Changes, Autofox

Autofox Flash News

latest flash news, including attachments, available to Autofox News subscribers after login

Škoda Auto delivered 555,700 vehicles to customers in H1, representing increase of 9.1% (Octavia 96,500 cars, -1%; Kodiaq 74,600, +15.2%; Kamiq 65,400, +1.9%; Fabia 61,900, +2.5%; Elroq 59,900, +74.8%; Karoq 49,800, -4.5%; Enyaq 48,300, +24.7%; Superb 35,300, -3.5%; Scala 27,100, -0.4%; Kylaq 22,300, +10.9%; Kushaq 7,800, +13.7%; Slavia 6,800, +0.2%). Sales in Europe-31 (468,300, +11.6% – Germany 120,400, +19.6%; Czechia 48,900, +6.9%; UK 46,600, +6.6%; Poland 34,500, +14.2%) and some Asian (India 35,700, +7.4%) and African countries (Morocco 3,300, +7.8%; Egypt 3,300, +62%; Tunisia 900, +23.6%) grew, China (700, -90.4%) experienced decline. Automaker increased deliveries of electric vehicles by 40.1% to 132,300 (108,200 BEVs, +48.3%; 24,100 PHEVs, +11.8%). Strong initial response to Epiq and Peaq, with more than 30,000 orders received for two models to date, underlines appeal of these latest additions to our range. Thanks to outstanding performance of Enyaq and Elroq, Škoda became fourth-best-selling BEV brand in Europe and second-best-selling European brand overall, Jahn said

August 17, 2026 | 07:50am CETflash

Aures Holdings sold 1,646 used battery electric vehicles (+98.8%) in AAA Auto and Mototechna car centers in Czechia, Poland and Slovakia in H1, of which 1,335 BEVs in Czechia (+108.6%). Sales in our company grew at faster pace than overall Czech market. Group thus once again confirmed its position as number one on secondary market for battery electric vehicles, Vaněček said

August 17, 2026 | 07:44am CETflash

ACEA: New commercial vehicle registrations in EU grew in H1 (vans +1.9% to 742,759; trucks +9.8% to 171,933; buses+coaches +22.7% to 22,590), individual fuel/power types performed differently (BEV+PHEV: +41.6%, +47.7%, +56.8%; HEV+MHEV: +31.7%, +245.5%, +10.7%; FCEV+NGV+LPG+biofuel/ethanol: -36.1%, -14%, +36.1%; petrol: -21.2%, -55%, 2 units; diesel: -1.8%, +9.3%, +11%). European commercial vehicle market recorded positive first half of 2026, despite geopolitical headwinds. Growth in van and truck segments reflected recovery from low base, while bus segment showed strong growth, association said

August 11, 2026 | 07:55am CETflash

Sales (deliveries to customers) of battery electric vehicles (BEV) of Volkswagen Group down by 4.2% in Q2, by 5.8% to 438,500 in H1 (VW -22.2%, -28.2%; Škoda +22.7%, +48.3%; SEAT+Cupra +18.5%, +7.2%; VW Commercial Vehicles +21.6%, +22%; Audi -3.7%, -6.3%; Porsche -26.9%, -30.8%; Scania +126.5%, +78.7%; MAN +30.3%, +36.7%; International Motors +126.9%, +120.1%; VW Truck & Bus +100%, -87.2%). Decline in China (-47.9%) and USA (-68.8%) offset by growth in Europe (+8.4%). Škoda Elroq (59,900 cars, +74.8%), VW ID.4/ID.5 (53,700, -36.7%), Škoda Enyaq (including Coupé; 48,300, +24.7%), VW ID.3 (44,400, -26.9%), Audi Q4 e-Tron (SUV/Sportback; 33,800, -24.2%), Audi Q6 e-Tron (SUV/Sportback; 31,900, -12.6%), VW ID.7 (including Tourer; 29,500, -23.8%), VW ID. Buzz (including Cargo; 27,200, -1.4%), Cupra Born (20,800, -5.9%), Audi A6 e-Tron (Avant/Sportback; 18,400), Porsche Macan Electric (15,620, -39.7%), Porsche Taycan (including Turismo; 6,219, -25%) were best-selling BEVs. BEV share of total deliveries stagnated at 10.6% (+0 pp, H1 2025: 10.6%). Global PHEV, EREV deliveries up by 27% to 246,000, automaker said, adding that first extended range electric vehicle VW ID. Era 9X has already seen more than 10,000 deliveries in China

