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AutoSAP: Total of 11,768 (passenger) self-charging hybrid electric vehicles produced in Czechia in August (+10.4%), of which 11,760 cars (+10.3%; Hyundai: 6,401 HEVs, +7.5%; Toyota: 5,359 HEVs, +13.9%) and 8 buses (+700%; Iveco: 8 HEVs, +700%). Manufacturing of electrified cars increased by 8% to 36,984 BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs, representing 39.3% share of total output
October 1, 2026 | 07:50am CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In first eight months, almost 32,000 used vans (diesel: 30,560 vehicles, petrol: 307, CNG: 117, LPG: 71, BEV: 171) sold through classified ads websites in Czechia with average age 11 years (+0 years). Sales of electric vans more than doubled y/y, increasing threefold compared to 2024. Their average price fell by 16.5% y/y to CZK 541,000 (EUR 22,350)
October 1, 2026 | 07:45am CETflashread more
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (Rho Motion): Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales grew by 2% to 1.83 million passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in August, by 4% to 13.4 million in first 8 months – China: 1.03 million (-11%) and 6.9 million BEVs+PHEVs (-12%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 0.38 million (+36%) and 3.3 million (+29%), North America (USA & Canada & Mexico): 0.14 million (-33%) and 1 million (-21%), Rest of World (RoW): 0.29 million (+97%) and 2 million (+97%)
September 30, 2026 | 07:56am CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU up by 4.5% to 708,211 in August (Volkswagen -3.2%; Stellantis +3.3%; Renault -4.3%; Hyundai -10.4%; Toyota +1%; BMW +0.8%; Mercedes-Benz +7.2%; Geely +23.5%; BYD +129.4%; Ford -16.1%; SAIC +20.8%; Tesla +52.7%; Nissan -1%; Chery +200.6%; Suzuki -9.6%; Mazda +37.3%; Leapmotor +211.1%; Honda +25.2%; Jaguar Land Rover -20%; Mitsubishi -9.6%), individual fuel/power types performed differently (BEV +62.7%, PHEV +10.8%, HEV+MHEV +2.2%, FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol -0.3%, petrol -24.6%, diesel -23.8%)
September 30, 2026 | 07:47am CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Total of 25,231 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in August (+7%; 21,423 battery electric vehicles, +19.2%, 3,808 plug-in hybrids, -32.2%), of which 25,224 cars (+6.9%; Škoda: 19,279 BEVs, +20.3%, 2,602 PHEVs, -4.7%; Hyundai: 2,137 BEVs, +10.2%, 1,206 PHEVs, -58.2%) and 7 buses (SOR: 7 BEVs; Iveco: 0 BEVs)
September 30, 2026 | 07:43am CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia down by 0.2% m/m in August, by 0.3% y/y (new: +0.0% m/m, +0.1% y/y; used: -0.3%, -0.5%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (-0.3%, -1.9%), spare parts and accessories (+0.4%, +1.7%), fuels and lubricants (+7.2%, +26.2%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+0.2%, +8.8%)
September 30, 2026 | 07:39am CETflashread more
SDA: New car registrations in Czechia up by 0.6% to 17,718 in August (vans +15.4%; trucks +0.7%; buses -3.6%; motorcycles +41.4%; trailers+semitrailers +4.5%), individual fuel/power types performed differently (BEV: 1,497 +78.2%, PHEV: 953 +0.5%, LPG: 494 +19.6%, petrol: 11,534 -4.4%, diesel: nafta: 3,238 -3.2%). Regarding internal combustion engine (ICE) cars (14,772), 4,762 of them were HEVs+MHEVs (+6.4%)
September 30, 2026 | 07:34am CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In August, 74,769 used cars sold through classified ads websites in Czechia (+2.2% m/m, +3% y/y) with average price of CZK 319,434 (EUR 13,200; -1.7%, +4.4%) and average age 11 years (-1 year), in first eight months, 564,000 vehicles sold (+0.1%; BEV: 16,148 units, +92%)
September 30, 2026 | 07:30am CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Car production in Czechia down by 21.7% y/y to 94,023 in August (Škoda+SEAT/Cupra -16.6%, Hyundai -27.9%, Toyota -47.6%). Buses (Iveco -54.6%, SOR +8.1%), motorcycles (Jawa -29.6%) performed differently. Electric car manufacturing increased by 6.9% to 25,224 BEVs and PHEVs, while internal combustion engine car (ICEV) output fell by 28.7% to 68,799 units. Total of 186,510 cars (-9.5% y/y) assembled during summer holidays (July–August). Hyundai in Nošovice is preparing for new generation of its successful model Tucson and Toyota in Kolín is preparing to produce battery electric vehicle, Petzl said
