin in Austria soon, customer supplies from April

January 18, 2010 | 02:07am CEToriginal
The carmaker has set a price just for the UK and USA so far. Basic price in continental Europe and this year's production plan...
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AAA Auto extended guarantees, providing all cars over CZK 100,000 with Cebia Report

January 18, 2010 | 01:23am CEToriginal
The company newly guarantees that the car was not flooded during the floods, but mainly the mileage...
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Sales of Jaguar and Land Rover cars on Czech market to be managed by carmaker itself

January 15, 2010 | 05:09am CEToriginal
Jaguar Land Rover is yet another carmaker which has taken an importer’s licence in the Czech Republic over from a local partner. The composition of the dealer network...
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Head of Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn replaces Hans Dieter Potsch in supervisory board of Skoda Auto

January 15, 2010 | 04:47am CEToriginal
Potsch resigned from this office at the end of 2009. Winterkorn will also be proposed for a function...
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Pekny (SDA, Kia): Czech car market to be better served by faster depreciation than scrap bonus

January 13, 2010 | 04:19am CEToriginal
According to him, it would be good to extend the government action even after June 30 or reduce the deduction permanently. Faster recovery of company cars may generate high-quality used cars...
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Volkswagen increased sales by 1.1% in 2009, subsidiary of Skoda Auto by 1.4%

January 13, 2010 | 03:34am CEToriginal
While sales of Volkswagen passenger cars and Skoda brand went up, Audi, Seat and Volkswagen commercial vehicles recorded a decline...
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SDA: Price decline of new cars caused shift of interest in segment upwards

January 12, 2010 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
However, the prices of new cars have not declined so significantly in 2009. For example, last year’s average price of Kia cars declined by...
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Hyundai plan to strengthen its fleet sales in Europe, agreed to cooperate with ALD Automotive

January 11, 2010 | 11:58pm CEToriginal
The agreement includes a favourable price conditions for the sale of vehicles in 21 countries including the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Last year, the market share of Hyundai in Europe rose to...
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Prices of cars sold on Czech market dropped by 1.7% m/m in December

January 11, 2010 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
New cars cheapened more than the used ones. Prices of spare parts and service works stagnated. Specific information...
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Mann+Hummel: Acoustic modules could solve problem with great quietness of electric cars and hybrids

January 11, 2010 | 07:55pm CEToriginal
It is also a simple means to increase the level of brand identification by the sound of the engine. The acoustic tube has found use in another Ford sports model...
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Auto Kora as first Ford dealer in Czech Rep installed revolutionary painting system Robodry from Symach

January 11, 2010 | 07:02pm CEToriginal
This allows a significant acceleration of car paint repair, and during the same day. Supplier and details about the technology...
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