August 11, 2026 | 07:49am CETflash

AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In H1, 414,000 used cars sold through classified ads websites in Czechia (+0%), of which 11,998 battery electric vehicles/BEVs (+98.3%) with average price of CZK 687,000 (EUR 28,380; +0.6%) and 9,481 hybrids/PHEVs+HEVs+MHEVs (+35.6%). Best-selling fuel is still diesel, but it lost 14,000 sales y/y and its share fell from 52% to 49% of entire secondary market. Best-selling BEVs were Tesla Model 3 (1,485 vehicles), Škoda Enyaq (1,268), Volkswagen ID.4 (788), VW ID.3 (773) and Tesla Model Y (770). Doubling of sales at stable prices and faster turnover (stocking days) are further confirmation of trend that used electric vehicles have ceased to be commodity for narrow group of enthusiasts. Today, buyers are solving same rational questions as with petrol or diesel cars: price, mileage and equipment. Concerns about electricity are visibly receding, Vaněček said

August 11, 2026 | 07:38am CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Electric (rechargeable) vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 41.9% to 506,182 units (359,277 BEVs, +51%; 146,905 PHEVs, +24%) in June, representing 36.2% share of total registrations (penetration, +7.5 pp). BEVs posted their strongest month yet, company mentioned

August 6, 2026 | 07:56am CETflash

Cebia Summary 2/2026: Average price of used cars sold in Czechia up by 4.7% y/y to CZK 312,000 (EUR 12,910) in H1 (13% up to CZK 100,000/EUR 4,000, 17% up to CZK 200,000/EUR 8,000, 21% up to CZK 300,000/EUR 12,000, 19% up to CZK 400,000/EUR 16,000, 16% up to CZK 500,000/EUR 20,000, 13% above CZK 500,000/EUR 20,000). Increase in prices contributed by lower average age of cars sold and growing share of electric vehicles on market. In terms of powertrain types, 47.56% of cars on advertising offer had petrol/gasoline, 44.25% diesel, 3.66% electric, 3.21% hybrid, 0.92% LPG, 0.39% CNG and 0.01% others

August 6, 2026 | 07:47am CETflash

Marco Venturini decided to leave Emil Frey Group on August 31, focusing on his own project outside automotive industry. Filip Lapka, current Sales Manager, to become new Peugeot Brand Manager in Czechia and Managing Director at 'P Automobil Import' on September 1

August 4, 2026 | 07:57am CETflash

ACEA: New battery electric vehicle registrations in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK, 31 countries) up by 35.1% to 1.61 million in H1. Growth (+418,094 cars) driven by Germany (+119,280), France (+93,229), United Kingdom (+59,739), Italy (+34,724), Denmark (+23,560). BEV sales grew in 30 countries (in all except Netherlands -0.1%), with 2 of them at triple-digit pace (Slovenia +124.5%, Croatia +349.7%)

August 4, 2026 | 07:51am CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Tesla Model Y (34,328 registered vehicles, +43%; BEV 100%) was best-selling car in Europe (28 countries) in June, followed by Dacia Sandero (25,459, +11%; xEV 0%), Renault Clio (21,288, -23%; HEV 45%), Peugeot 208 (19,554, +14%; MHEV+BEV 58%), Volkswagen T-Roc (19,422, -5%; MHEV 90%), VW Golf (18,387, +8%; MHEV+PHEV 50%), Tesla Model 3 (18,176, +67%; BEV 100%), VW Tiguan (16,957, +9%; MHEV+PHEV 70%), Toyota Yaris Cross (16,560, +1%; HEV 100%) and Peugeot 2008 (16,163, -9%; MHEV+BEV 70%)

August 4, 2026 | 07:45am CETflash

AutoSAP: Total of 29,493 (passenger) self-charging hybrid electric vehicles produced in Czechia in June and 161,752 in H1 (+51.1%), of which 29,445 and 161,509 cars (+51.3%; Hyundai: 7,897 and 42,940 HEVs, -2.3%; Toyota: 21,548 and 118,569 HEVs, +88.9%) and 48 and 243 buses (-22.4%; Iveco: 48 and 243 HEVs, -22.4%). Manufacturing of electrified cars increased by 25.6% to 318,333 BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs in H1, representing 40.8% share of total output

