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Europ Assistance: Electric cars, software repairs at distance and eCall to change field of automobile assistance

July 1, 2010 | 10:13pm CEToriginal
Car warranties, according to the company, will penetrate into unauthorized networks, service contracts into the non-premium segment for an extra fee…
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Mubea to triple production of automotive springs and stabilizers in Czech Rep

June 29, 2010 | 05:51am CEToriginal
Simultaneously, the company will concentrate individual productions. To this end, the company will build a new production hall in Prostejov. Details of construction and productions, customers...
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SaarGummi won new contracts in Czech Rep, expecting turnover growth of 34% in 2010

June 28, 2010 | 02:34am CEToriginal
The company has been investing continuously and since March 2009 already recruiting new staff again. New orders for the current BMW 3 and the forthcoming Ford Transit...
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Slavomir Rozman left Defend Group

June 28, 2010 | 01:37am CEToriginal
His successor has not been appointed yet, competences have been taken over by the marketing manager Alice Machackova...
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Osram developed LED platform Ostar aimed at all types of automobile lights

June 28, 2010 | 12:30am CEToriginal
Thanks to an adjustable brightness, LEDs can be used as sidelights, dimmed lights, and also as daytime, distance, direction, fog and motorway lights. Parameters and properties, usage in the Audi A8...
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Defend Group introduced new variants of GAP insurance in Czech Rep

June 25, 2010 | 02:31am CEToriginal
It is the Defend GAP Mini intended for casual accident with the coverage of up to 100% and the Defend Garance Plus with the coverage of CZK 25,000 or CZK 50,000. Details and prices...
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Garmin, TomTom: Portable navigation included in 12% of cars in Czech Rep, market to grow in 2010

June 17, 2010 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
This year’s trend is the shift of interest to navigations in mobile phones. The price drop, navigation communicating with the engine, other news...
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Continental, IBM: Li-ion technology to be developed by 2020, Li-metal and Li-air after that

June 17, 2010 | 04:10am CEToriginal
The operating range will be increased from hundreds to thousands of kilometres to an unlimited number. IBM’s research project, details on the technologies, notebook batteries in the Tesla Roadster...
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Goodyear: All of our tires to have new EU marking by winter 2010/2011

June 17, 2010 | 03:28am CEToriginal
The new labels will be mandatory in the EU from July 2012. The company has also been meeting new noise limit since April 2009. Details of the new legislation...
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ThyssenKrupp plans to increase price of steel by up to EUR 100 per tonne in Q3

June 16, 2010 | 01:27am CEToriginal
Tonne of steel was sold for EUR 600 last week, in Q2 2010 its average reached...
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Goodyear: Share of Budget and Premium segments in tire market in Czech Rep to grow at expense of Value class

June 16, 2010 | 01:10am CEToriginal
Development between 2008 and 2009 in separate segments, outlook for 2012, results of 2009 and expectations of Goodyear for 2010...
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Goodyear: Rate of vehicle ownersjip in Czech Rep to rise by 8 pp by 2015

June 15, 2010 | 03:34am CEToriginal
In this context, the penetration of tire sales should also grow by 5 pp. Expected development in Central Europe and the situation in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Germany...
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Moravian-Silesian Automotive Cluster preparing two other testing laboratories

June 15, 2010 | 03:14am CEToriginal
These will be added to the current two - a noise and a heat one. The cluster also extended member base of two new companies in April…
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PowerShift dual-clutch transmission and downsized engines EcoBoost coming to another Ford models

June 15, 2010 | 03:02am CEToriginal
As for the S-Max and Galaxy, the PowerShift is without any surcharge within a boot action. To the EcoBoost engine 2.0 (149 kW) SCTi others will follow...
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Superbel: Electric Skoda Superb goes on approval to TUV Sud, followed by testing in traffic

June 14, 2010 | 03:20am CEToriginal
Siemens electric engine, Thunder Sky batteries, touch-responsive user interface from the VUT in Brno with navigating of the vehicle on the map of charging spots at Pluginmap.cz...
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Goodyear introduced new brand of tires Kelly

June 14, 2010 | 02:13am CEToriginal
It will only be offered in the network of Premio tire/fast service shops. It is a brand falling within economic class. Dimensions, prices, markets...
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BRNO: Profits of Czech automobile industry decreased by 59% in 2009

June 8, 2010 | 01:59am CEToriginal
The average value added per worker, however, increased by 30.4%. Additional information resulting from the competition of Enterprise of 2009...
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BRNO: Jahn (SAP): Production of motor vehicles in Czech Rep to exceed limit of 1 million in 2010

June 8, 2010 | 12:30am CEToriginal
Detailed results of the Czech automotive industry in 2009, SAP requirements for the new government...
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Slovak PSA plant shortly suspended production due to floods, another shutdown possibly on Monday

June 3, 2010 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is a flooded factory of its supplier Kongsberg Automotive, on which the production of the PSA plant in Trnava depends…
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Czech Rep moved among world's car makers from 19th at 13th place in 2009

June 2, 2010 | 01:34am CEToriginal
Development of production in separate emerging markets and developed countries and regions, potential and investments in CEE, production moving from Western to Eastern Europe...
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Visteon to invest in one of Czech factories to optimize production

June 1, 2010 | 12:40am CEToriginal
It will locate a new production line for metal parts of ventilation and air conditioning units for cars there. The location, customers of Visteon - Autopal...
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Renault: Megane Coupe-Cabriolet, Wind roadster, Megane GT/GT Line, Gordini versions, dual-clutch gearbox EDC coming on the market

June 1, 2010 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Prices, advantages within the financing, roof folding of the model Wind in 12 seconds, parameters of the EDC gearbox...
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Johnson Controls aims to strengthen in China, planning to buy interiors and electronics production from Visteon

May 24, 2010 | 12:59am CEToriginal
Visteon currently operates in the USA under a bankruptcy protection. For these assets Johnson Controls offers an amount of...
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Forschner to build new plant in Czech Rep

May 19, 2010 | 12:54am CEToriginal
This is both because of the cost reduction as well as the new contracts from manufacturers of passenger, commercial vehicles and buses. The location, customers...
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Yazaki to close one of two Slovak plants

May 19, 2010 | 12:43am CEToriginal
Over 1,200 people will lose their jobs in Prievidza. Conversely, the company is increasing production capacity at the plant in Michalovce and will recruit additional staff...
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