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Two top executives of Mitsubishi Motors quit their jobs

May 18, 2016 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
The reason is the affair with the manipulations of data on fuel consumption. Managers and their positions, approval of shareholders, successors, scandal explanation...
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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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Dieselgate: Norwegian state pension fund wants to sue Volkswagen

May 18, 2016 | 03:27am CEToriginal
The reason is the decline in share value of the fund, which it holds in the carmaker. The share and its value, the fund profile...
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ACEA: Car sales in EU rose by 9.1% in April

May 18, 2016 | 03:14am CEToriginal
The best result since April 2008, market growth 32 months in a row, the results in individual countries, sales of carmakers, registrations of the Volkswagen Group, comments by IHS Automotive and CSOB...
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Dieselgate: South Korea accused Nissan of handling emissions, automaker refused it

May 16, 2016 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
It is the result of tests of 20 models of diesel cars in the country. The affected models, the number of cars, the amount of fines, prosecution of the local branch head...
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Dieselgate: Volkswagen launched recall action in Czech Rep

May 16, 2016 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
Affected models and the number of cars in the first wave, delay, details of voluntary service action, the possibility of getting a spare car, cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, the next wave…
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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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LMC Automotive: Car sales in Western Europe up by 8% in April

May 15, 2016 | 11:03pm CEToriginal
Acceleration of the growth pace and slowdown after adjusting the influence of working days, registrations on the biggest markets...
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Dieselgate: Germany summoned Opel and Fiat before commission of inquiry

May 15, 2016 | 10:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is the emission results provided by KBA and Deutsche Umwelthilfe. The timing, affected models...
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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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Unions demand wage increases in companies associated with Skoda Auto as well

May 12, 2016 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
Those are HR agencies, suppliers of certain services or schools. The parties concerned, Charter of Supplier Relationships, some requirements of the carmaker...
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Earthquake in Japan halted production at several automotive plants

May 12, 2016 | 10:42pm CEToriginal
The reason is not only the damage to the facilities, but also the interruption of the supply chain. Locations, carmakers and suppliers, damaged infrastructure...
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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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Nissan reportedly talks about stake takeover in Mitsubishi Motors

May 11, 2016 | 10:44pm CEToriginal
It would thus become the largest shareholder of the Japanese automaker now facing the consumption scandal, which it has pointed out. The alleged size of the stake and its price, the stage of negotiations...
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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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FCA agreed to cooperate with Google

May 11, 2016 | 12:10am CEToriginal
Google wants to expand its testing program of self-driving cars with Chrysler vehicles. Owning vs. sharing know-how, prepared guidelines for autonomous vehicles in the United States...
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Heizmann: Volkswagen with partners to invest EUR 4 billion in China in 2016

May 10, 2016 | 11:36pm CEToriginal
Focus on SUVs and alternative drives, the brands concerned, sales on the Chinese market in 2015, the plan for 2016...
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VDA improved 2016 car sales outlook in Germany

May 10, 2016 | 11:21pm CEToriginal
The original and the new estimate, results in April and the first third of the year, registrations of individual brands, including VW and Mitsubishi, production...
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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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GM to buy Californian start-up dealing with self-driving cars

May 10, 2016 | 12:07am CEToriginal
The company and its profile, the transaction value, the activity of GM and Ford in car sharing and taxi, GM and Lyft alliance...
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Germany plans additional tests for CO2 emissions

May 9, 2016 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
The information comes shortly after Mitsubishi Motors admitted handling the fuel consumption tests. Clues, investigation of the Dieselgate...
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Skoda Auto to take on 2,000 new employees in 2016

May 9, 2016 | 05:26am CEToriginal
It also offers jobs to OKD miners. The locations and positions concerned, the cooperation with the Labour Office and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the staffing situation in 2015...
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Juricek: Automotive suppliers offer OKD miners over 1,000 jobs

May 9, 2016 | 05:12am CEToriginal
The positions, companies and locations concerned, activity of the Moravian-Silesian Automotive Cluster, retraining, the offer of recruitment agency Wincott People and its clients...
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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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