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Police: Car thefts in Czech Rep decreasing, more stolen are car parts

June 20, 2011 | 02:42am CEToriginal
Lately, these are often bonnets, xenon headlights, air bags, exhaust pipes and catalytic converters. The ordering party might be individuals, junkyards and used car shops...
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TPCA’s production head, Jiri Cerny to leave the company after nine years

June 17, 2011 | 12:27am CEToriginal
Cerny was present at the formation of the Czech joint venture of carmakers Toyota Motor and PSA Peugeot Citroen in 2002. Reasons for his departure...
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Fourth shareholder to enter Autobond, group to be enriched with Subaru dealership

June 17, 2011 | 12:17am CEToriginal
At the same time, Autobond plans the concentration of dealerships in Ostrava to a single location. Planned investments...
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Beutl (GE Money Auto): Czech market for new and used cars to rise slightly in 2011

June 17, 2011 | 12:05am CEToriginal
Oscillation of monthly sales, the impact of the earthquake in Japan, new sales channels and simpler products, price preference at the expense of equipment...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen to exchange vice president at Czech plant in Kolin within company’s rotation

June 16, 2011 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
Bernard Million-Rousseau will move to the PSA headquarters, being replaced by Patrice Le Guyader in the Czech Republic. The new position of Million-Rousseau...
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Indian automobile industry and market running into problems

June 16, 2011 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
Production is threatened by strikes, raw material costs are going up, inflation is rising, and fuel is becoming more expensive. The strike in Maruti Suzuki, the weakest sales during the last two years...
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Expansion of Bosch plant in Ceske Budejovice to require 700 new jobs

June 15, 2011 | 08:26pm CEToriginal
The new hall will help to cover capacity expansion of the existing production, but also the production of the next-generation products. The extension of R&D centre...
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Head of Citroen in Czech Rep Frederic Passemard to assume responsibility for Slovakia after two years

June 15, 2011 | 08:04pm CEToriginal
The current general manager of Citroen Slovakia Cedric Pourcher du Chene will move within the carmaker to…
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Mazda to recall 494,500 first-generation Mazda3 cars, one fifth in Europe

June 15, 2011 | 07:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is a faulty wiper component. Years of production, the number of cars in different regions, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
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Volkswagen to produce 110,000 Skoda and VW cars a year in GAZ plant

June 15, 2011 | 07:35pm CEToriginal
The share of imported Skoda cars to Russia will drop to 10-15%. Start of production of the Yeti, Octavia and Jetta; production volumes; Skoda sales in 2011...
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Return on advertising investments of carmakers in Czech Rep fell in 2011

June 15, 2011 | 07:25pm CEToriginal
While investments in advertising grew by 14.8%, car registrations went up by 3.7% only. Investing in individual car segments, Top 10 models advertised...
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GE Money Auto: Fuel worth CZK 2,000 free of charge when buying car on loan until end of June

June 15, 2011 | 07:15pm CEToriginal
The bonus in the form of a pre-charged CCS card can be applied in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since 2004, autoCredit has been used by...
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Nexans Autoelectric wants to introduce new production in Czech Rep

June 15, 2011 | 01:10am CEToriginal
This manufacturer of wiring harnesses for cars will install a new line to one of the existing plants. Location, details...
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Ford aims to increase sales by 50% by 2015, announced investments of over EUR 1.5 billion in Europe

June 15, 2011 | 12:57am CEToriginal
Production plans with models Transit, Transit Connect, Kuga, Focus, Focus Electric, Fiesta, B-Max and 1.0 EcoBoost engine; the upcoming B-segment model and the new LCV...
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Patrik Fejtek to help distributor of automotive films, Safex with expansion to other markets

June 15, 2011 | 12:48am CEToriginal
The former head of VW Commercial Vehicles in the Czech Republic joined this Czech company as managing director. Safex plans...
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Car prices dropped by 0.1% m/m in Czech Rep in May

June 15, 2011 | 12:42am CEToriginal
While used cars became cheaper, the new ones became more expensive. Prices of spare parts and repair works increased. Detailed information, including y/y comparison...
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Radek Smejkal left insurance company Direct, being replaced by Petr Ouska

June 15, 2011 | 12:35am CEToriginal
In the autumn of 2009, Smejkal started up business through partners, Ouska is going to continue in it. Profiles of both managers...
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Sixt, E.ON, Mercedes-Benz opened two charging stations for EVs in Czech Rep, preparing other

June 15, 2011 | 12:28am CEToriginal
At the same time, Sixt placed EVs to its offer as the second car rental in the Czech Republic. Locations, model and number of cars, rental prices...
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Facilities of bankrupt Czech company Hacar go up for auction in late June

June 15, 2011 | 12:10am CEToriginal
These are two factory complexes in Hradec Kralove and Horice. Parameters of the objects, starting prices, Hacar’s history and its financial problems...
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Brano Group develops car pedals of alternative materials

June 14, 2011 | 05:02am CEToriginal
It is plastics, aluminum or various hybrid solutions with steel. Projects for carmakers, electronic parking brake, an increase in painting (KTL) in Rakovnik...
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Bretislav Dolejsi left Kia Motors Czech

June 14, 2011 | 04:58am CEToriginal
He was replaced on the position of director of aftersales services at the Czech importer of Kia cars by Ales Maly, who came from Skoda Auto...
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Unions and management of Slovak plant of Yazaki started negotiating wage growth

June 14, 2011 | 04:50am CEToriginal
Two rounds of collective bargaining have passed, without results so far. Demands and offers of the parties, the next round of negotiations...
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Jahn (Volkswagen): Production of Skoda Octavia II coming to end after entry of Octavia III

June 14, 2011 | 04:45am CEToriginal
Fleet shares of the Skoda brand in the Volkswagen Group and in Europe, launching production of the lower middle class hatchback A-Entry...
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SsangYong Korando cheaper by 11% in Czech Rep

June 14, 2011 | 04:39am CEToriginal
The Czech importer thus reacted to a change in the duty on Korean products one month in advance and, at the same time, to the positive development of the Czech currency. New prices and engines in 2011...
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Siemens entered Czech market with charging stations

June 14, 2011 | 04:35am CEToriginal
Open and planned stations, participation in tenders of energy companies, testing of inductive charging with BMW in Berlin, buying Citroen C-Zero EVs, cooperation with RUF Automobile...
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