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sAutoleasing slowly entering operating lease in Czech Rep

April 21, 2015 | 02:01am CEToriginal
So far, it has been providing operating leases to corporate clients of Ceska sporitelna only. Partner, business results, credit Puzzle with elements of operating lease…
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Automotive CEE Day 2015: More carmakers and suppliers applied for contracting meeting in Poland

April 20, 2015 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
These are Volkswagen/Audi, DAF and Kirchhoff Automotive. The number of participants and appointments…
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Saar Gummi plans new investment in Czech Rep

April 19, 2015 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
Location, extent and amount of the investment, timing, insourcing of one activity, savings, supplies to plants within the group, sales to other companies...
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Kia Motors to expand engine production in Slovakia

April 19, 2015 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
The introduction of a third shift at the Zilina plant, timing, HR, supplies of engines for Hyundai...
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Piech (Volkswagen): I am keeping myself at a distance from Winterkorn, main brand VW is not doing well

April 19, 2015 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Supervisory Board, possible changes in the Supervisory Board, speculation about the contract extension of Winterkorn and eventual successor...
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One manager left Czech branch of Hertz Lease

April 17, 2015 | 12:17am CEToriginal
The manager and his professional career, position, timing, his new place of work...
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Car sales in EU up by 10.6% in March

April 17, 2015 | 12:04am CEToriginal
The market is growing 19 months in a row. Results in individual countries, registrations in Q1, sales of Skoda, return to more expensive cars, comment and production outlook of PwC for 2015...
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Another manager to leave Czech representation of Hyundai Motor

April 16, 2015 | 11:56pm CEToriginal
The manager and his professional career, position, timing, successor...
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Futaba strengthens European sales team, focusing on non-Japanese carmakers

April 15, 2015 | 11:17pm CEToriginal
The share of Toyota Group on sales, plans, PowerEV, existing and new clients of the Czech plant, production, investments, HR, business results, strategy Vision 2020...
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Collective bargaining at Czech plants of Skoda Auto began to influence production

April 15, 2015 | 11:03pm CEToriginal
Cancellation of several shifts, employee participation in protest, the current union wage demand, outsourcing and flexible accounts, several-day-long strike threat, the next negotiation...
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2015 Bratislava Motor Show: 21 exhibitors to present 29 car brands

April 15, 2015 | 10:43pm CEToriginal
The carmakers, distributors and dealers concerned, the return of Audi and BMW brands, more modest Exclusive Salon, testing of EVs, a delegation from Taiwan...
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Czech leasing and finance association to be led by Jirina Tapsikova from SkoFIN next two years

April 15, 2015 | 12:05am CEToriginal
This will be her third term of office. Recent changes and expansion of the CLFA Board with representatives of Societe Generale and Erste...
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Ford to take control of its loss-making JV in Russia

April 14, 2015 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
At the same time, the carmaker will provide Ford-Sollers with financial support. Preferential shares, the possibility of controlling the joint venture, sales in Q1...
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Fleet of the Year 2015: Volkswagen Passat became fleet novelty of the year in Czech Rep

April 14, 2015 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
Skoda, Volvo, Hyundai, VW and Fiat vehicles won in individual categories. BMW, Opel, Ford, and Mercedes also succeeded. Details of the new major category...
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Societe Generale appointed new head of Essox

April 14, 2015 | 02:02am CEToriginal
Renaud Stern goes within the Consumer Finance division to another European country. The new General Manager of the Czech branch of the credit company will be...
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Union: Skoda Auto employees with sanctions for demonstration

April 14, 2015 | 01:42am CEToriginal
The carmaker denied that and added it only sent employees instructions for participation and continues to co-operate in providing the event...
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Europ Assistance appointed new Sales Director for Czech Rep and Slovakia

April 14, 2015 | 01:31am CEToriginal
He came to the leading assistance service from a telecommunications company. The manager and his career, Jakub Hodanek...
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2015 Bratislava Motor Show: Taiwanese companies seeking business opportunities in CEE

April 12, 2015 | 11:50pm CEToriginal
Trade mission of Taiwan in Slovakia, organizer, products especially for aftermarket, increasing export of Taiwanese auto parts...
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Autocentrum Barth won major contract from Erste in Czech Rep

April 12, 2015 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
Fleet renewal not only of Ceska sporitelna, the number of vehicles, brands and models, several-year contract, other corporate clients, annual fleet sales...
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Vitkovice Machinery Group to convert company fleet to CNG, opting for Skoda brand

April 12, 2015 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
Models, the number of cars, timing, suppliers-dealers, a record CNG contract for Skoda Auto, remarketing of CNG vehicles, expansion of the network CNGvitall filling stations in the Czech Republic...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Rep stagnated m/m in March 2015

April 12, 2015 | 11:14pm CEToriginal
Only service works became more expensive. Prices of new cars, used cars, motorcycles and spare parts; y/y development...
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2015 Bratislava Motor Show: 32 brands to introduce over 70 Slovakia’s premieres

April 10, 2015 | 02:04am CEToriginal
Great representation of premium and exclusive brands, Exclusive Salon, test drives, conferences on aftermarket, balance of 2014...
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Volkswagen to build new body shop in Slovakia

April 10, 2015 | 01:51am CEToriginal
Investment amount, timing, production for Bentley, HR, production of the Bratislava plant in 2014...
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Trade unions at Skoda Auto’s Czech plants announced strike alert

April 10, 2015 | 01:42am CEToriginal
Date and locations of planned protests, possible restrictions on the production, the carmaker’s wage proposal...
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Tomas Velek to become new head of Audi in Czech Rep

April 9, 2015 | 12:48am CEToriginal
After ten years, he is coming back to the Volkswagen Group, where he has already worked with the Audi brand. Thomas Otter...
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