August 3, 2026 | 07:54am CETflash

SMMT: Vehicle production in UK down by 1.2% y/y to 68,200 units in June, of which 65,483 cars (-1.3%) and 2,717 commercial vehicles (+1%; buses, coaches, vans, trucks, taxis). Manufacturing fell by 7.5% to 385,979 in H1, of which 371,756 cars (-3.6%) and 14,223 commercial vehicles (-54.7%)

August 3, 2026 | 07:48am CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Sales (registrations) of new cars in Europe (28 countries) up by 13% to 1.4 million units in June, of which 359,277 BEVs (+51%), 146,905 PHEVs (+24%), 185,616 HEVs (+24%), 311,469 MHEVs (+12%) and 378,455 ICEVs (-14%). Market led by Volkswagen (132,755, +1%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 52%), Škoda (84,752, +9%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 38%), BMW (81,682, +9%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 85%), Renault (81,328, +1%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 73%), Toyota (80,029, +10%; HEV+PHEV+BEV 97%), Mercedes (66,033, +0%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 83%), Audi (64,541, +11%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 71%), Peugeot (63,694, +5%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 72%), Dacia (62,758, +7%; MHEV+HEV+BEV 42%) and Tesla (52,675, +51%; BEV 100%)

August 3, 2026 | 07:41am CETflash

ACEA: New electrified vehicle registrations in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK, 31 countries) up by 21.7% to 4 million MHEVs, HEVs, PHEVs, BEVs in H1, while internal combustion engine car (ICEV) sales down by 17.1% to 1.9 million units (petrol, diesel, NGVs/CNG, LPG, biofuel/ethanol, including non-ICE FCEVs)

July 28, 2026 | 07:56am CETflash

AutoSAP: Total of 29,411 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in June and 156,981 in H1 (+6.8%; 24,987 and 130,356 battery electric vehicles, +14.2%; 4,424 and 26,625 plug-in hybrids, -19%), of which 29,366 and 156,824 cars (+6.8%; Škoda: 21,862 and 115,442 BEVs, +23.6%, 2,929 and 17,723 PHEVs, +20.6%; Hyundai: 3,080 and 14,757 BEVs, -28.1%, 1,495 and 8,902 PHEVs, -51%) and 45 and 157 buses (SOR: 2 and 37 BEVs; Iveco: 43 and 120 BEVs)

July 28, 2026 | 07:49am CETflash

Changes

Filter: Topic Calendar Text

|< < 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 > >|

Comett Plus bought three low-floor buses Irisbus Citelis powered by CNG

September 7, 2010 | 12:48am CEToriginal

It will put them in Tabor from November, particularly in the city center and the periphery. Price of the buses, subsidies from the EU, information LCD panels in the vehicles...

Ford Motor expand management in Czech Rep, separating sales and marketing

September 6, 2010 | 12:57am CEToriginal

The importer is thus returning back to the original structure after several years. It has solved all changes by promoting of its own employees...

Nissan continues in management strengthening in Czech Rep, having created two new positions

September 6, 2010 | 12:33am CEToriginal

The importer wants to concentrate more on development of dealer network and marketing. New managers, Jan Cervinka and Tomasz Nastaj...

SAP: Companies in automotive industry in Czech Rep continue in staff releasing, though moderately

September 5, 2010 | 11:48pm CEToriginal

However, the average wage of regular staff rose by a nearly double-digit rate in the y/y comparison. Details on the salaries in the automotive industry and the entire Czech economy...

