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AAA Auto's results after audit for 2008: Loss higher by EUR 4.4 million

June 2, 2009 | 04:31pm CEToriginal
The company deepened its loss to EUR 32.4 million. The increase of the loss against premises was caused mainly by...
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Waste business saved by car wreckages

June 2, 2009 | 01:23pm CEToriginal
For only the last month the authorities received tens of applications for scrap yard constructions or their extensions. Altogether there are...
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Italian plant of Fiat in Melfi ceased production due to suppliers’ strikes

June 2, 2009 | 11:32am CEToriginal
Daily production of the plant has thus declined by almost 1,500 cars. For a week employees of the companies…
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General Motors filed for bankruptcy today as expected

June 1, 2009 | 11:03pm CEToriginal
The restructured company will manufacture fewer components so that it will be possible to use them in more models. Czech market...
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Court approved assets sale of American Chrysler to Italian Fiat

June 1, 2009 | 10:52pm CEToriginal
Chrysler has therefore averted the threat of liquidation. In response, the group of minority shareholders, however, appealed...
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Russian carmaker GAZ may start series production of Opel cars in 9 months

June 1, 2009 | 07:35pm CEToriginal
This is of course subjected by a final agreement of GM and Magna. GAZ might start the production in Nijninovgorod plant…
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Volvo AB abolished plan to dismiss 600 employees of Powertain division

June 1, 2009 | 12:23pm CEToriginal
This division focuses on the production of engines and transmissions. The company has agreed with unions to reduce salaries by 8% and the working hours by…
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Scrap bonus cheered up car sales in Great Britain

June 1, 2009 | 10:41am CEToriginal
The buyers order all types of passenger cars including the London cabs. In May due to the scrap bonus…
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Other plants of Skoda Auto/Volkswagen might grow in South-East Asia and Middle East

May 31, 2009 | 09:38pm CEToriginal
How to ensure another growth of Volkswagen and simultaneously protect European working places: To produce in Europe, assemble on the emerging markets such as…
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Bratislava announced competition for purchase of joint buses

May 31, 2009 | 07:34pm CEToriginal
The transport company has announced the first tender now and approved two more tenders this week. In terms of its fleet’s renewal, the company would like to obtain in overall…
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AAA Auto postponed opening of new branch in Liberec

May 31, 2009 | 06:30pm CEToriginal
The company is now cautious but it does not exclude opening of new car centres at the end of this year. In Russia AAA Auto is in contact with...
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Tatra to dismiss around 450 employees till end of summer

May 31, 2009 | 01:39pm CEToriginal
The company fell in loss of CZK 712 million last year which is a year-to-year drop of the economic results by CZK 1.6 billion. The revenues were though growing...
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Czech plant of Hyundai signed first collective agreement with employees

May 30, 2009 | 04:24pm CEToriginal
The agreement is valid for a period of two years. Wages in the Nosovice-based plant of Hyundai will grow by 6.5% on average in 2009; in 2010...
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Koenigsegg, Fiat and Renco among clients interested in Saab

May 30, 2009 | 04:01pm CEToriginal
Koenigsegg and Renco Group, owned by the financier Ira Rennert, have the highest chances. Simultaneously, the court extended Saab's bankruptcy protection till...
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Automotive supplier Magna is likely to acquire German carmaker Opel

May 30, 2009 | 03:42pm CEToriginal
General Motors, Magna and the German Government preliminary agreed. Fiat is currently not participating in negotiations, but...
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AAA Auto posted net loss of EUR 880,000 in Q1, in the Czech Rep and Slovakia profit

May 30, 2009 | 12:29am CEToriginal
Revenues due to abandonment of the three foreign markets fell by 54.3%. The company aims to reach a consolidated net profit in...
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Creditors of General Motors agree with new proposal for exchange of obligations for stocks

May 29, 2009 | 10:25am CEToriginal
None the less, the carmaker intends to ask for protection against creditors. The bankruptcy should last…
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Skoda Auto increased production of Fabia and Roomster models and also number of workers from VW Slovakia

May 29, 2009 | 08:30am CEToriginal
Daily production of the Fabia model rose by 200 to 1,200 cars. To 250 employees from Bratislava-based plant of Volkswagen came this week…
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Metalworks Z-Group to dismiss up to 150 workers temporarily and to hire them on contract for work

May 28, 2009 | 07:48pm CEToriginal
The company, which has also been affected by the downturn in automotive industry, would like to avoid redundancies this way. The company's orders have dropped by...
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Visteon asked for bankrupt protection from creditors in USA, European activities not affected

May 28, 2009 | 03:27pm CEToriginal
In the following 18 months, General Motors plans to reduce the number of its automotive suppliers in North America from the current 1,500 to...
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Negotiations on Opel without solution, General Motors closer to bankruptcy

May 28, 2009 | 11:36am CEToriginal
Fiat and Magna has obtained a status of prospective applicants. The European Commission wants to discuss Opel. The first proceedings will…
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Czech supplier to world tyre producers Kordarna in insolvency proceedings

May 28, 2009 | 10:42am CEToriginal
The company has run into problems mainly due to investments in Slovakia. Kordarna is though producing further on...
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Poland aims to get rid of old cars by environmental tax introducing, scrap bonus probably not to take effect

May 27, 2009 | 08:28pm CEToriginal
Environmental tax is intended to cover all the cars up to 3.5 tonnes. The fee for 15-year-old car may amount to...
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Chinese company Beijing Automotive Industry additionally submitted bid for entrance to Opel

May 26, 2009 | 09:32pm CEToriginal
The Chinese company would keep the branches in Germany and would not dismiss its employees. The Government will publish a preliminary decision on the best offer on...
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Delegation of Turkish automotive suppliers to visit Czech Rep early in June

May 26, 2009 | 08:02pm CEToriginal
First there will be series of negotiations with Czech companies in Prague, then the delegation will arrive at the Brno Motor Show, where...
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