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Ceska zbrojovka increased automotive production by 7% in 2015

May 26, 2016 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Plan for the year 2016, production of aluminium fittings for HVAC systems, new orders from Europe and North America, expansion machinery equipment, participation in trade fairs...
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PSA to build engine plant in Central Europe

May 26, 2016 | 12:29am CEToriginal
Location, produced aggregates, strategy in drives, the end of diesel-electric hybrids, model offensive by 2021...
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e-CMP: PSA and Dongfeng to develop platform for EVs of B and C-segments

May 25, 2016 | 11:22pm CEToriginal
Timing, brands concerned, agreement on HR (temporary replacement of employees, procedure sharing), a new medium-term plan for the JV in China...
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Global Automotive Components and Supliers 2016: Five companies from Czech Rep to be presented there

May 25, 2016 | 05:39am CEToriginal
These include Ceska zbrojovka/CZ-Auto and Tomatex Otrokovice. Location, dates, list, expected turnout of visitors...
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Alcar made changes in logistics in Central Europe

May 25, 2016 | 12:32am CEToriginal
Closure of one warehouse, supplying two countries from one place, the impact on delivery times for B2B clients, annual sales of the wheels of seven brands...
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AutoBinck started selling cars via Internet

May 23, 2016 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The first country, brands and models concerned, target group, purchase details, evaluation of the pilot operation, extension of the service, e-shop for spare parts...
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Safarcik: Nissan to introduce new sales concept of commercial vehicles in Czech Rep

May 23, 2016 | 11:45pm CEToriginal
Details, sales performance in the years 2015-2016, the modernization of the dealer network, vacant sites, licence for EVs, expansion of replacement car fleet, involvement in the e-Sumava project...
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Scania started to supply service centres in Czech Rep and Slovakia with spare parts also on weekends

May 22, 2016 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The improved logistics in cooperation with partners, shortened working hours of weekend repairs for trucks and buses, the specific situation in the Czech and Slovak service centres…
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RCI Banque changed corporate identity, including commercial name, logo and website

May 22, 2016 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
Details, business results of Czech and Slovak branches in 2015, new financial products in 2016, an online calculator of instalments...
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CzechInvest: Several Chinese industrial companies consider expansion into Europe, interested in Czech Rep

May 18, 2016 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
CzechInvest's mission focused on the automotive industry and other industries, locations, timing...
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Tukas Group to expand portfolio with three new brands

May 18, 2016 | 03:42am CEToriginal
The Group will thus operate dealerships of seven brands. Details, 25th anniversary, the launch of a mobile app, current and planned features...
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Emil Frey expands in Europe with several brands

May 15, 2016 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
The expansion relates to the distribution and retail. The carmakers concerned, car, truck and bus brands, companies, locations, timing...
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Ghosn to take Mitsubishi Motors in Renault-Nissan alliance

May 12, 2016 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
The new alliance between the Japanese carmakers, acquiring a significant stake at Mitsubishi Motors, synergies in R&D, manufacturing, logistics and sales, personnel changes...
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Financial Services: UniCredit Leasing started to provide branded financing of Rolls-Royce cars in Czech Rep

May 11, 2016 | 11:20pm CEToriginal
The offered models and financial products, expansion of cooperation with the BMW Group, example, competence with luxury car brands...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Rep fell m/m in April 2016

May 11, 2016 | 10:55pm CEToriginal
Different development of new and used cars, more expensive motorcycles, cheaper servicing and spare parts, detailed data, the y/y development...
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Porsche Holding Salzburg increased revenues in 2015 by 10.2% and car sales by 6.9%

May 11, 2016 | 03:17am CEToriginal
New and used vehicles, distribution and retail, HR, expansion of its activities in South America, including Skoda, results of the Czech branch...
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Daimler to build plant in Poland

May 10, 2016 | 03:50am CEToriginal
The locations planned in CEE and the winning one, the investment amount, products, HR, timing…
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Nissan to increase Qashqai production in Europe

May 6, 2016 | 02:26am CEToriginal
Location, the investment amount, timing, current daily production of the crossover, vehicle production on CMF-B and CMF-C platforms, the development of autonomous control, Piloted Drive 1.0...
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CebiCat GT: Cebia launched online tool for used car valuation

May 6, 2016 | 02:15am CEToriginal
It is a self-learning program from market data. IT partner, properties, function of similar cars, access for corporate clients and public...
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Autosalon Klokocka increased sales of new cars in 2015, vans declined

May 4, 2016 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The results of individual brands, interest in used cars, support of a new racing team Racing 21 (Klokočka Skoda Czech National Team)...
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SDA: Registrations of new cars in Czech Rep up by 12.5% in April

May 4, 2016 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
Growth was driven by Hyundai, Dacia, Skoda, Mercedes, Peugeot and Audi. Commercial vehicles, consumer interest in operating leases, decline in short-term registrations, PwC comment...
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Seznam.cz Reporter: Seznam.cz made available analytical data of some services, including Sauto.cz

May 4, 2016 | 12:15am CEToriginal
The services concerned, microsite address, beta version, the source data, content of reports (brands, models of cars and vans, drives, years of manufacture, mileage), April statistics...
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Medea Research: Sales of new cars in Czech Rep up by 17.1% in April 2016

May 3, 2016 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
Growth was driven by Dacia, Skoda, Hyundai, VW, Mercedes, Renault, Audi, Peugeot and Toyota. Results of other brands, developments in vans, drop in special purpose registrations...
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Scania appointed new PR and Marketing coordinator in Czech Rep

May 3, 2016 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
He has already had experience with the Volkswagen Group. The position in the Czech representation of the truck and bus maker Scania had been held by Ondrej Koubek, who...
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BMW Group to invest billions of euros in development of production network by 2019

May 3, 2016 | 01:17am CEToriginal
Investments in Germany and North America, expansion of the carbon fibre production, output in various factories in 2015...
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