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Volkswagen to make shutdowns at one plant in Germany

January 25, 2017 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
The reason is weak demand for one model. Location, the model, terms of the shutdowns, problematic markets, generational change of another model at the factory...
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Code of Ethics: Prague High Court rejected appeal of Czech Hyundai distributor in dispute with former dealer regarding bills

January 25, 2017 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
The parties affected, fifth defeat of the importer, automaker's advertisements, statement of Hyundai Motor Czech, dealer association and AMSP...
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Ceska zbrojovka increased sales in automotive division by 13% in 2016

January 25, 2017 | 12:12am CEToriginal
Deliveries to North America have a large share in it. The plan for 2017, a tender for one sales position...
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Court confirmed fine for AAA Auto for false information about mileage

January 24, 2017 | 11:52pm CEToriginal
Details of the precedent, the car concerned, the amount of fine, a formal error in judgement...
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Hyundai won two tenders in Czech Rep

January 24, 2017 | 11:40pm CEToriginal
It will supply two state-owned companies with several hundred cars manufactured in Nosovice. The companies, participants of competitions, winning models, the number of vehicles, the value of contracts...
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Bosch appointed new sales director of automotive factory in Czech Rep

January 23, 2017 | 11:50pm CEToriginal
At the same time, it made changes in the structure of sales management in Central Europe. Locations, managers, staff rotation, timing...
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Non-public charging stations for EVs in Czech Rep not to fall under new law

January 23, 2017 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
The proposal for their registration due to taxes, details of the amendment to the Act on Fuels, final approval procedure...
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Czech financial administration carried out execution in Sports Cars Museum in Lany

January 23, 2017 | 11:12pm CEToriginal
The museum was founded by Antonin Charouz and Jan Trajbold 20 years ago. The number of confiscated cars and motorcycles not only in the museum, the financial result of this one-day event called 'Charles Bridge'...
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Recticel plant in Czech Rep hit by fire

January 22, 2017 | 11:53pm CEToriginal
Nobody was injured. Location, extent and the expected losses, new orders of Recticel Automotive factories in the Czech Republic...
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Ford to launch 13 electrified models by 2020

January 22, 2017 | 11:38pm CEToriginal
Electric and hybrid passenger cars and commercial vehicles, autonomous hybrid car, FordPass, testing, investments in North American factories, production moving of one model to Mexico...
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Medea Research: Sales of new cars to consumers in Czech Rep increased by 11.9% in 2016

January 22, 2017 | 11:18pm CEToriginal
The interest in individual brands, impact of operating lease for private individuals, registrations of businesses and other operators…
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LMC Automotive: Car sales in Western Europe to rise by 1.5% in 2017

January 20, 2017 | 03:59am CEToriginal
Results in December and 2016, demand in individual countries, last year’s slump in the Netherlands and Switzerland, an analyst’s comment...
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Platooning: DB Schenker and MAN agreed to develop and test truck drives in convoys

January 20, 2017 | 03:47am CEToriginal
Details of the autonomous mobility project, pilot highway, the deployment of self-driving vehicles, timing, positive effects (economic, security, environment)...
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Production of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Poland increased by 2.8% in 2016

January 20, 2017 | 03:39am CEToriginal
The carmakers producing in the country are Fiat, Opel and Volkswagen. Results in December...
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Dangerous chemical leakage at Borgers plant in Czech Rep again

January 18, 2017 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Nobody was injured. Location, cause of the accident, production resumption, long-term problems with chemicals...
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BMW Group moved Czech branch including training centre

January 18, 2017 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is rising demands on staffing and space. The original and the new address, details...
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Sales of vehicles in China increased by 14% in 2016

January 18, 2017 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
Demand for passenger cars has grown more. Results in December, CAAM outlook for 2017...
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Car production in Slovakia up by 0.1% in 2016 to new record

January 18, 2017 | 05:31am CEToriginal
Slovakia remained the largest car producer per capita, according to ZAP. While production of PSA and Kia increased, production of Volkswagen declined. ZAP outlook for 2017, HR...
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FlexiPlan: LeasePlan introduced new product of mid-term car hire

January 18, 2017 | 02:13am CEToriginal
It bridges the gap between rental and operating leases. Possible uses, advantages (flexibility, unlimited mileage), implementation in individual countries, models, prices...
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Car sales in Russia down in 2016 by 11%

January 18, 2017 | 01:51am CEToriginal
AEB expects single-digit growth in 2017. Results in December and Q4, demand for Lada cars...
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Donald Trump threatened BMW with high duties on car imports into US

January 16, 2017 | 11:55pm CEToriginal
He does not understand that some automakers have global production hubs for certain models. The response of BMW, VDA and Germany, exports from Spartanburg to the whole world...
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SMMT: Car sales in UK to drop by 5-6% in 2017

January 16, 2017 | 11:32pm CEToriginal
The market growth in 2016 of 2.3%, the surpass of the 2015 record, reasons, the first problems caused by the Brexit referendum (sterling exchange rate, vehicle price increase), results in December...
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Servind extending its activities in body repairs

January 16, 2017 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
Partnership with Car-O-Liner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, opening of the bodywork training centre in Prague, expanding the portfolio of products, not only for painting (SaicoZero, EMM, Wielander + Schill, Castrol)...
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China extended tax benefits for small cars

January 16, 2017 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
The government aims to encourage car sales, which began to revive thanks to the introduction of tax relief in 2015. However, the tax in 2017 increased by a few percentage points...
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AGC Automotive agreed with Czech plant unions on new collective agreement

January 15, 2017 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
The length of validity, double-digit wage growth of blue-collar workers in the years 2017-2018 in two phases, a new variable component, increase in THP salaries, development of the benefit program...
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