September 30, 2026 | 07:24am CETflashread more
GlobalData upgraded 2026 Western European new car sales outlook by 120,000 units from 11.95 million (+1.6%) to 12.07 million (+2.7%)
September 29, 2026 | 07:50am CETflashread more
'SME Digitalization Roadshow 2026: Robotics in Practice – From Industrial Robots to Humanoids': CzechInvest, National Industry Center 4.0 (NCP 4.0), College of Polytechnics Jihlava (VŠPJ) to hold conference on robotization, digitalization of manufacturing in small and medium-sized enterprises in Jihlava, Czechia on September 30 with tour of VŠPJ laboratories (Industry 4.0 Laboratory/CP Factory, Industrial Automation Laboratory/LPA, Plasma and Hydrogen Technologies Laboratory). Representatives of DEL, Axiom Tech, RoboTwin, Sick, MotionTrex, Pharis, Technocon, ICHR (Interdisciplinary Center for Humanoid Robotics), EDIH CTU (European Digital Innovation Hub), API (Agency for Business and Innovation) to speak at event
September 29, 2026 | 07:44am CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Total of 28,180 (passenger) self-charging hybrid electric vehicles produced in Czechia in July (+92.6%), of which 28,165 cars (+93.2%; Hyundai: 6,658 HEVs, +49.8%; Toyota: 21,507 HEVs, +112.2%) and 15 buses (-71.2%; Iveco: 15 HEVs, -71.2%). Manufacturing of electrified cars increased by 65.7% to 45,842 BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs, representing 49.6% share of total output
September 29, 2026 | 07:37am CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK, 31 countries) up by 3.9% to 1,128,110 units in July, of which 941,788 in EU (+3%)
September 29, 2026 | 07:32am CETflashread more
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Magna and General Motors supposedly agreed on purchase of share in Opel
August 14, 2009 | 10:02am CEToriginalThe agreement must be approved by management boards of GM and Magna and by trustee members with a controlling share of 65% in Opel after that. However, the competing interested subject RHJ is not out of play yet…
read moreAutomotive supplier Magna fell in loss in Q2
August 14, 2009 | 09:14am CEToriginalThe company’s revenues went down by 45%. Magna was hit by a fierce drop of car production, which fell by 49% in North America and in Europe by…
read morePorsche Inter Auto opened new Skoda showroom in Hradec Kralove
August 13, 2009 | 09:12pm CEToriginalNew complex for CZK 140 million will offer service facilities for brands Skoda, Audi, Volkswagen and Seat. Annually, the company would like to sell...
read moreUSA approved money increase of scrap bonus by USD 2 billion
August 13, 2009 | 07:56pm CEToriginalAccording to major carmakers, the current program helped not only to their companies but also to their suppliers, steel producers and...
read moreFiat to take over Italian body shell designer Bertone
August 13, 2009 | 02:20pm CEToriginalFiat is about to take over all 1,137 employees of the company, plans its co-operation with the US carmaker Chrysler and in the following three years, it will invest…
read moreVolkswagen wants to increase production in Brazil by 39% by 2012
August 13, 2009 | 01:35pm CEToriginalOn account of accomplishing the aim, Volkswagen requires that its suppliers in Brazil increase capacity and production. Production purchase of the carmaker should grow by…
read moreTrade unions and management of carmaker SsangYong agreed on dismissals
August 13, 2009 | 12:48pm CEToriginalNegotiations of management with trade unions accompanied by a strike lasted two and a half months. Another South Korean carmaker Hyundai is transferring production abroad due to trade unions…
read moreDenny: AAA Auto plans to build network of car services based on franchising
August 12, 2009 | 11:43pm CEToriginalOriginally, the company wanted to open commercial car services within its branches. AAA Auto is already involved in the car service field...
