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AAA Auto organizing summer competition for Skoda Fabia in Czech Rep and Slovakia

July 8, 2010 | 12:55am CEToriginal
Condition for the participation in the contest is to fill the registration form on the company’s website and right answers for simple questions. Number of Fabia cars in the offer…
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Commencement of motorbike taxi operation by Taxi Moto in Prague is delayed

July 8, 2010 | 12:50am CEToriginal
The Prague City Hall does not consider the external design of motorbikes as attractive. Prices, motorbikes’ fleet, service of the turtle-type, similar services abroad...
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Volkswagen to change Porsche CEO for its own manager

July 7, 2010 | 04:23am CEToriginal
It will be Matthias Muller as of October 1, who is now responsible for product strategy and planning at VW. Michael Macht will move to…
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Daimler recalls 2,589 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans to service shops in USA

July 7, 2010 | 01:24am CEToriginal
The reason is the possible leakage of oil. These are probably cars still sold under the Dodge brand...
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Reinhard Fleger to leave Skoda Auto after year

July 7, 2010 | 01:01am CEToriginal
In the position of sales and marketing director he will be replaced by Jurgen Stackmann, a long-time manager of Ford of Europe. Fleger will move to…
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Toyota Motor recalls 270,000 Lexus and Toyota limousines to repair because of faulty engines

July 7, 2010 | 12:47am CEToriginal
The problem is caused by defective valve springs that can stop the engine during its operation. The recall covers models...
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J.D. Power: Germans are satisfied with Mercedes-Benz cars the most

July 7, 2010 | 12:07am CEToriginal
The second place is divided into BMW and Dacia. The top five includes Mazda and Nissan. Czech brand Skoda ranked...
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NHTSA opened investigation into possible defect of 342,000 Mazda3 and BMW Z4 cars in USA

July 6, 2010 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
The U.S. office has received dozens of complaints relating to the power steering on both models. Number of affected vehicles, production series…
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German car production increased by 23% thanks to strong export in H1, export up by 44%

July 6, 2010 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
By contrast, sales on the German market dropped by 29% in H1 and by 26% in June. VDA outlook for H2 2010...
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Mitsubishi wants to sell 30,000 ASX cars in Europe in 2010, 500 in Czech Rep and 200 in Slovakia

July 1, 2010 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
Development in the C-SUV/crossover segment, engines, start-stop, dual-clutch gearbox, equipment and prices, the boot action, warranty...
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Volkswagen expects sales growth in VW LCVs, Seat brand and used cars in Auto-plus program in Czech Rep in 2010

July 1, 2010 | 10:25pm CEToriginal
Results of the brands VW, Audi and Seat in 2009, plans for 2010, the upcoming models VW Amarok and Audi A7...
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Europ Assistance: Electric cars, software repairs at distance and eCall to change field of automobile assistance

July 1, 2010 | 10:13pm CEToriginal
Car warranties, according to the company, will penetrate into unauthorized networks, service contracts into the non-premium segment for an extra fee…
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Opel wants to increase market share in Czech Rep to 5% by 2013

July 1, 2010 | 09:57pm CEToriginal
Optimized supply and reduced prices by up to CZK 20,000 should contribute to it. New prices from July 1, financing options...
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Toyota Motor: 270,000 Toyota and Lexus cars may have defective engine, halting during operation

July 1, 2010 | 09:48pm CEToriginal
Out of the troubled cars, the carmaker sold 90,000 in Japan and 180,000 abroad. Number of complaints in Japan, the disabled models...
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U.S. company Terrafugia to produce flying car

July 1, 2010 | 09:38pm CEToriginal
The company has obtained a license from the Federal Aviation Administration. Start of production, delivery date, speed of the car-plane, the price...
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Volkswagen to restore continuous production in Slovakia, enrolling 1,000 people

July 1, 2010 | 03:11am CEToriginal
It is a transitional measure, scheduled from September 2010 to mid-2011 due to the high demand for new models, VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne...
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Skoda Electric plans to produce trolleybuses in Russia

July 1, 2010 | 02:52am CEToriginal
The company considers buying a factory as well as a joint venture. Planned production, revenues and orders in 2010...
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New online project Vybermiauto.cz to offer cars catalogue, guidance and update tests

July 1, 2010 | 02:23am CEToriginal
Simultaneously, it will enable a comparison of cars, offering possibility to address dealers in the Czech Republic. The portal has already contacted more than 1,000 dealers, results…
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AAA Auto majority owner Anthony Denny bought 1.1 million shares

July 1, 2010 | 02:10am CEToriginal
He has thus increased his share to 75.7%. Small shareholders will not see any changes regarding the acquisition, because…
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Renault recalls 695,000 Scenic cars to repair, of which 1,700 in Czech Rep

June 30, 2010 | 05:05am CEToriginal
The reason is a problem with the automatic parking brake, which can spontaneously activate during driving. These are the cars produced in years...
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Czech Hyundai plant showed loss of CZK 1.9 billion at revenues of CZK 36 billion in 2009

June 30, 2010 | 04:48am CEToriginal
In Q1 2010, the factory is already in profit of CZK 176 million at revenues of CZK 11.4 billion. Production outlook for 2010, third shift launching…
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Mubea to triple production of automotive springs and stabilizers in Czech Rep

June 29, 2010 | 05:51am CEToriginal
Simultaneously, the company will concentrate individual productions. To this end, the company will build a new production hall in Prostejov. Details of construction and productions, customers...
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Autobond to open Opel showroom in Plzen, service centre already started operation

June 29, 2010 | 05:43am CEToriginal
Autobond is an Opel dealer since 2008, when the company started offering the brand in Karlovy Vary. The date of the Opel showroom opening in Plzen...
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Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz increasing number of shifts and reducing leave due to rising demand

June 29, 2010 | 05:20am CEToriginal
All these German manufacturers of luxury cars increased sales in May at a double-digit rate. Details of the measure and interest in separate models...
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GE Money Auto: Used car prices dropped by 20% y/y, in some cases by more than 30%

June 29, 2010 | 05:08am CEToriginal
However, the used car dealers do not expect further drop in prices. Majority of people buy cars to CZK 150,000 using the funding...
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