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VDA Mobility Innovation Summit (formerly VDA Technical Congress) 2026: VDA to hold 2nd conference on mobility technologies and innovations with 10 panel discussions in Berlin, Germany on March 26-27. Representatives of Mercedes-Benz Group, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, Daimler Truck, BMW Group, Opel Automobile, Iveco, MAN Truck & Bus, Porsche, Audi, Porsche Engineering Services, Cariad, Moia, Robert Bosch, Red Hat, Qualcomm Technologies, Infineon Technologies, Michelin Reifenwerke, AppliedAI Initiative, DXC Technology, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Waymo, ENX Association, Bühler Motor, ITCL (International Transfer Center for Logistics), Hylane, McKinsey & Company, Leap4, CMS, Mahle, Aumovio, Caresoft Global, PwC Strategy&, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Deloitte Consulting, Aioneers Technologies, Bnewable, Certivity, CompActive, Rabot Energy, Sono Motors, Compredict, Persival, Telling Studio, P3 Group, ESA (European Space Agency), Fortaegis Technologies to speak at event
March 25, 2026 | 07:51am CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia up by 0.2% m/m in February, by 0.5% y/y (new: +0.0% m/m, +1.1% y/y; used: +0.4%, +0.2%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (-1.1%, +3.1%), spare parts and accessories (-0.2%, +0.7%), fuels and oils (+1.2%, -8.4%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+1%, +6.8%)
March 25, 2026 | 07:45am CETflashread more
International Automotive Recycling Congress (IARC) 2026: ICM to hold 25th conference on End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling in Hamburg, Germany on March 25-27. Representatives of Toyota Motor Europe, Traton R&D Germany, Volvo Group, Hyundai Motor Europe R&D, ArcelorMittal, Denso, Novelis Koblenz, Saint-Gobain Sekurit, European Metal Recycling (EMR), Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), Plastics Recyclers Europe, Global Impact Coalition (GIC), Recycling Europe, Hauser Recycling & Transporte, EC (European Commission), Cyclic Materials, IDDRI, LRP-Autorecycling Leipzig, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), TNO, Steinert, Indra, The Future Is NEUTRAL, ARN, German Environment Agency (UBA), Febelauto, Hensel Recycling, Westlake Global Compounds, Recycler Mon Vehicule, Silverlake Automotive Recycling, Resources Circulation Research and Works (RCWS), TecPart, Detomserve, JVD Consulting, Plastics Europe, ACEA, Materials innovation institute M2i to speak at event
March 24, 2026 | 07:49am CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Sales (registrations) of new cars in Europe (28 countries) down by 4% to 953,290 units in January, of which 186,974 BEVs (+13%), 99,303 PHEVs (+32%), 133,549 HEVs (+4%), 245,389 MHEVs (+7%) and 275,835 ICEVs (-28%). Market led by Volkswagen (99,283, -11%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 45%), Toyota (65,883, -9%; HEV+PHEV+BEV 95%), Škoda (63,887, +10%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 36%), BMW (54,269, -9%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 84%), Peugeot (52,622, -5%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 78%), Mercedes (51,155, +0%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 79%), Renault (50,269, +5%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 73%), Audi (48,516, -1%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 66%), Kia (37,289, -19%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 67%) and Hyundai (32,474, -21%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 61%)
March 24, 2026 | 07:44am CETflashread more
French automaker Renault (15% share owned by French state, 15% interest by Nissan) headquartered in Paris, even 10 years after adoption of Paris Agreement on climate (ratified by 195 countries including France, 2015 goal of achieving zero carbon/CO2 emissions by 2050), has not even started with minimal electrification (MHEV) of best-selling car in Europe (2024, 2025: Dacia Sandero), while it is lobbying for postponement and mitigation of emission and other environmental standards and regulations (within ACEA and otherwise). Other models in Top 10 already offer at least one electrified powertrain (MHEV, HEV, PHEV, EREV, BEV, FCEV), while Dacia Sandero only offers internal combustion engines (ICEs) that run exclusively on fossil fuels from petroleum/oil (petrol/gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas/LPG)
March 23, 2026 | 07:58am CETflashread more
