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Urbis The Smart Cities Meetup 2026: Veletrhy Brno (BVV) to hold 9th fair of smart solutions for cities and municipalities in Brno, Czechia on June 2-4. Alfa Profi (EVUM), Cartel Cars (SWM Motors), JE & NE (Škoda), Kia Czech, Renault Czech Republic, Škoda Digital, 3L Robotics, Antik, Auto Care, Axis Communications, Batteree, BringAuto, Canex (Caman), Charegee eMobility, CEDA Maps, Citya Mobility, ČEZ ESCO, Dronetag, e-Community Solutions (Peoplecar), EasyPark Czechia (Arrive), Ecoten Digital Solutions, Free Heating (Mobilní baterka), Gospace CZ, Green Power Technologies, Grep Energie, Hanwha Vision Europe, Incinity (Invipo), IoMobility Solutions, Iont Tech, Keyguru, Lamberga, MagicWare, MDP Geo, Metel, Milestone Systems, NeoPolisTech, Nextbike Czech Republic, OffRoadTrailers, OX Point, Priemtech (Ekkoaverra), RCE Systems (DataFromSky), RoadTwin, Roboauto, Sensority, Smart Lynx, Smaut Technology, Spel, Strojcar, Švihé Synku, T-Mobile Czech Republic, TopGis, Treetino Corp, Urbiq, VCG.ai, VisionCraft, Waste Digital, WaterMe, Wattee Solutions, Wattlink, Xmarton, YourLOX, Yunex Traffic (Siemens ITS), CDV, CESMOD, CzechInvest, CzechTrade, EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub East, National Centre for Mobility 4.0, NRB, Partnership for Urban Mobility to join event. Representatives of KPMG, MŽP, MD, MPO, Czech E-mobility Platform, CZ Biom, INCIEN, BattSwap, SDA, Benekov ESCO, Glassiteca, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Frank Bold, NÚKIB to speak at accompanying conferences, total of more than 200 speakers

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Volvo Car appointed new head in Czech Rep

July 2, 2015 | 12:55am CEToriginal
It is a manager with years of experience in the field of distribution and retail sales of Volvo cars. Her profile and successor, new job of Frank Versaevel...
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AAA Auto to move headquarters from Netherlands to Czech Rep

June 29, 2015 | 11:20pm CEToriginal
This used car dealer has already carried out the same step in the tax area. The merger of several companies, the new name of the parent company, Denny's definitive departure from AAA Auto...
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Semi-transfers in Czech Rep: Government to inform neighboring countries about large number of cancelled vehicles

June 29, 2015 | 05:25am CEToriginal
By this step it aims to prevent attempts of some owners to sell the deregistered cars abroad, where authorities might register them inattentively again. License plates…
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Mann+Hummel to invest several million euros in Czech Rep in 2015

June 26, 2015 | 02:21am CEToriginal
Allocation of investments, financial results in 2014 and plan for 2015, HR, fluctuations, the need for improvement of regional roads...
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Semi-transfers in Czech Rep: Register reduced by at least 600,000 vehicles as of July

June 25, 2015 | 11:17pm CEToriginal
It concerns mainly cars and motorcycles, which apparently are not operational or do not exist. Current number of cars in semi-transfers, cars with valid MOT certificate, a microsite of the Ministry of Transport...
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Bond Rent: Autobond rented nearly 100 Kia cars to companies so far

June 24, 2015 | 11:21pm CEToriginal
The parameters of short-term operating leases, models and prices, remarketing, customer loyalty, the planned expansion of brands and models...
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Autosalon Bowling Cup 2015: After Spain people in Czech Rep given chance to play pin skittles with car

June 24, 2015 | 11:07pm CEToriginal
Author of the competition, rules and prizes, parameters of cars and pin skittles, details of the roadshow, partners, website...
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Hyundai to begin exporting Tucson from Czech Rep to other countries

June 24, 2015 | 02:06am CEToriginal
New markets, Nosovice factory production plan for the years 2015 and 2016, deliveries to dealers and customers, the termination of production of the Hyundai ix35...
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CSOB Leasing Assistant: CSOB Leasing launched mobile app for drivers in Czech Rep

