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Skoda Auto threatened by further cessation of production due to suppliers

August 27, 2010 | 02:41am CEToriginal
Employees of a plant of the company Delphi Packard Electric in Ceska Lipa, which is now being closed, intend to strike for higher compensation. Job offer in Mlada Boleslav...
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Hanacke zelezarny a perovny installed new line by investment of EUR 4,2 million

August 26, 2010 | 03:11am CEToriginal
The company is currently going to recruit 50 new employees. Expected sales growth in 2010, new orders from Scania and Tatra, other customers...
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Delphi to close Czech plant in Ceska Lipa, production to be reportedly moved to Romania and Poland

August 24, 2010 | 03:17am CEToriginal
By May 2011 there will be 1,400 employees left unemployed. Some companies in the region have vacancies, such as Johnson Controls, which has created 300 new jobs...
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Make Cars Green: UAMK joined FIA global campaign in Czech Rep, SATC in Slovakia

August 24, 2010 | 02:47am CEToriginal
Navigation, tire pressure monitoring system, start-stop, six- and multi-speed gearbox or others can contribute to greener operation...
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Behr agreed with unions on restructuring of German factories

August 23, 2010 | 01:29am CEToriginal
The extensive plan involving the reduction of dozens of jobs in Germany, relates to the Czech Republic as well, namely to the transfer of some production to a plant in...
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Benteler moved global call centre for IT and telecommunications support for plants to Czech Rep

August 23, 2010 | 12:46am CEToriginal
The company has thus chosen a country where it has six plants producing automotive components. Previous and current location of the IT Service Desk...
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Delphi said not to intend to award contracts for Czech plant in Ceska Lipa

August 22, 2010 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
Expiring contracts, which are not replaced by others, suggest it. Moving of production of cable harnesses to Romania, dismissals and protests for higher compensation...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia completely restored production

August 16, 2010 | 04:59am CEToriginal
The factory have been solving minor complications still on Saturday, but the production runs smoothly on Sunday. Deliveries of parts are thus heading for all customers...
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Production outage at Grupo Antolin Bohemia influenced also Volkswagen Slovakia

August 16, 2010 | 01:16am CEToriginal
Lack of interior parts caused the cancellation of the Saturday morning shift. Slovak plant of Volkswagen does not plan any further measure...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia partially restored production

August 15, 2010 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
Supplies have been already heading for Skoda Auto, and the production for BMW, Volkswagen and TPCA has been renewed as well. The current situation...
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Behr wants to increase production in Czech Rep, plans to expand one of its Czech plants

August 13, 2010 | 05:31am CEToriginal
A new hall, new production lines, a new technology of laser welding, hundreds of new jobs, customers...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia wants to partially resume production this weekend

August 13, 2010 | 04:58am CEToriginal
The priority is parts for Skoda Auto which wants to resume production on Monday after a two-day outage. Customers of Czech plant of Grupo Antolin agreed on priorities...
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Skoda Auto to suspend production on Thursday, TPCA to begin producing on Monday after company holidays

August 12, 2010 | 04:31am CEToriginal
An exclusive supplier of interior ceilings, Grupo Antolin Bohemia will probably be unable to resume production this week. Affected plants and models...
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Grupo Antolin Bohemia to probably bring some lines into operation on Friday, but not full production

August 10, 2010 | 11:44pm CEToriginal
The factory does not know whether it will be able to restore the production concerning workers. A substantial assistance is being provided by major customers Skoda Auto and TPCA...
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Floods affected production of car parts in Liberec region, supply shortage to hit carmakers

August 10, 2010 | 03:17am CEToriginal
Production has been stopped at Grupo Antolin Bohemia; Denso and Benteler plants have problems as well. As for the Skoda Auto and TPCA, there is a threat of production suspension…
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Skoda Auto to increase production of Superb and Yeti, to recruit 1,000 people by September

August 8, 2010 | 11:36pm CEToriginal
Because of the need of a quick action, it will be mostly agency workers. The production increase and the number of employees will also affect suppliers, such as Hella...
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Nissan preparing expansion in Czech Rep, personnel and dealer

August 3, 2010 | 05:30am CEToriginal
Increase of the market share should be supported by the return of Petr Ouska, the return to a higher number of dealerships and arrival of new managers...
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Solaris preparing hybrid bus with serial drive and electric bus

July 30, 2010 | 12:46am CEToriginal
In autumn 2010 the company will start production of intercity buses. Dates of the hybrid and electric bus introduction, principal component suppliers...
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Steelworks preparing rice in prices for customers, their costs of raw material growing

July 29, 2010 | 01:14am CEToriginal
It is happening despite a decline in demand for steel due to completion of scrap bonus programs and declining consumption in China. Financial results of ArcelorMittal in Q2 and outlook for Q3…
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Borgers to buy plot with two halls in Rokycany

July 29, 2010 | 01:03am CEToriginal
Its development company will revive a brownfield site there, for which the company will pay less than the estimated cost was due to the crisis...
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Schaeffler wants to build three plants in Asia by 2012, expand existing plants and to strengthen development

July 21, 2010 | 01:36am CEToriginal
The new plants in China and India will be added to the 11 existing in Asia. The total investment should reach EUR 300 million...
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Delphi’s Czech plant does not receive new contracts, employees expect production in Ceska Lipa to be ceased by 2013

July 15, 2010 | 03:46am CEToriginal
Delphi Packard Electric has now dismissed a further 130 people and others will follow. Conversely, Johnson Control or Fehrer Bohemia are singing on new employees…
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Nissan to suspend production in Japan due to car parts’ shortage from Hitachi

July 13, 2010 | 03:51am CEToriginal
The three-day outage of the production is going to affect 15,000 vehicles. Problems of the company Hitachi, which are caused by its supplier, could hit other two Japanese carmakers...
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GM to sell Nexteer Automotive division to Chinese company Pacific Century Motors

July 12, 2010 | 02:15am CEToriginal
The transaction value; products, customers and the scope of Nexteer Automotive activities, including Europe; new opportunities in China...
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Mitsubishi wants to sell 30,000 ASX cars in Europe in 2010, 500 in Czech Rep and 200 in Slovakia

July 1, 2010 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
Development in the C-SUV/crossover segment, engines, start-stop, dual-clutch gearbox, equipment and prices, the boot action, warranty...
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