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Hrkal: Mitsubishi plans to build tire factory, considering Czechia

March 26, 2018 | 12:45am CEToriginal
One of the considered locations, the area requested, the activity of CzechInvest...
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Maier: Škoda Auto considering new plant outside Czechia

March 9, 2018 | 01:53am CEToriginal
Other options to increase annual production capacity, sales growth plan untill 2025, development fund for the Mladá Boleslav region, development of low-cost platform...
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Supreme Administrative Court: Federal states can ban drive of diesel cars in German cities

March 8, 2018 | 03:17pm CEToriginal
Prohibitions time- and locally limited, emission standards, first cities, timing, exceptions, introduction of blue badge, fleet structure...
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Czech plant of Federal-Mogul hit by fire

March 6, 2018 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Nobody was injured. Location, section, probable causes, estimated damage...
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Unions rejected another offer by Škoda Auto to increase wages

February 26, 2018 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
They do not like the more than two-year duration of the wage agreement and the atypical shift work systems in Mladá Boleslav, Czechia. The next round of collective bargaining...
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Court in Leipzig to decide on driving ban for diesel cars in German cities

February 26, 2018 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
Excessive concentrations of NO2, postponement of decisions, possible exceptions, threat of moving large quantities of older diesel vehicles to Eastern Europe...
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Škoda Auto improved its offer for wage growth

February 22, 2018 | 11:33pm CEToriginal
Details of the carmaker’s first and second proposal, an increase in tariffs in four phases, conditional agreement on the extension of atypical shift models...
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Borgers to make changes in logistics in Czechia

February 22, 2018 | 01:09am CEToriginal
The company will build a logistics hall within one of its plants to replace the rented warehouse. Location, the amount of investment, a new line for non-woven fabrics, production automation (Masterplan 2020)...
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Audi to establish R&D centre in Hungary

February 22, 2018 | 12:56am CEToriginal
Location, the amount of investment, focus, HR, government support, 25 years of carmaker's presence in the country...
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Dieselgate: Daimler may have used software to cheat on emissions tests in US

February 21, 2018 | 04:14pm CEToriginal
Details of the functions, carmaker engineers' doubts about the legality of the functions, investigations in the US and Germany...
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Brexit: Ford applied for banking license in Germany

February 15, 2018 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
The Ford Credit finance division apparently intends to move a large part of the UK branch to continental Europe and is already looking for employees for a future German bank...
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Docter Optics expands production in Czechia

February 13, 2018 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
The company has built a new hall where new lines are being installed now. The amount of investment, size of the premises, HR, positions, offered wages and benefits...
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EC: Six countries not yet implemented Vehicle Technical Qualification Directive

February 13, 2018 | 10:58pm CEToriginal
The delay has been 8 months now. The countries concerned, including Czechia and Slovakia, legislation related to all road vehicles, the deadline for a response...
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Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW allegedly funded emissions testing on monkeys

February 13, 2018 | 10:42pm CEToriginal
It is reportedly clear from documents of US courts and government. Experiment location, the end of ordering party (EUGT)...
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Unions at Škoda Auto rejected company's wage proposals

February 12, 2018 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
According to the trade union leader, the automaker proposed a wage growth lower than the inflation, which amounted to an average of 2.5% in the Czechia in 2017. Škoda Auto has not commented on the collective bargaining...
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Chamber of Deputies endorsed draft amendment to Road Traffic Act in Czechia

February 5, 2018 | 12:13am CEToriginal
Measurement of emissions at separate stations as well as MOT stations, a change after a transition period, making odometer fraud more difficult…
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Unions at Škoda Auto demand wage growth of almost 20%

January 31, 2018 | 12:04am CEToriginal
Requirements for increasing the tariff and personal compensation statement, cancelling the guaranteed bonus reduction for a period of employment of up to one year, two extra bonuses...
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Start of series production of Avia vehicles in Přelouč, Czechia further delayed

January 23, 2018 | 10:19pm CEToriginal
Reasons, pre-series production, sales targets, planned products, suppliers, HR...
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ZAP: Car production in Slovakia dropped by 1.5% in 2017

January 23, 2018 | 10:04pm CEToriginal
While the PSA plant in Trnava grew, the Kia factory in Žilina recorded a drop. The 2018 outlook, further decline in Kia Motors Slovakia, start of production at the Jaguar Land Rover plant...
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CAAM: Vehicle sale in China up by 3% in 2017

January 23, 2018 | 09:51pm CEToriginal
Growth slowed down radically from 14% in 2016, being lower than the expectation of the association of carmakers...
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Car of the year 2018 in Czech Rep: BMW, Kia, Opel, Subaru, Škoda cars advanced to finals

January 4, 2018 | 11:10pm CEToriginal
Birth of the nomination list, dropping out of several models, altered selection criteria, less valuable prizes in the competition for the public, reinforcement of several publishers in the jury, cancellation of the gala dinner, sponsors...
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Sales of Hyundai, Kia vehicles down for second time in row in 2017

January 4, 2018 | 10:18pm CEToriginal
In addition, both automakers did not meet the plans. Reasons, details, target for 2018, analyst commentary, stock market reaction...
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AutoSAP elected two new board members

January 4, 2018 | 09:50pm CEToriginal
These are representatives of TÜV Süd and Agados, who have replaced the managers of Tatra and Brano. Changes in the Supervisory Board of the association, a new educational project...
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EC penalized Scania for participating in cartel

January 4, 2018 | 09:20pm CEToriginal
However, Scania then appealed against the fine. Details of the statements of the commission and the company...
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Stadler: Volkswagen drops plan to sell Ducati

December 18, 2017 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
Former owner, automobile and motorcycle firms, investment funds interessted in the Italian motorcycle manufacturer...
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