Regional hetman and U.S. ambassador in Czech Rep to help with higher compensation for employees of just closed Czech factory of Delphi

September 5, 2010 | 11:38pm CEToriginal

Discussions took place on Friday and the embassy promised aid in order to avoid possible strike...

|< < 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 > >|

Original reports Autofox

Exclusively From public sources show all

Usage in the company

Top management Business Marketing and PR show all

Operating Sphere

Vehicle Production Vehicle Sales Auto Parts Financial Services Fuel and Energy show all

Operating Sphere+Region

Production in Czechia nd Slovakia Production abroad and global Sales in Czechia and Slovakia Sales abroad and global show all

Vehicle Segment

Passenger Cars Light Commercial Vehicles Trucks Buses Motorcycles Towed Vehicles show all

Mobility

Purchase Credit, financial lease Operating lease Rental Sharing Taxi Public transport show all

Insurance

Damage liability Accident insurance, other-than-collision coverage (OTC)Windshield insurance Animal collision insurance GAP Assistance services insurance Replacement car insurance show all

Region

World Europe • Czechia • Slovakia • Poland • Hungary • Germany • United Kingdom • France • Italy • Spain • Austria • Romania • Bulgaria • Ukraine • Russia America • United States • Canada • Mexico • Brazil • Argentina Asia • Turkey • Israel • China • Japan • South Korea • India Africa • Morocco • Tunisia • Egypt • Nigeria • South Africa Australia Western Europe Central Europe Central and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Benelux Scandinavia Baltic Balkans NAFTA Latin America CIS Middle East ASEAN show all

Changes

Acquisitions / Mergers Dealer network Investments / Expansion New Plant / Facility Grow / Fall Production Cooperation / JV End of Operation Human Resources Personnel changes Logistics Legislation / Subsidy Tenders / Contracts Financial problems Disputes, investigations, actions show all

Cars

R&D New Model / Facelift New Engine / Transmission Technology Prices Special offers Repair Service / Tires Spare Parts / Accessories Warranties / Assistance Used cars Recall show all

Parts

OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)OES (Original Equipment Supplier)Aftermarket show all

Eco Fuel

Bio Fuel LPG CNG LNG Hybrid Electric Hydrogen show all

Special Events

Motor Shows / Trade Fairs • Geneva Motor Show • Frankfurt Motor Show • Paris Motor Show • Brno Motor Show • Prague Motor Show Conferences / Workshops • Expected development of the automotive industry in Czechia and Central Europe • IIR Conferences • Auto 2009 • Fleet Management 2010 show all

Associatons

ACEA, Europe AEB, Russia NGV Association, Czechia Automotive Industry Association, Czechia CAAM, China Czech Insurance Association, Czechia Czech Insurers’ Bureau, Czechia Czech leasing and financial association, Czechia Czech Gas Association, Czechia Czech Gas Union, Czechia KBA, Germany OICA PFA, France Car Importers Association, Czechia SISA, Czechia SMMT, United Kingdom VDA, Germany Automotive Industry Association, Slovakia show all

Institutions

Governments / Parliaments • European Commission • European Parliament Investment agencies • CzechInvest, Czechia Trade inspections • Czech Trade Inspection Authority, Czechia Statistical authorities • Czech Statistical Office, Czechia Antitrust authorities • Office for the Protection of Competition, Czechia EIB show all

Automakers

Aixam Aston Martin AvtoVAZ • Lada BAIC Bitter BMW Group • Alpina • BMW • Mini • Rolls-Royce Brilliance BYD Caterham Chery CNH Industrial • Iveco • (Irisbus)Czechoslovak Group • Avia • Tatra DAF Daimler • Freightliner • Fuso • Mercedes • Setra • (Maybach)Dongfeng DR Automobiles Ekobus Ekova FAW Ferrari Fisker Ford Motor • Ford • Lincoln • (Mercury)GAC GAZ Geely Group • Geely • LEVC • Lotus • Lynk & Co • Polestar • Proton • Smart • Volvo Cars General Motors • BrightDrop • Buick • Cadillac • Chevrolet • Corvette • GMC • Holden • (Daewoo)• (Hummer)• (Pontiac)• (Saturn)Gonow Gordon Great Wall Motor • GWM • Haval • Ora • Tank • Wey Hengchi Honda Motor • Acura • Honda Hyundai Group • Genesis • Hyundai • Kia Ineos Isuzu Kaipan Kamaz King Long Koenigsegg Lucid Mahindra & Mahindra • Mahindra • Reva • SsangYong Martin Motors Mazda McLaren Mitsubishi Morgan Nanjing Automobile Navistar Nio Nissan Motor • Datsun • Infiniti • Nissan Pagani Piaggio Qoros Renault Group • Alpine • Dacia • Renault • Samsung Rimac (Saab)SAIC Motor • LDV / Maxus • MG • Roewe (Santana)Seres Skoda Electric Solaris SOR Spyker Stellantis (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)(Fiat Group)(Chrysler Group)(PSA)• Abarth • Alfa Romeo • Chrysler • Citroen • Dodge • DS • Fiat • Jeep • Lancia • Maserati • Opel • Peugeot • Ram • Vauxhall Subaru Suzuki Tata Motors • Jaguar Land Rover • Jaguar • Land Rover • Tata (Tedom)Tesla TOGG Toyota Motor • Daihatsu • Lexus • Toyota • (Scion)VDL Volkswagen Group • Audi • Bentley • Bugatti • Cupra • Ducati • Lamborghini • MAN • Porsche • Scania • SEAT • Skoda • Volkswagen Volvo Group • Mack • Nova Bus • Prevost • Renault Trucks • UD Trucks, Buses • Volvo Trucks, Buses Yamaha Zotye Other show all

