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Volkswagen sales fell by 4.7% in April

May 19, 2009 | 01:12pm CEToriginal
Sales of Volkswagen fell by nearly 10% to 1.93 million cars after four months. In Germany...
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German company Edscha as well as its Czech plant in insolvency

May 18, 2009 | 11:10pm CEToriginal
Edscha Bohemia owes to the revenue authority CZK 21 million. The next four creditors...
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Skoda and Seat have a new importer in Taiwan

May 18, 2009 | 09:43pm CEToriginal
Volkswagen’s car brands Skoda and Seat will be imported to Taiwan by Liberty Motors. By the end of the year, the new agent plans to set up a dealer network of...
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Scrap bonus of GBP 2,000 took effect in UK, available for 300,000 motorists

May 18, 2009 | 07:24pm CEToriginal
The British scrap bonus will help to the Czech automotive industry as well. Skoda Auto, TPCA and Hyundai in Nosovice...
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Porsche launched production of its 5-door sedan Panamera in Leipzig

May 18, 2009 | 02:07pm CEToriginal
The car will be ready to order in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the turn of July and August. The 2009 Panamera’s sales on the Czech market should reach...
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Ford offers significant discount for model range Transit till the end of June

May 18, 2009 | 01:28pm CEToriginal
Ford Transit Van is available for CZK 354,100 excl. VAT. Special offer can be combined with a lease...
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Volkswagen suspended merger talks with Porsche

May 17, 2009 | 10:33pm CEToriginal
Volkswagen appealed Monday's meeting, Porsche has reputedly no clear concept. However, there are other terms negotiated according to Porsche...
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Opel still threatened by bankruptcy if intentions of Fiat and Magna are not satisfactory

May 17, 2009 | 09:56pm CEToriginal
Magna aims to produce also cars of other brands in Opel’s factories in the case of entering it. The interest has been already voiced by carmakers…
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European sales of Skoda cars up by 0.4% in April, carmaker’s market share growing

May 15, 2009 | 08:57pm CEToriginal
Registrations of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic grew by 19% y/y in April, in Slovakia even by...
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Volkswagen to restore production in Bratislava on Monday

May 15, 2009 | 08:24pm CEToriginal
The company used the lay-off (taking place this week) also for the preparatory works of...
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Trailer and semi-trailer manufacturer Panav suffered due to crisis revenue’s fall by 3.5% last year

May 15, 2009 | 08:08pm CEToriginal
The profit fell almost to zero. The firm got rid of agency staff last year, this year…
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House of Commons approved scrap bonus, double contribution for eco-cars

May 15, 2009 | 04:45pm CEToriginal
The scrap bonus of CZK 30,000 will be paid when buying a vehicle with petrol or diesel engine. Cars with the alternative drive...
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BMW to restore full production in its plant in Leipzig

May 14, 2009 | 10:28pm CEToriginal
According to the carmaker, the reason of the return to two-shift operation in the Leipzig-based plant is a strong demand for the BMW 1 and production plans…
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Nosovice-based plant of Hyundai started manufacturing model i30 Blue with start-stop system

May 14, 2009 | 10:09pm CEToriginal
The plant is going to initiate a two-shift operation soon for which it has already signed up the necessary number of employees. By the beginning of 2010 Hyundai would like to have...
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Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell by 12.3% in April

May 14, 2009 | 09:46pm CEToriginal
The region of Western Europe showed out a decline by 11.6%. In the new EU member countries…
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Suzuki restructuring its dealer network in Czech Rep, seeking new partners for three regions

May 14, 2009 | 09:31pm CEToriginal
The importer has recently terminated co-operation with two dealers in Prague and Ostrava. A new dealer acceded at the beginning of May...
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Third model produced in Nosovice will be all-new car

May 14, 2009 | 09:15pm CEToriginal
It will be an affiliated model of the model Kia No 3 - a car of the B-MPV segment. Production of the new MPV Hyundai will begin in...
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AAA Auto extends used vehicle warranty within deficiencies insurance Carlife

May 14, 2009 | 04:39pm CEToriginal
This insurance is offered for free to cars over CZK 100,000. The length of the guarantee will be extended from the current 3 months/4,000 km to...
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Fiat will possibly close one plant in Italy and reduce production in another

May 14, 2009 | 10:39am CEToriginal
According to trade unions, production of the plant in Pomigliano will probably be reduced and another plant is awaiting closure...
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Czech car dealer Auto-Exner to expand abroad

May 13, 2009 | 11:02pm CEToriginal
The company with several showrooms in Prague is interested in Poland and Slovakia and might enter these markets with the brands...
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Continental ceasing production in France at expense of Czech Rep, Slovakia and other CEE states

May 13, 2009 | 09:50pm CEToriginal
The planned closure of a French plant in Clairoix is supposed to increase share of production in CEE countries in a division of tire production...
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AAA Auto and Sixt New Kopel extend their Romanian car centres network

May 13, 2009 | 08:04pm CEToriginal
Operating leasing, car lease and used car sales will be offered by a Romanian company AAA New Kopel in co-operation with...
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Kladno-based hauler CSAD MHD Kladno put up tender for delivery of 5 buses

May 13, 2009 | 07:13pm CEToriginal
The company requires short low-floor buses. The last hauler's tenders registered...
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Auto-Exner to open new Bentley showroom in Prague in H2 2009

May 13, 2009 | 04:27pm CEToriginal
The firm has become besides the authorized service, also the official dealer of Bentley cars in autumn 2008. Showroom will grow in...
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Skoda car sales fall in Russia was lower than market’s fall in April, carmaker records market share rise

May 13, 2009 | 03:11pm CEToriginal
Sales of new passenger cars and light duty in Russia fell by 53% to 135,733 units in April. The Czech carmaker Skoda Auto...
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