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BMW took after passenger cars also motorcycle importer license in Czech Rep

January 6, 2010 | 12:34am CEToriginal
It happened three years after the carmaker took the import of BMW passenger cars from AuTec Group. Diplomat sales...
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Insurance company Triglav currently not intending to raise premium rates, improving helpdesk

January 6, 2010 | 12:07am CEToriginal
Rates may increase in spring at the earliest. The insurance company has taken on second helpdesk, whose share is growing...
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Honda dealer network in Czech Rep not struck by recession, some dealers implement investments even

January 5, 2010 | 11:40pm CEToriginal
One dealer in Bohemia and one in Moravia are rebuilding present showrooms; in Moravia one current dealer will build…
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Financing of cars Renault, Dacia and Nissan in Czech Rep newly covered by RCI Financial Services

January 5, 2010 | 07:18pm CEToriginal
It is the existing joint venture of UniCredit Leasing and RCI Banque, which has changed its name and taken on the Nissan brand...
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Top-Pojisteni.cz: Already more than 20% of Czech motorists get car insurance online

January 5, 2010 | 06:37pm CEToriginal
The biggest players on the market do not lead in selling the car insurance online though. Customers do not always choose the cheapest insurance company, according to a survey…
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Chinese car market to grow this year despite tax increase

January 5, 2010 | 05:49pm CEToriginal
The pace of the growth is expected to slow down to approximately 15% from 50% expected in 2009. On the other hand, the Chinese government has increased the scrap bonus…
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Vapour tanks exploded in Czech plant of Avon Automotive, two people dead

January 4, 2010 | 10:27pm CEToriginal
The company will still be operating partially but there is a lack of vapour for some production technologies, for heating as well...
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TPCA President Yasuhiro Takahashi and Toyota's JV project manager Satoshi Tachihara exchanged positions

January 4, 2010 | 09:12pm CEToriginal
Takahashi has worked in TPCA for 3.5 years. Tachihara had already the Czech plant in charge within his former activities...
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General Motors to invest USD 336 million in factory for plug-in hybrids Chevrolet Volt

January 4, 2010 | 08:30pm CEToriginal
The carmaker plans to produce from 8,000 to 10,000 Volt cars in 2011. In some time, the production should increase to...
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Opel did not include VAT rise into car prices, discounting most of its models

January 4, 2010 | 06:31pm CEToriginal
Price decreasing of models Astra Classic III, Zafira, Corsa, Combo, and Insignia follows the recent cheapening of Meriva model. Six-year warranty continues...
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China to increase tax on small car purchase to 7.5%

January 4, 2010 | 06:09pm CEToriginal
The measure comes a year after the tax had been reduced from 10% to 5%. The tax concerns vehicles with engine volume to...
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MAN to pay EUR 150.6 million fine to end corruption investigations

January 4, 2010 | 05:27pm CEToriginal
The company reportedly bribed to obtain contracts. As a result of the corruption scandal, chief representatives resigned from their posts in November, namely...
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Auto Diskont offers free navigation with each car above CZK 20,000

January 4, 2010 | 04:38pm CEToriginal
With a car that costs more than CZK 100,000, customers can then choose free winter tires instead of the navigation. The best-selling cars of the year 2009…
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Sales of German brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz up in November again

January 4, 2010 | 03:57pm CEToriginal
BMW’s worldwide sales went up by 11.5%, sales of Mercedes by 16% and sales of Audi by 8.9%. However, the reason of the growth is mainly Chinese market…
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Hyundai stopped selling cars in Japan after eight years

January 4, 2010 | 02:24pm CEToriginal
It will be selling there commercial vehicles only in future. Since 2001, number of Hyundai cars sold in Japan reached...
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New car sales in Britain up by 58% in November

January 4, 2010 | 01:27pm CEToriginal
It is therefore the fifth consecutive increase in a row. The result has been influenced by scrap bonus program but also by the effort of customers to avoid January VAT rise...
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Renault to launch low-cost off-road model Dacia Duster on European market in spring

January 4, 2010 | 12:27pm CEToriginal
The car will be initially produced in Romania, but later its production will be also launched in...
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PSA and Mitsubishi aim to deepen cooperation

December 30, 2009 | 11:26pm CEToriginal
Strategic partnership similar to Renault-Nissan alliance is in the game, but also a capital linkage of both companies. PSA might take a stake in Mitsubishi amounting up to...
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Skoda Electric to supply Sofia with 30 trolleybuses for CZK 370 million

December 30, 2009 | 09:19pm CEToriginal
Although trolleybus sale of the Pilsner-based company is going to fall this year, revenues will rise due to the production of traction engines. Specific vision of 2009...
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Volkswagen Service Quality Award 2009: Autocentrum Elan has best Volkswagen car service in Czech Rep

December 29, 2009 | 09:54pm CEToriginal
It is the only Czech Volkswagen dealer, who fought its way into 100 winners in Europe, Russia and Turkey...
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Michelin aiming to increase tire production in Brazil, Russia, India and China

December 29, 2009 | 07:43pm CEToriginal
Production capacities of passenger tires will be doubled in these countries, truck tires...
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Volkswagen plans to invest EUR 19.9 billion between 2010 and 2012

December 29, 2009 | 07:00pm CEToriginal
Simultaneously, the carmaker bought a factory of the German company Karmann in Osnabruck, and plans to start production of a new model there in...
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Car production decline in Britain slowed to 6.7% in October

December 29, 2009 | 05:56pm CEToriginal
It is the modest decline since the beginning of this year. In the first ten months, the production fell by...
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IIHS: Ford, Volvo, Subaru and Volkswagen being safest cars

December 28, 2009 | 10:36pm CEToriginal
Six cars belonging to the carmaker Ford got onto the list of safest cars. Carmakers Subaru and Volkswagen...
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Sales of Volvo trucks fell by 41% in October

December 28, 2009 | 10:30pm CEToriginal
The company has registered the biggest decline in Europe, on the contrary, the lowest sales’ drop was in North America and Asian countries. However, sales increased compared with September...
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