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31 HEVs and 6 EVs registered in Czech Rep in May

June 13, 2012 | 03:12am CEToriginal
Over five months of 2012 about 123 HEVs and 13 EVs were registered in the country. Apart from the traditional Japanese brands Toyota, Lexus and Honda the first hybrids of Peugeot and Opel joined them in May...
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Honda recalls 770,000 CR-V cars worldwide

June 13, 2012 | 02:45am CEToriginal
This is perhaps a fault in the low beam. Years of production, engines, the numbers of cars in each region including the Czech Republic...
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Fiat commissioned Ferrari to develop petrol engines for its premium and exclusive models

June 12, 2012 | 03:02am CEToriginal
The contract value, start of production, V6 and V8 engines for new models Lancia, Alfa Romeo (Giulia, 169, C-SUV) and Maserati (Quattroporte VI, Kubang/Cinqueporte, Levante)...
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Car prices in Czech Rep down m/m in May

June 12, 2012 | 02:51am CEToriginal
New cars became cheaper more than the used ones. Prices of spare parts and servicing stagnated...
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Suzuki Motor cut production plan in Hungary in 2012

June 12, 2012 | 02:46am CEToriginal
The volume of production in 2011; individual models Suzuki, Fiat and Opel; the original and the new production target for 2012...
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CCS: Prices of fuel in Czech Rep continued to decline last week

June 12, 2012 | 02:36am CEToriginal
The average price of petrol and diesel fell by 22 hellers. Analysts’ expectations for this week...
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Grecav to begin producing EVs, wants to invest in Slovakia

June 11, 2012 | 02:41am CEToriginal
Outsourcing of production from Italy, a partner for the licensed production, location, amount of investment, capacity, HR, timing, parameters and price of the model, a version for the Netherlands...
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Daimler to implement Czech in Mercedes-Benz cars

June 11, 2012 | 02:32am CEToriginal
The first model communicating in the Czech language will be the GLK facelift. Details, engines and prices of the modernized SUV...
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Skoda Auto joined additional qualifications project

June 11, 2012 | 02:22am CEToriginal
This is the certification of employees with experience in the field for which they did not study any school or do not have any certificate. Companies interested in participating in the National Qualifications Framework (NSK)...
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China apparently considers recovering scrap allowance to support demand for new cars

June 11, 2012 | 02:10am CEToriginal
Although sales of passenger cars in China went up by 23% in May, the reason for high growth was a low comparative base affected by the earthquake...
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Daido Metal to expand its plant in Czech Rep

June 7, 2012 | 08:40pm CEToriginal
The company manufactures bearings for the automotive industry. Locality, new hall, HR, new lines, the timing of investments...
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Skoda Auto to terminate Roomster’s assembly in Vrchlabi, passing to 15-shift working week in Kvasiny

June 7, 2012 | 08:02pm CEToriginal
The production decrease in Kvasiny will require a partial reduction of agency staff. Lower demand for the Yeti and Superb models, Kvasiny plant adaptation...
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BMW prepared competition in Europe on occasion of football tournament Euro 2012

June 7, 2012 | 07:52pm CEToriginal
The condition is to have an Apple iPhone, a Facebook account and the application 'BMW Mexican wave'. Prize in the form of the BMW 1 Series, online result service...
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Impromat left car business in Czech Rep

June 7, 2012 | 03:25am CEToriginal
Milan Maderyc sold his shares in the dealerships of Volkswagen Group brands. Buyers, transaction value, renaming of one dealership...
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Lukov Plast won contract from Volkswagen Group

June 7, 2012 | 03:15am CEToriginal
The contract covers more brands and models. The number of variants, centralization of production in the Czech Republic, warehouse extension, products, customers, financial results in 2011...
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Sixt made several organizational changes in Czech Rep

June 7, 2012 | 03:04am CEToriginal
Speed Lease CEO Frantisek Paces has passed over some of his competencies, Petr Kosmak became Executive Director/COO. He accepted a new manager for Sixt Leasing Division...
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Top Centrum Car to build Audi Terminal, the fourth in Czech Rep

June 5, 2012 | 10:18pm CEToriginal
The group of Jiri Polcr currently operates Audi, Skoda, Volkswagen and Hyundai dealerships in two cities. Location of Audi Terminal, the scale of investment…
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Direct Pojistovna started cooperating with two new partners

June 5, 2012 | 10:09pm CEToriginal
Cetelem will offer travel and property insurance, and mBank will offer automobile and property insurance. The possibility of extending co-operation...
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Sales of new cars in Czech Rep up by 3.2% in May, LCV sales down by 11.3%

June 5, 2012 | 09:55pm CEToriginal
The growth was driven by the Skoda, Hyundai and Nissan brands. Registrations of trucks fell by 10.2%. Details...
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Toyota prepared two-year credit with three instalments for Yaris in Czech Rep

June 5, 2012 | 09:36pm CEToriginal
Details of the product Genio ‘Thirds without increase’, new Power equipment level for price-sensitive customers...
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Ales Zethner left PSA Finance Czech Republic

June 4, 2012 | 10:46pm CEToriginal
In the Czech representation of the captive leasing company of PSA Peugeot Citroen he was the Sales Director. His successor, Zethner’s new operation…
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Czech Rep might contribute to ecological disposal of cars

June 4, 2012 | 10:40pm CEToriginal
The government is also considering a bonus malus system when buying a new car, introduction of road tax for private vehicles and low emission zones in city centres...
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Jurgen Stackmann to leave Skoda Auto

June 4, 2012 | 10:30pm CEToriginal
As head of sales and marketing, he will be replaced by Werner Eichhorn, who has experience with the Group brands VW and Audi. Stackmann goes to...
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Car sales in Germany fell by 4.8% in May

June 4, 2012 | 10:22pm CEToriginal
It is a smaller decline than in other major markets in Europe. Results of individual brands including the Czech carmaker Skoda Auto...
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CCS: Fuel in Czech Rep continued to decline last week

June 4, 2012 | 10:14pm CEToriginal
The average price of petrol fell by 23 hellers, diesel by 18 hellers. Analysts' expectations for this week...
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