Factories

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) - Nošovice, Czechia Kia Slovakia - Žilina, Slovakia PSA Slovakia - Trnava, Slovakia Škoda Auto - Kvasiny, Czechia Škoda Auto - Mladá Boleslav, Czechia Škoda Auto - Vrchlabí, Czechia Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ) - Kolín, Czechia Volkswagen Slovakia - Bratislava, Slovakia Volkswagen Slovakia - Košice, Slovakia Volkswagen Slovakia - Martin, Slovakia Volkswagen Slovakia - Stupava, Slovakia show all

Component manufacturers

3M ABB AGC Aisan Aisin ArcelorMittal ArvinMeritor (Meritor)Autoliv BASF Behr (Mahle)Benet Benteler Borgers BorgWarner Bosch Brano Brembo Bridgestone Brisk Brose Cadence Innovation (Magna)Construct Continental Dana Defend Delphi Denso Donaldson Dura Edscha Eissmann EuWe Eugen Wexler Faurecia Federal-Mogul Fehrer FTE Automotive Futaba Gestamp Getrag GKN Goodyear Grammer Grupo Antolin Gumotex Hanon Hella Henniges Hitachi Honeywell HP Pelzer Hutchinson Hyundai Dymos, Mobis, Hysco IAC Inteva Johnson Controls JTEKT Karsit Kiekert Kirchhoff Knorr-Bremse Koito Kongsberg Kostal Koyo KSPG Lear Leoni LG Lisi Magna Magneti Marelli / Automotive Lighting Mann+Hummel Matador Automotive Megatech Michelin Mitsubishi Electric, Rayon Mubea Nemak Nexen NSK Osram Panasonic Pirelli Plastic Omnium / Inergy Recticel Rehau Rieter (Autoneum)SaarGummi Saint-Gobain Samsung Samvardhana Motherson Sanyo SAS Automotive Senior Schaeffler Siemens SKF Sumitomo Takata Tenneco ThyssenKrupp TI Automotive Tiberina Tokai Rika Toyoda Gosei Trelleborg TRW Valeo Varroc Visteon Wabco Webasto Witte Yanfeng Yazaki ZF show all

R&D companies

AKKA / MBtech Altran / Swell Applus+ IDIADA Aufeer Design Benet Engineering Brunel EDAG Engineering Porsche Engineering show all

Distributors

AutoBinck Emil Frey Grand Automotive Louwman Porsche Holding Salzburg Sumitomo Wallis show all

Dealers, Service Stations

Agrotec Algon Aures Holdings / AAA Auto Auto Activity Auto Corson Auto Duba Auto Esa Auto Hase Auto Heller Auto Charouz Auto In Auto Jarov Auto Palace Auto UH Auto-Exner Autobond Autocentrum Barth Autosalon Klokocka BS Auto Car Star CarTec Group CB Auto Dajbych Domansky Emil Frey Fastbox Gerhard Horejsek Halfords Havex House of England Invelt Louda Louwman MVC Automotive NH Car Olfin Car PMG Finance Porsche Inter Auto Renocar Rhiag (Elit, Auto Kelly)Samohyl Scuderia Praha Stratos Auto Sulzbacher Top Centrum / Vista Car Trost Tukas Wiesenthal show all

