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Volkswagen to expand aggregate production in Slovakia

November 22, 2016 | 11:33pm CEToriginal
The German carmaker is continuing at a high investment rate in this Eastern European country. Location, amount of investment, HR, timing...
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Most Practical Commercial Vehicle of the Year 2016 in Czech Rep: 44 vans and pickups of 15 brands to compete for title

November 22, 2016 | 12:24am CEToriginal
Most representatives in the nomination have Fiat, VW, Ford, Citroen and Opel. The jury, nomination terms, electoral system, the criteria for selection, the announcement of the winner at Transport the Expo fair, partner...
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Car4way to double fleet of shared cars

November 22, 2016 | 12:01am CEToriginal
Expansion of the model range with electric, commercial and sports vehicles, expansion into other cities, prices and bonuses, partners, a shift from bound to free carsharing, visions and goals...
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Tesla Gigafactory 2: Czech Rep has great chance for giant e-mobility investment

November 21, 2016 | 03:15am CEToriginal
Reasons, locations concerned, sources of lithium for batteries, decision, acquisition of Grohmann Engineering...
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Transport Expo 2016: 11 commercial vehicle brands, including Hyundai, to join 1st year

November 21, 2016 | 12:07am CEToriginal
Overall, the fair will present more than 40 exhibitors. New participating companies and institutions...
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Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs, creating new elsewhere

November 20, 2016 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
Locations, anticipated savings, productivity growth, investment in autonomous EVs and digital technologies, profitability increase, the agreement with the unions on not dismissing staff…
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Porsche Mission E: Porsche to create at least 1400 jobs for first EV

November 20, 2016 | 11:03pm CEToriginal
Investments in R&D and production in Germany, parameters of the concept car of enabling induction charging, timing, profit break-even point...
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ACEA: EU car sales fell slightly in October

November 18, 2016 | 05:17am CEToriginal
The first decline after two months of growth, results in individual countries, sales of carmakers, registrations in 10 months...
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AAA Auto strengthened top management

November 18, 2016 | 04:39am CEToriginal
A manager with extensive experience from the Volkswagen Group joined the used car dealer. Another manager left the company...
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Toyota agreed to settlement due to problems with corrosion of car frames in US

November 18, 2016 | 04:30am CEToriginal
However, the carmaker admitted no wrongdoing. The affected models, the number of vehicles, details the measure, cost...
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EPA allegedly investigates Audi for possible manipulation of CO2 emissions

November 18, 2016 | 04:13am CEToriginal
Parties have not commented on the information. Problematic software of the automatic transmission, comment by the carmaker, investigation in Germany...
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Transport Expo 2016: 10 commercial vehicle brands to be present at first year

November 15, 2016 | 02:55am CEToriginal
Overall, the fair will present more than 30 exhibitors, including importers, dealers, leasing companies, insurance companies and other firms. Partners, the possibility of free admission...
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Dieselgate: Renault faces criminal investigation for NOx emissions

November 13, 2016 | 11:22pm CEToriginal
French consumer protection authority sent the prosecution the evidence regarding possible manipulation of the emission tests. Reaction of the stock exchange, expression of the carmaker, further steps of authorities...
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Big carmakers ask Trump to revise consumption regulations and targets in US

November 13, 2016 | 10:52pm CEToriginal
The alliance of companies also recommended to rethink the current regulatory rules of the operation of self-driving cars. The automakers concerned...
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Czech Rep announced first grant call for municipalities and regions to purchase green scooters, cars and vans

November 13, 2016 | 10:37pm CEToriginal
Allocated amount, timing, the possibility of increased resources, a memorandum of cooperation with carmakers and energy companies, planned support for citizens...
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Skoda Auto unions worried about jobs in production of conventional aggregates in Czech Rep

November 10, 2016 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
They would like to negotiate a similar contract as the Pact for the Future for Volkswagen plants in Germany. The shift to e-mobility, production of electric engines...
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New BMW dealership to arise in Czech Rep

November 10, 2016 | 02:53am CEToriginal
It will be the 15th sales point of this German premium brand in the country. Location, company, size, timing…
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GM to cut production at two plants in USA

November 10, 2016 | 02:39am CEToriginal
Locations, Chevrolet and Cadillac models, reasons, HR, sales results, planned investments...
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Ford wants to move production of small cars from USA to Mexico

November 10, 2016 | 02:25am CEToriginal
The automaker still creates jobs in the United States. Donald Trump's criticism, co-operation with the president-elect, investments, new products for the plant in Michigan...
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German carmakers concerned about Donald Trump being elected US president

November 10, 2016 | 02:02am CEToriginal
They are concerned primarily about their investments in Mexico. Trump's threats to impose duty on car imports from Mexico, VDA statement...
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One Mini dealership restored in Czech Rep

November 9, 2016 | 12:27am CEToriginal
The location, company, interim and new showroom, website, expansion of the sales and service network in the country...
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VVA 2016: Swell holds another seminar on vehicle development in Czech Rep

November 9, 2016 | 12:17am CEToriginal
Topics of the 9th year, speakers from Skoda Auto, Cezeta Motors, Zetor Tractors, Hella, One3D, Innomia or CVUT, an increase in the registration fee...
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One top manager left Czech representation of Kia

November 8, 2016 | 02:35am CEToriginal
Reasons, successor, sales results of Kia Motors Czech, details…
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Tesla to charge charging at its EV stations to new owners in 2017

November 7, 2016 | 11:20pm CEToriginal
At the same time, this step will promote sales (orders) at the end of 2016. Details of the tariff, continued free use of superchargers for the current owners, the model expansion...
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US authorities apparently found additional software in Audi cars circumventing emission tests

November 7, 2016 | 05:38am CEToriginal
Neither Audi nor CARB commented on the information. The new device should refer to CO2 emissions and not only of diesel cars. The cars concerned, their number, punishments for a few engineers...
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