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Czech car market declined by more than 20% last year

January 25, 2010 | 01:59am CEToriginal
The interest decreased mainly regarding the used cars, both from abroad and local used car centres as well as from Czech owners...
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Mazda allowed its dealers in Czech Rep access to JATO Carspecs4 application

January 21, 2010 | 01:45am CEToriginal
It offers a comparison of different vehicles sold, including special offers. It can be used by dealers at car showrooms, owners of dealerships...
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Cebia increases number of service records in system Autotracer, offering cooperation to other companies

January 19, 2010 | 02:34am CEToriginal
Cebia Report has been already given to customers at Esa Auto, AAA Auto, Skoda Plus and auto-plus dealers. Cebia is now negotiating with...
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Passenger car sales in Europe down by 1.6% last year, in December up by 16%

January 18, 2010 | 01:49am CEToriginal
According to PwC, it might fall by 6.2% this year. The markets, which were not supported by the scrap bonus in 2009, should keep at last year's numbers...
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AAA Auto extended guarantees, providing all cars over CZK 100,000 with Cebia Report

January 18, 2010 | 01:23am CEToriginal
The company newly guarantees that the car was not flooded during the floods, but mainly the mileage...
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Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Czech Rep down by 11.1% to 181,086 in 2009

January 7, 2010 | 11:45pm CEToriginal
Carmakers expect approximately the same sales for 2010 as the 2009. The sequence of brands and models, the share of segments and motorizations, the situation of trucks and buses…
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TUV Report 2010: Scrap bonus not resulted in increased security, people saving more for service

January 6, 2010 | 10:26pm CEToriginal
A negative trend of increasing quota of defects found during technical inspections continues, the quota rose by 1 percentage point. Individual models...
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Chinese company BAIC wants to produce cars under its own brand, bought technologies for older models from Saab

December 15, 2009 | 10:16pm CEToriginal
GM is still looking for an investor for Saab; dutch sports car producer Spyker is interested in it, among others…
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CP: Sales of car insurance through Internet and phone grows by more than 50% yearly

December 13, 2009 | 06:35pm CEToriginal
The volume of policies arranged on-line and insurance settled in the Czech Republic is still growing, according to advisory company KPMG…
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General Motors has not established itself in India much, SAIC to help it

December 7, 2009 | 11:50am CEToriginal
Both carmakers will establish a joint venture in India. At the same time, GM has settled a majority stake in a joint venture in China on the company SAIC…
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Car sales in US start showing signs of stabilization

November 30, 2009 | 01:44pm CEToriginal
The sales stagnated y/y in October, went up by 12% m/m. A marked growth was registered by Hyundai, Subaru and Porsche while a strong decline by Chrysler…
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General Motors did not manage another sale, Koenigsegg lost interest in Saab

November 24, 2009 | 10:09pm CEToriginal
GM will be discussing the fate of the Swedish division in a week. GM is reportedly not negotiating with other clients either. The carmaker Saab is threatened by a loss…
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Ernst & Young: Return of sales to level before crisis does not have to mean improvement

November 24, 2009 | 08:49pm CEToriginal
Consumers currently tend to buy smaller and cheaper models for which there are smaller margins during production and sale as well…
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Petr Kohout left Essox to develop activities of affiliated company in Vietnam

November 16, 2009 | 08:30pm CEToriginal
Societe Generale plans for a large expansion in Vietnam. In the Czech Republic, Kohout will be replaced on the post of Essox financial and operations manager by…
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Ministry of Transport closed one STK and 25 emission measuring stations this year

November 16, 2009 | 04:21pm CEToriginal
The Ministry of Transport deprived company STK Jarov, which carried out technical inspections in Auto Jarov zone in Prague, of a license. STK is now run by company…
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Toyota wants to open ecological retailers in Europe, current dealers to undergo audits

November 9, 2009 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
The main aim will be as high savings of energy, water and CO2 reduction as possible. Pilot projects have already started...
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EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE: Jahn: Car production in Czech Rep to stagnate in 2009, maybe to grow slightly

November 2, 2009 | 08:14pm CEToriginal
The reason of lowering the outlook will mainly be lower production of carmaker Hyundai in Nosovice. In separate automotive segments…
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IHS Global Insight: Car sales in US to return to level of 2000 in six years

November 2, 2009 | 02:56pm CEToriginal
GM is expected to be outrun by both Ford and Toyota in sales in the US by 2015. Chrysler will also be losing a share in the local market and is expected to be caught up by…
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Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in US dropped by 23% in September

October 28, 2009 | 04:43pm CEToriginal
The reason is an end of scrappage scheme. Local carmakers registered a downturn in sales while Hyundai registered a growth by 27%. Q4 looks…
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Production of cars and LCVs in Czech Rep dropped by 4.5% in Q1-3

October 22, 2009 | 09:19pm CEToriginal
Skoda Auto decreased production by 22.3%, Tatra by 63.2%, Avia by 53.6%. Production of TPCA stagnated. Hyundai produced…
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Tedom acquired global notification as first bus manufacturer in Czech Rep

October 11, 2009 | 09:53pm CEToriginal
The company received the European type approval for bus Tedom C12 G one year earlier. All tests were conducted by a company...
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IIR holding a conference on legislation in automotive industry in second half of October

October 7, 2009 | 10:56am CEToriginal
Speakers’ lectures will be concerned with European and Czech legislation, contractual relations with suppliers, legal framework of relations with dealers, block exemption…
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IIR holding special conference Auto 2009 in Prague in early October

September 20, 2009 | 09:19pm CEToriginal
The eighth year of this event subtitled "The prosperity of the Automotive Industry at Risk?“. The conference will be attended by...
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Ipsos/Direct: Rate of driving fuel consumption among most important factors when purchasing new car

September 5, 2009 | 01:15pm CEToriginal
Economic situation forces Czechs to drive more economically, to which the style of driving contributes as well. To forego wasted expenses for operation and services, they try to...
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RHJ International has increased offer for Opel share

September 2, 2009 | 06:45pm CEToriginal
Belgian investment company now offers EUR 300 million in cash instead of the original EUR 275 million for 50.1% share in Opel. At the same time, it reduced the guarantee demand...
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