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Visteon to move part of production from Czech Republic to Hungary

June 22, 2011 | 02:26am CEToriginal
The nature of production for a French customer, the reasons for migration, changes in staffing...
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Czech Advertising Standards Council: Commercial for Toyota Auris HEV in Czech Rep was misleading

June 22, 2011 | 02:18am CEToriginal
The questionable commercial promoted the Auris HSD in spring although advertisements showed the price for the non-hybrid version...
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SkoFIN cancelled most fees, simplified approval process, innovated website and set up special loan

June 22, 2011 | 02:11am CEToriginal
The new website has got an online calculator, including the possibility of pre-approval. The company used MMS in the media campaign for the first time...
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Javurek: Sales of Volkswagen, Audi and Seat cars in Czech Rep in 2011 to grow at almost double-digit rate

June 21, 2011 | 05:56am CEToriginal
2010 results, plans and novelties for 2011, pressure on prices of new cars, new Seat showrooms...
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Range Rover Evoque should constitute 40% of Land Rover sales in Czech Rep in 2011

June 21, 2011 | 05:40am CEToriginal
The current status of orders, the expected proportion of 3D and 5D versions, plans and product news of Jaguar...
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Sixt continues in renewal of fleet of car rental with Seat brand in Czech Rep

June 21, 2011 | 05:34am CEToriginal
Even in 2011, the car rental will buy about 90 Seat cars, of which 50 have already been handed over in operation. Models and specifications...
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Simon Thomas to leave Nissan after 20 years

June 21, 2011 | 05:27am CEToriginal
He will be replaced on the post of the vice president of sales and marketing in Europe by Paul Willcox, who came from...
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Road and Motorway Directorate: Average age of cars on Czech roads is 7.5 years

June 21, 2011 | 05:21am CEToriginal
This value is comparable with developed countries of Western Europe. Details of the survey, including brands, emission standards, segments, fuel...
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Saab discussed sale and leaseback of real estate in Trollhattan last weekend

June 21, 2011 | 05:18am CEToriginal
However, the Swedish plant will still not start production at least till the end of June. Details of negotiations with suppliers and real estate company Hemfosa...
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Auto-plus: Free service voucher for VW, Audi and Seat used cars with funding from SkoFIN

June 21, 2011 | 05:11am CEToriginal
Maximum age of the vehicle, the value and possibilities of using the voucher, the validity of the offer, possibility of combination with the financing Light...
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GE Money Auto wants to defend primacy in used cars and enhance its position in new cars in 2011

June 20, 2011 | 02:52am CEToriginal
The number of new contracts in 2010 and expected growth in the years 2011 and 2012, the share of captive/branded financing in the Czech Republic...
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Sales of new cars in EU rose by 7.1% in May

June 20, 2011 | 02:47am CEToriginal
After five months of 2011, sales show a drop of 0.8%. Results of individual countries including the Czech Republic and Slovakia, KPMG's outlook...
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Police: Car thefts in Czech Rep decreasing, more stolen are car parts

June 20, 2011 | 02:42am CEToriginal
Lately, these are often bonnets, xenon headlights, air bags, exhaust pipes and catalytic converters. The ordering party might be individuals, junkyards and used car shops...
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TPCA’s production head, Jiri Cerny to leave the company after nine years

June 17, 2011 | 12:27am CEToriginal
Cerny was present at the formation of the Czech joint venture of carmakers Toyota Motor and PSA Peugeot Citroen in 2002. Reasons for his departure...
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Fourth shareholder to enter Autobond, group to be enriched with Subaru dealership

June 17, 2011 | 12:17am CEToriginal
At the same time, Autobond plans the concentration of dealerships in Ostrava to a single location. Planned investments...
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Beutl (GE Money Auto): Czech market for new and used cars to rise slightly in 2011

June 17, 2011 | 12:05am CEToriginal
Oscillation of monthly sales, the impact of the earthquake in Japan, new sales channels and simpler products, price preference at the expense of equipment...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen to exchange vice president at Czech plant in Kolin within company’s rotation

June 16, 2011 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
Bernard Million-Rousseau will move to the PSA headquarters, being replaced by Patrice Le Guyader in the Czech Republic. The new position of Million-Rousseau...
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Indian automobile industry and market running into problems

June 16, 2011 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
Production is threatened by strikes, raw material costs are going up, inflation is rising, and fuel is becoming more expensive. The strike in Maruti Suzuki, the weakest sales during the last two years...
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Expansion of Bosch plant in Ceske Budejovice to require 700 new jobs

June 15, 2011 | 08:26pm CEToriginal
The new hall will help to cover capacity expansion of the existing production, but also the production of the next-generation products. The extension of R&D centre...
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Head of Citroen in Czech Rep Frederic Passemard to assume responsibility for Slovakia after two years

June 15, 2011 | 08:04pm CEToriginal
The current general manager of Citroen Slovakia Cedric Pourcher du Chene will move within the carmaker to…
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Mazda to recall 494,500 first-generation Mazda3 cars, one fifth in Europe

June 15, 2011 | 07:48pm CEToriginal
The reason is a faulty wiper component. Years of production, the number of cars in different regions, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
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Volkswagen to produce 110,000 Skoda and VW cars a year in GAZ plant

June 15, 2011 | 07:35pm CEToriginal
The share of imported Skoda cars to Russia will drop to 10-15%. Start of production of the Yeti, Octavia and Jetta; production volumes; Skoda sales in 2011...
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Return on advertising investments of carmakers in Czech Rep fell in 2011

June 15, 2011 | 07:25pm CEToriginal
While investments in advertising grew by 14.8%, car registrations went up by 3.7% only. Investing in individual car segments, Top 10 models advertised...
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GE Money Auto: Fuel worth CZK 2,000 free of charge when buying car on loan until end of June

June 15, 2011 | 07:15pm CEToriginal
The bonus in the form of a pre-charged CCS card can be applied in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since 2004, autoCredit has been used by...
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Nexans Autoelectric wants to introduce new production in Czech Rep

June 15, 2011 | 01:10am CEToriginal
This manufacturer of wiring harnesses for cars will install a new line to one of the existing plants. Location, details...
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