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TI Automotive to expand one plant in Czech Republic

July 3, 2014 | 12:08am CEToriginal
The company operates factories in three cities in the country. The location, reasons, the size of the new hall, HR, timing, products...
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Car sales in Germany down by 2% in June, production by 4%

July 2, 2014 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
Confirmation of the sales outlook for 2014, the improved outlook for production and export, self-registrations in H1, developments in France and Spain...
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Progress-Werk Oberkirch to invest EUR 25 million in Czech Rep

July 1, 2014 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Location, four stages, new halls, timing, HR, government incentives, products, customers, PWO investment plan for 2014...
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Another top manager left Toyota Motor in Central Europe

July 1, 2014 | 11:50pm CEToriginal
This is a consequence of the reorganization of the distribution of Toyota and Lexus cars in Central Europe. The long-time manager of the Japanese carmaker, his successor...
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SGP Sorting Group entered Czech Rep

July 1, 2014 | 11:41pm CEToriginal
Eight countries covered, sales director for Czech market, HR, outsourcing of quality control of auto parts, clients ranking from suppliers...
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Unions: Czech plant of KSM Castings does not comply with Labour Code

July 1, 2014 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
The company’s management rejects this contention. The average wage, salary development, 2013 financial results...
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Car Importers Association does not intend to publish detailed statistics of registered vehicles in Czech Rep

June 30, 2014 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
These include e.g. statistics of short-term deregistrations or statistics by owner. Reasons, the Ministry of Transport activity, the situation in Germany...
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Volkswagen intends to produce another model in Portugal

June 30, 2014 | 11:12pm CEToriginal
At present, the carmaker has been producing four VW and Seat models there. Location, investment amount, timing, HR, government support...
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Skoda: Interest in 4x4 drive is growing, tripled for past five years

June 30, 2014 | 10:53pm CEToriginal
Models with all-wheel drive available, sales results, the Octavia III Scout from CZK 682,900...
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Renault-Nissan took control of AvtoVAZ

June 30, 2014 | 10:34pm CEToriginal
The French-Japanese alliance now has a 67.1% stake in the owner of AvtoVAZ. The outlook for business in Russia...
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Arval re-insured its fleet at single insurer in Czech Rep

June 30, 2014 | 04:03am CEToriginal
Details of the selection procedure (reasons, the number of cars, the participants, the winner, timing), simplifying the product offer in the car insurance...
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Audi and BMW to shorten shifts in some plants in Germany due to football

June 29, 2014 | 11:14pm CEToriginal
The carmakers will allow the staff to watch the eighth finals match of the German team at the World Cup. The affected factories, dates and shifts...
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E.ON: Number of CNG vehicles to rise by more than 25% in 2014 in Czech Rep

June 29, 2014 | 11:04pm CEToriginal
Development in H1, Skoda Auto contribution, prediction of the gas sales, growth of the filling station network, collaboration with Next Energy, payment by CCS card...
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Sales of commercial vehicles in EU rose by 10.8% in May

June 29, 2014 | 10:54pm CEToriginal
While registrations of vans and buses grew, the interest in trucks declined. Results in individual countries, data for five months...
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Daimler and Renault-Nissan continue to expand cooperation

June 29, 2014 | 10:47pm CEToriginal
The project on the development and production of Mercedes and Infiniti compact cars, a new plant, capacity, HR, timing, other projects of the Smart and Renault brands...
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Hyundai Mobis to build headlight plant in Central Europe, probably in Czech Rep

June 27, 2014 | 01:33am CEToriginal
The location, alternatives, plot size, amount of investment, HR, project timing...
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2015 Brno Motor Show: Organizer drastically reduced prices for exhibitors

June 27, 2014 | 01:20am CEToriginal
Planned accompanying program in and around Brno, date change, commercial vehicles including, efforts to incorporate the Car of the Year in the Czech Republic, the deadline for a decision...
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Czech government closed investment agreement with Nexen Tire

June 25, 2014 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Plant size, timing of construction, SOP, capacity, HR, amount of incentives, two phases of development, increased interest of investors in the Czech Republic in 2014...
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Skoda Auto continues with extended shifts in Fabia production in Czech Rep

June 25, 2014 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
The reason for this measure, dates, above-standard overtimes paid after the second shift at the plant in Mlada Boleslav, the parallel production of the second and third generation...
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BMW Group to allegedly willing to reduce costs by EUR 3-4 billion annually

June 25, 2014 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
Dissatisfaction with the cost in the production of smaller BMW and Mini models, an effort to reduce the R&D costs, decrease in operating margin, situation at Audi and Mercedes...
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R.Bourgeois to move its plant in Czech Rep

June 25, 2014 | 01:50am CEToriginal
Present and new location, the size of the hall, the reasons for moving, timing, spot-welding for the automotive industry, clients...
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Tauber (Genesis Capital): New owner wants to support growth of Swell with other acquisitions

June 25, 2014 | 01:40am CEToriginal
The new owner of Czech R&D company and its profile, the new executives and their competencies, the most important clients...
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Invelt began to carry out next major investment in Czech Rep

June 25, 2014 | 01:32am CEToriginal
Location, reasons, brands, previous investments of the dealer of BMW, Mini and Alpina brands and seller of electric vehicles...
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Hyundai Mobis to allegedly invest EUR 90 million in Czech Rep

June 25, 2014 | 01:25am CEToriginal
Location, the second plant in the country, advantageous purchase of land, timing, HR, state subvention...
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Japanese carmakers recall million of cars due to faulty Takata airbags again

June 25, 2014 | 01:18am CEToriginal
This happens a year after a similar recall action. Brands and models, numbers of cars, locations, situation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
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