Financial Companies

ALD Automotive Allianz Arval Axa Banque PSA Finance Bawag Business Lease CarGarant CarGarantie CCS Cetelem Colonnade Credium Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna Česká pojišťovna ČSOB / KBC D.A.S.D.S. Leasing Direct Direct (RSA)Essox Europ Assistance Europcar GE Money / GE Capital Generali Global Assistance Hasičská vzájemná pojišťovna Hertz Home Credit Kooperativa LeasePlan Maxima Mondial Assistance Moneta Pillow (První klubová pojišťovna)QBE / Carlife Raiffeisen RCI Banque Real Garant Santander sAutoleasing / Erste Servisní pojišťovna Sixt Slavia Škofin / Volkswagen Toyota Financial Triglav ÚAMK UniCredit Uniqa Volksbank VZP Wüstenrot show all

Fuel and Energy Suppliers

Agip Armex Benzina Cepro Ceska rafinerska CEZ E.ON EuroOil KM-Prona Linde Lukoil MOL OMV Pap Oil Paramo Prazska plynarenska PRE Robin Oil RWE / Innogy Shell Slovnaft Total Unipetrol Vemex / Gazprom show all

Another subjects

Autodata Cebia Cox Automotive Dekra Deloitte Edmunds Ernst & Young Euro NCAP EurotaxGlass's GlobalData IHS Incoma Ipsos Iris Ident J.D. Power JATO KPMG LMC Automotive McKinsey & Company Medea Median Nielsen Admosphere PricewaterhouseCoopers R.L. Polk Roland Berger S&P Global TÜV Nord TÜV Süd show all

Day, Week

Month, Year

Interval

cancel

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

III

VII

VIII

XII

Latest flash news

available to Autofox News subscribers after login

Autofox Offer

Is a hydrogen power the way of the future? Join the research!Free capacity at plastic molding plant in Jihlava, Czechia

More ads Autofox Offer

Autofox Order

your ad can be here

More ads Autofox Order

Autofox Enterprise

Car dealer in Czechia for sale

More ads Autofox Enterprise

Autofox Job

your ad can be here

More ads Autofox Job

Autofox Event

your ad can be here

Autofox Estate

Car showroom in Brno, Czechia for sale or to let

More ads Autofox Estate

SELECTED FLASH NEWS

Portu, ČSÚ: Automotive industry achieved significant technological, cost progress over...

Daimler Truck wants to strengthen truck dealer network in Czechia (19 service centers, 11...

War in Middle East: International Energy Agency (IEA) set out range of measures that...

Škoda Auto (Volkswagen Group) delivered 869,200 vehicles to customers in Czechia over last...

Portu, ČSÚ: If price of petrol followed growth of average net wage in Czechia since 1989...

Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia approved delimitation of areas for deep mining of lithium...

French automaker Renault (15% share owned by French state, 15% interest by Nissan)...

Czech Car Importers Association (SDA), Statistics Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik...

Coface CEE Top 500 Ranking 2025: Automotive and transport industry (86 largest firms, -4...

New brands (Chinese and British) entering Czech market (2025: Omoda 144 g/km, 2024: n/a;...

General Motors/GM (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac) asked its suppliers (Tier 1) to phase...

Vision 2030 – Clean Energy of Tomorrow: ČEZ to convert its fleet (over 5,000 units) to...

2025 AlixPartners Global Automotive Outlook: China’s NEV (New Energy Vehicles, BEV+PHEV)...

GlobalData: Global production of battery electric vehicles to increase by 26% to 14.4...

Project M-LightEn (Monocoque architecture – Lightweight and Low Energy): Gordon Murray...

Dataforce: New car sales in DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to fall by 0.1% to...

Portu, ČSÚ: Czechs with average net wage in 2025 (CZK 38,815/EUR 1,600 in Q2) work 10.7...

SeAH FSI (manufacturer of fluid systems for automobiles and home appliances with 19...

Geršl (Cario): Cause of accident at 2023 e-Salon clean mobility fair in Prague, Czechia...

Kasko (manufacturer of plastic parts with 330 employees in Slavkov, Czechia; supplier for...