read moreA. Charouz keeps expanding on the Czech market
August 12, 2009 | 11:14pm CEToriginalIt would like to bring other brands that are not yet presented here to the Czech Republic. At the same time, the company is not against the acquisitions of failing dealers...
read moreFormer Toyota dealer Dajbych became Kia dealer
August 12, 2009 | 09:56pm CEToriginalAt the same time, the company Car Trade Pilsen ceased Kia car sale in Plzen. At present, the company offers its showroom for rent...
read moreAuto Kapl became new Hyundai dealer, opening showroom in Pisek
August 12, 2009 | 08:43pm CEToriginalThe company will in the newly built sales and service complex with two showrooms sell also cars of the brand...
read moreSkoFIN's total volume of business fell by 41 % in H1; rise is in loan financing
August 12, 2009 | 08:03pm CEToriginalTaking only the financing of used cars, the number of concluded contracts and the volume of business decreased in H1 by...
read moreToyota expanded Czech dealer network for new partner
August 12, 2009 | 07:16pm CEToriginalToyota has 12 authorized dealers with 22 showrooms in the Czech Republic at present. A new showroom has been opened in July by a company...
read moreGeneral Motors and eBay testing online car sale in California
August 12, 2009 | 06:35pm CEToriginalIf the pilot operation is effective, companies will launch the car sale via Internet throughout the United States. Initially, in the GM’s e-shop offer there will be...
read moreGerman car wrecks fit for scrapping apparently end in Eastern Europe and Africa
August 12, 2009 | 04:49pm CEToriginalAccording to the German criminologists, 5 to 10% of cars that should be scrapped had been illegally sold abroad. Resellers might therefore come to...
read moreNew car sales in Slovakia increased by 20.1% in July
August 11, 2009 | 05:13pm CEToriginalSale is still promoted by the scrap bonus. Cumulatively, the sale of cars up to 3.5 tonnes has since the beginning of the year increased y/y for the first time in 2009, namely by...
read moreStaff of Russian carmaker Avtovaz called for company’s nationalization
August 11, 2009 | 03:11pm CEToriginalThe company plans to reduce working hours to 20 per week from September and monthly wages of the employees are therefore going to fall by...
read moreCar sales in Britain rose in July for the first time in 15 months
August 11, 2009 | 02:35pm CEToriginalThe reason of this development is the introduction of scrap bonus. However, for the first seven months of this year sales declined by...
read moreImporters in countries with scrap bonus established buy up cars from other importers in Europe including Czech Rep
August 11, 2009 | 01:24pm CEToriginalIt refers to Germany in the first place; smaller markets thus suffer from it. Currently, for some cars, whose waiting time was two months, customers must wait…
read moreUS carmakers received USD 600 million from government for battery development
August 11, 2009 | 12:33pm CEToriginalThe money was received by the carmakers Ford Motor, Chrysler Group and General Motors, which will use it for planned electric cars and hybrids…
read moreSAP: Number of cars older than 10 years went up by 450,000 over last 3.5 years
August 11, 2009 | 11:22am CEToriginalRenewal of car fleet in the Czech Republic is not in progress, according to SAP, whereas common renewal in EU is 8 to 10% annually. Scrap bonus should be one of measures only…
read moreBMW to sell Mini cars in large cities and separate showrooms only
August 10, 2009 | 10:14pm CEToriginalAfter the Brno-based company Renocar another company is about to build a new Mini showroom, namely the current BMW dealer...
read moreDenny: AAA Auto not to open branch in Liberec this year, likely to enter Hungary again in 2010
August 10, 2009 | 09:56pm CEToriginalThe company closed two car centres in Q2—one in the Czech Republic and one in Slovakia. Considering Russia, AAA Auto…
read moreMinistry of Transport closed 16 stations measuring emissions in H1 due to frauds
August 10, 2009 | 08:43pm CEToriginalCheats occur during emission measuring more often than at vehicle testing stations. The central information system proved good but interconnection with…
read moreUniCredit Leasing: Financial leasing back in game due to legislation change
August 10, 2009 | 05:01pm CEToriginalAfter the company CSOB Leasing, short financial leasing is now being offered by UniCredit Leasing...
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