eFleet Day 2026: Slovak Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA), MôjElektromobil.sk, NearCharger.sk to hold 5th conference on electrification of vehicle fleets in companies (in car, van segment) in Šamorín near Bratislava, Slovakia on March 24, test drives with more than 70 BEVs and PHEVs (Jaecoo, Omoda, Xpeng, Farizon, Jeep, Leapmotor, Opel, Fiat, DS Automobiles, Citroën, Nissan, BYD, Kia, Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Hyundai, MG, Renault, Škoda, Dacia, Ford, Volvo, Suzuki, Peugeot), presentation of products and services (Tatra-Leasing, Scame-SK, ZSE Drive, Auto Ideal, ČSOB Poisťovňa, Auto-DS, Auto-Impex, Hedin Automotive Slovakia, Summit Motors Bratislava, AW FRZ Distribution/AutoWallis). Representatives of Siemens, Slovenské elektrárne, Grand Automotive East, Emil Frey Group, Free Heating/Mobilní baterka, Mercedes-Benz Slovakia, Škoda Auto Slovensko, Summit Motors Slovakia, Hankook Tire Česká Republika, 3Mon, Power Battery, ShredCo, Slovenská pošta, Slovenská sporiteľňa/Erste, Kia Sales Slovakia, PAMOS, Viessmann, Emeo, OMV Slovensko, GreenWay Slovensko, OKTE, Sféra, Greenlogy, Urbanix to speak at conference
March 23, 2026 | 07:52am CETflashread more
Statistics Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich): New car registrations in Austria up by 12.1% to 22,929 in January. Penetration of battery electric vehicles reached 20.5% (4,702 units, +23%), total share of electrified cars (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs, MHEVs) increased by 7.6 pp to 60.8%. BEV market led by Škoda (13% share), Tesla (11.9%), BYD (9.7%), Volkswagen (9.5%), BMW (7.3%)
March 23, 2026 | 07:47am CETflashread more
Smart Energy Week (H2 & FC Expo, PV Expo, Battery Japan, Smart Grid Expo, Wind Expo, Biomass Expo, Zero-E Thermal Expo), Sustainability Management Week (Decarbonisation Expo, Circular Economy Expo, SCM -Supply Chain Management- World) 2026: Total of 1494 exhibitors to join exhibition on renewable energy (hydrogen & fuel cells, photovoltaics, batteries, smart grids, wind, biomass, zero-emission thermal power generation) and sustainability management (decarbonization, circular economy, supply chain management) technologies in Tokyo, Japan (March 17-19), including 3M, ABB, AGC, Aisan, Asahi Kasei, Bosch, CATL, Cellcentric, Daido Steel, FEV, Forvia, Futaba Electric, Futaba Sangyo, Henkel, Hilite Automotive Technology, Hitachi, Honda Motor, Horiba, Hyundai Motor, IDTechEx, Itochu Ceratech, JTEKT, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kubota, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Motherson Atsumitec, NEC, Nippon Steel, Nitto Kohki, Phoenix Contact, Polyplastics Evonik, Saft/TotalEnergies, Seiko Electric, SGS, Siemens, Sumitomo Electric, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Suzuki Shokan, Systems Protection/Tenneco, Teijin Aramid, Tesla, Toshiba, Toyota Energy Solutions, Toyota Motor, Toyota Tsusho, TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Süd Product Service
March 19, 2026 | 07:49am CETflashread more
Czech-German Business Meeting 2026: VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, through 'Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials & Manufacturing' (FIP-AI@VSB-TUO), to hold 3rd conference on innovations in industry and modern technologies in Ostrava, Czechia on March 18 with subtitle 'Where innovation meets sustainability'. Key topics include Industry 4.0 and AI, sustainable production processes and highly efficient process chains, product customisation and production options for quantities of 1-10 pieces, innovations in energy systems and hydrogen technologies. Representatives of inFacto Engineering, Hunify Laboratories, Grünspecht Vision Labs, UVB Technik, Edmund, 24 Vision, Cerebrica, Hegewald & Peschke, IT4Innovations, SinuCraft, AMtopus, Raziol Zibulla & Sohn, Neuron Soundware, Metrom Mechatronische Maschinen to speak at event, representatives of Tatra Trucks, Hagemann, Devinn, HIC (Hydrogen Innovation Center), VŠB-TUO CEET, Fraunhofer IWU, Fraunhofer ICT to speak in session 'Innovations in the field of energy systems and hydrogen technologies'. Partners are Moravian-Silesian Hydrogen Cluster (MSVK), Moravian-Silesian Automotive Cluster (Autoklastr), IHK Chemnitz, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), HZwo, Materials and Metallurgical Research (MMV), X-Sight, Smart View
March 17, 2026 | 10:58pm CETflashread more
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (Rho Motion): Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales fell by 11% to 1.1 million passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in February, by 8% to 2.2 million in first 2 months – China: 1.1 million BEVs and PHEVs (-26%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 0.6 million (+21%), North America (USA & Canada & Mexico): 0.17 million (-36%), Rest of World (RoW): 0.37 million (+84%)
March 17, 2026 | 10:49pm CETflashread more
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Hyundai and Kia sharply reduced production in China
April 11, 2017 | 12:41am CEToriginalLocations, sales in March, the impact on suppliers, activities of the Chinese government...
read moreBMW Fast Lane: First BMW fast service point opened in Czech Rep
April 9, 2017 | 11:52pm CEToriginalLocation, dealer, details of the concept, offered services...
read moreCar sales in UK up by 8.4% in March
April 7, 2017 | 01:03am CEToriginalA record-breaking monthly result, reasons, demand for alternative fuels, registrations in Q1, comments and outlook of SMMT...