Palíšek (Siemens): By fighting for internal combustion engines (ICEs), Czechs lobbying for...

Centre for European Policy (CEP): Planned introduction of EU Emissions Trading Scheme for...

Klíma (E.ON Drive Infrastructure/EDRI): Czechia currently has sufficient charging...

SELECTED ARTICLES

Shandong Linglong Tire wants to build two more plants, one in Europe

Chassix wants to build plant in Eastern Europe

SaarGummi plans further investment in Czech Rep

Samsung looking for suppliers on new type of EV batteries

Toyoda Gosei to increase production in Europe

Kirchhoff Automotive looking for new suppliers

Hyundai expands operations in Central Europe

Uni Gasket to expand production in Europe

Vision & Strategy 2025: Brose to make global competence centre from Ostrava

Brano aims to develop its own electric vehicle, later might start producing it

Autofox Wordbook

CZ > EN EN > CZ

EXCHANGE RATES

1 EUR = 1.15 USD

1 EUR = 0.86 GBP

1 EUR = 0.93 CHF

1 EUR = 24.21 CZK

1 EUR = 4.31 PLN

1 EUR = 364.25 HUF

Source: ECB, July 31, 2026

JATO Dynamics: Electric (rechargeable) vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 41.9% to 506,182 units (359,277 BEVs, +51%; 146,905 PHEVs, +24%) in June, representing 36.2% share of total registrations (penetration, +7.5 pp). BEVs posted their strongest month yet, company mentioned

Marco Venturini decided to leave Emil Frey Group on August 31, focusing on his own project outside automotive industry. Filip Lapka, current Sales Manager, to become new Peugeot Brand Manager in Czechia and Managing Director at 'P Automobil Import' on September 1

SMMT: Vehicle production in UK down by 1.2% y/y to 68,200 units in June, of which 65,483 cars (-1.3%) and 2,717 commercial vehicles (+1%; buses, coaches, vans, trucks, taxis). Manufacturing fell by 7.5% to 385,979 in H1, of which 371,756 cars (-3.6%) and 14,223 commercial vehicles (-54.7%)

ACEA: New electrified vehicle registrations in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK, 31 countries) up by 21.7% to 4 million MHEVs, HEVs, PHEVs, BEVs in H1, while internal combustion engine car (ICEV) sales down by 17.1% to 1.9 million units (petrol, diesel, NGVs/CNG, LPG, biofuel/ethanol, including non-ICE FCEVs)

Comett Plus bought three low-floor buses Irisbus Citelis powered by CNG

Ford Motor expand management in Czech Rep, separating sales and marketing

Nissan continues in management strengthening in Czech Rep, having created two new positions

SAP: Companies in automotive industry in Czech Rep continue in staff releasing, though moderately

Regional hetman and U.S. ambassador in Czech Rep to help with higher compensation for employees of just closed Czech factory of Delphi

Pininfarina to expand in Russia, aims to produce all-new models of Lada Niva and ZIL

Bohdan Wojnar to move from Slovak plant to Skoda Auto within Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen wants to set up assembly line in GAZ plant in Russia

Volvo Truck let key managers spin in CEE region

Martin Maly to leave Cetelem, outside field of finance

Ceska pojistovna strengthened by Jan Hainz, became new head of communications

Martin Jahn to move within Volkswagen Group from Russia to headquarters in Germany

AAA Auto and association SOVA prepared proposal to impose criminal sanctions for rewind tachometers

Czech Rep supported free trade agreement between EU and South Korea

Slovak plant of Volkswagen resumed continuous production in advance

Vaclav Balek became head of communications at Allianz in Czech Rep

Giant factory complex in Brandys nad Labem rented out to Continental to go on auction in mid-October

CEZ to acquire further Mercedes-Benz cars within long-term framework agreement

Vladimir Bezdek to become head of Generali in Slovakia after Antonin Nekvinda

Dynavix appointed new marketing and PR manager

Borgers got back to pre-crisis level in Czech Rep

Skoda Auto to cease production of Octavia Tour in mid-November

Czech manufacturer of machinery for carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers, Novapol is bankrupt

SOS Assist strengthened SOS Insurance division by two managers

Putin: Russia to gradually increase duty on imports of cars