June 23, 2015 | 12:05am CEToriginal
This is part of the assistance services. Partner of CSOB Leasing Assistance, application features, developer and his other projects, availability to Android phones only...
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A.T.U Auto-Teile-Unger leaves some countries, Czech Rep most recently

June 21, 2015 | 11:48pm CEToriginal
Reasons, profile of the Czech branch (service centres, HR, financial results), creditors, insolvency solution of Auto-Technik-Unger, withdrawal from other markets, parts suppliers...
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ATR expands with Auto Check Center service concept

June 19, 2015 | 02:20am CEToriginal
The license for the Czech Republic and China has been acquired by Stahlgruber. Partners in other countries, the current and planned network of service shops, involvement of authorized dealers, standards, services...
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Porsche opened third authorized service shop in Czech Rep

June 19, 2015 | 01:46am CEToriginal
It was added to the premises in Prague and Brno. The company, location, amount of investment, scope of services, HR...
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Cebia launched new services in Autotracer system

June 16, 2015 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
It is brokerage of insurance, financing and internet auctions, offer of alternative cars. Partners, free insurance for 2 weeks, the upcoming maintenance services...
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GM to move production of small Opel van to Western Europe

June 15, 2015 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
Production at the partner PSA along with Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo, locations, timing, other joint projects of both carmakers…
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Unions: Hyundai accelerated production in Czech Rep more than planned

June 14, 2015 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
The plant argues for high demand for the Tucson, simultaneous production of the ix35 and deviation. Complaints of employees and their solutions, HR, sales start of the Tucson in Germany, prices...
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Toyota Garant: Toyota introduced flexible credit close to operating lease

June 14, 2015 | 11:26pm CEToriginal
Different parameters in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, special offer within the test week, focus on the Auris facelift, hybrid car instalment as at the petrol version...
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AutoSAP: Czech automotive industry continues to grow

June 14, 2015 | 11:08pm CEToriginal
Results in 2014 and 2015, the largest exporters, HR, R&D, negative factors, PwC's outlook, projects and implementation in practice (Industry 4.0, a modular line at Brisk Tabor)...
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Legends 2015: Seven automakers and six dealers to take part in second year

June 12, 2015 | 05:43am CEToriginal
They will be presenting about 20 car brands. Exhibitors, exhibits, racing drivers, activities of Autoklub Czech Republic, the balance of the first year...
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Stahlgruber to reduce Autocora and Autobenex brands

June 12, 2015 | 05:28am CEToriginal
Business activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia exclusively under the Stahlgruber brand, optimization of the network of spare parts shops...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Rep up in May 2015 m/m

June 12, 2015 | 02:08am CEToriginal
New cars, bikes, service and spare parts became more expensive. Prices of used cars stagnated. Detailed data, the annual progress...
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Audi develops several kinds of synthetic fuel without use of oil

June 9, 2015 | 11:04pm CEToriginal
Partners in several projects (e-diesel, e-petrol, e-gas, e-ethanol, e-fuels), pilot production, neutral CO2 balance, blue oil...
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Czech Car 2015: Sixty cars nominated in third year of competition

June 9, 2015 | 02:52am CEToriginal
Ford and BMW have most of the nominations. Nominations for 19 months, fewer number of novelties, additional categories, car testing at dealers, advertising campaign, sponsors...
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Scania service shops in Czech Rep extending opening hours to seven days a week

June 8, 2015 | 11:34pm CEToriginal
Therefore, they are trying to meet the clients' needs, as their vehicles do not work on weekends. Current sales and service network, details of the implementation of working Saturdays and Sundays...
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Hella took over distribution of certain products in Central Europe

June 8, 2015 | 11:23pm CEToriginal
Until recently, it has had partners for them. Countries, products, new technical and training centre, brands, financial results, clients, logistics outsourcing...
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Tatra increases production further, to hire 80 people

June 7, 2015 | 11:31pm CEToriginal
Business and financial results in 2014, the plan for 2015, the current contracts, growing demand for military vehicles, the new Titus, development partner...
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