read moreAutoBinck appointed new Mitsubishi Country Manager for Slovakia
April 6, 2017 | 01:28am CEToriginalRudolf Bobek is retiring after 20 years with AutoBinck Group. New head of sales of Mitsubishi vehicles in the Slovak market...
read morePSA wants to invest EUR 165 million in Central Europe
April 4, 2017 | 11:51pm CEToriginalLocation, production of a new model, timing, volume of production, HR, investment incentives, related changes...
read moreEmployees of two Skoda Auto plants in Czech Rep did not come to night shift last week
April 3, 2017 | 11:56pm CEToriginalTrade unionists blocked this shift because of the expired agreement on flexible accounts. Locations, timing, the impact on production, negotiations on the improvement of working hours...
read moreUnions and management of Czech Hyundai plant signed new collective agreement
April 3, 2017 | 11:29pm CEToriginalDuration, wage increases in two phases, comment...
read moreCzech Rep and Slovakia to cooperate on testing self-driving cars in traffic
April 2, 2017 | 11:57pm CEToriginalPlanned location, cooperation of governments, automakers, mobile operators and schools, planned test circuit, other projects such as C-Roads...
read moreIveco acquired order for more than 600 trucks in Europe
April 2, 2017 | 10:47pm CEToriginalThe client and its fleet, models, not only diesel engines...
read moreLeasePlan named new Sales Director in Czech Rep
March 30, 2017 | 01:14am CEToriginalThe post has been taken over by a manager with extensive experience in banking and leasing services. Related personnel changes in LeasePlan Czech Republic...
read moreAudi suspended production of two models at one plant
March 30, 2017 | 01:08am CEToriginalThe reason is the lack of parts due to a fire at a supplier. Location, models, timing, production volume, HR...
read moreHP Pelzer plant hit by fire
March 29, 2017 | 02:50am CEToriginalNo one was seriously injured. Location, damage assessment, contingency plans for security of supplies to clients...
read moreAutocentrum Barth increased car sales by 30% in 2016
March 29, 2017 | 02:32am CEToriginalDemand for new and used vehicles, the results of individual brands, Barth Operak operating lease, Barth Rent car rental, activities with motorcycles and caravans, plan for 2017...
read moreSkoda to have new head of communications
March 29, 2017 | 02:21am CEToriginalPeik von Bestenbostel moves to another position within the Volkswagen Group. Details…
read moreCzech Leasing and Finance Association appointed new Secretary
March 27, 2017 | 11:14pm CEToriginalJiri Pulz is leaving the post after more than 25 years, having held it since the creation of the association. His successor...
read moreHyundai suspended production at one factory in China
March 27, 2017 | 10:49pm CEToriginalThe location, declared reasons, the Korean-Chinese political situation, analyst comment...
read moreDozens of Czech companies supply components to Skoda Kodiaq
March 23, 2017 | 11:42pm CEToriginalThese include 3M, AGC, Benteler, Continental, Fehrer, Gumotex, Hella, HP-Pelzer, KS Kolbenschmidt, Mubea, Plastika, SaarGummi, TRW or Witte. Comment…
read moreCar production in UK up by 8% in February
March 23, 2017 | 11:18pm CEToriginalAs exports went up by 13.4%, production for the domestic market fell by 7.4%. The influence of Brexit, SMMT’s comment...
read moreSkoda Auto operating profit increased by 30.8% at revenue growth of 9.8% in 2016
March 23, 2017 | 02:33am CEToriginalReasons, positive and negative effects, profitability, production, sales, RS penetration, investments, HR, change in methodology reporting, sale of a distribution company in Germany, the outlook for 2017...
read moreKruger: BMW to increase EV and HEV sales by 60% in 2017
March 21, 2017 | 11:44pm CEToriginalBusiness and financial results in 2016, fleet emissions, financing, HR, goals for 2017, model offensive in 2017-2018...
read moreChassix wants to build plant in Eastern Europe
March 20, 2017 | 12:53am CEToriginalThe planned location, amount of investment, size of the factory, products, HR, timing, results in 2016...
read moreRenault Trucks to create several hundred of jobs in 2017
March 19, 2017 | 11:39pm CEToriginalReasons, locations, affected positions, business results in 2016...
read moreMagna selects location in Europe for its second plant for contract car production
March 17, 2017 | 01:57am CEToriginalThe factory in Austria is running at full capacity. Considered location, amount of investment, HR, capacity, four stages, state aid...
read moreToyota to invest EUR 275 million in UK
March 17, 2017 | 01:46am CEToriginalLocation, car production on a new platform, the importance of duty-free and barrier-free access to European markets after Brexit...
read moreMarchionne still interested in merging FCA with GM
March 17, 2017 | 01:37am CEToriginalThis even after the sale of Opel to PSA. The US carmaker is not interested, according to its president...
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