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ACEA: New electrified vehicle registrations in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK, 31 countries) up by 20.2% to 8.42 million MHEVs, HEVs, PHEVs, BEVs in 2025, while internal combustion engine car (ICEV) sales down by 18.6% to 4.85 million units (petrol, diesel, NGVs/CNG, LPG, biofuel/ethanol, including non-ICE FCEVs)

February 10, 2026 | 07:59am CETflash

Coface CEE Top 500 Ranking 2025: Automotive and transport industry (86 largest firms, -4 y/y) in Central and Eastern European region (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia) decreased turnover by 1% to EUR 191 billion in 2024 (2023: EUR 193 billion), number of employees fell by 13% to 353,000 (405,600). Largest companies in sector include Škoda Auto (EUR 24.42 billion, +6%; 37,005 people, +6%), Volkswagen Slovakia (EUR 12.52 billion, +6%; 10,755, +2%), Audi Hungaria (EUR 8.61 billion, -5%; 11,677, -9%), Kia Slovakia (EUR 8.08 billion, +1%; 3,000, -17%), Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (EUR 7.46 billion, -1%; 2,823, -1%), Volkswagen Poznañ (EUR 5.8 billion, -0.5%; 9,191, -6%), Volkswagen Group Polska (EUR 5.72 billion, +14%; 659, +2%), Automobile-Dacia (EUR 5.59 billion, +7%; 10,987, -4%), Toyota Central Europe (EUR 5.29 billion, +6%; 131, +22%), Inter Cars (EUR 4.55 billion, +8%; 5,261, +21%), Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary (EUR 4.17 billion, -18%; 4,830, +1%), FCA Poland (EUR 3.8 billion, +6%; 2,470, +6%), Ford Otosan Romania (EUR 3.74 billion, +36%; 6,356, +14%), MAN Trucks Sp. z o.o. (EUR 3.06 billion, -12%; 2,181, -3%), Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (EUR 3.03 billion, +4%; 3,051, -5%), PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (EUR 3.01 billion, +15%; 40,947, -1%), Continental Barum (EUR 2.97 billion, +6%; 4,380, +0.1%), Mercedes-Benz Polska (EUR 2.35 billion, +11%; 153, -3%), Mobis Automotive Czech (EUR 2.35 billion, -5%; 1,426, -4%), Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT (EUR 2.32 billion, -2%; 1,267, +2%), Magyar Suzuki (EUR 2.25 billion, -22%; 2,998, +2%), Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland (EUR 2.05 billion, -23%; 1,415, +2%), PCA Slovakia (EUR 2.03 billion, -38%; 3,443, +12%), Mobis Slovakia (EUR 2 billion, +1%; 2,000, -6%), Volkswagen Motor Polska (EUR 1.8 billion, -6%; 1,255, +0.1%), Continental Tires Slovakia (EUR 1.75 billion, +27%; 3,000, -8%), Stellantis Gliwice (EUR 1.75 billion, +24%; 2,899, +2%), Nemzeti Útdíjfizetési Szolgáltató (EUR 1.65 billion, +42%; 648, +1%) and other firms of Renault, Porsche/Volkswagen, Iveco/CNH, Volvo, Solaris/CAF, Scania/Traton, Ford, Alstom, Michelin, Autoliv, Boryszew, Tigar Tyres, Sungwoo, Motherson, Bosch, Schaeffler, Auto Partner, Horse Powertrain, Faurecia-Hella/Forvia, Pirelli, ZF, Hankook, BorgWarner, Lear, Denso, Èeské dráhy, PKP Intercity, Air Baltic, Raben, DPP, Amazon, Plichta, Havi, Tallink, Waberer’s groups

February 10, 2026 | 07:52am CETflash

Second generation Nissan Leaf (ZE1) BEV caught fire in parking lot of Lidl supermarket in Prùhonice near Prague, Czechia on February 9. Cold Cut Systems (CCS) Cobra firefighting equipment was deployed, thanks to which firefighters created hole in battery, Fire Rescue Service (HZS) said. No one injured

February 10, 2026 | 07:47am CETflash

Rho Motion (Benchmark Mineral Intelligence): Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales to grow by 15.7% to 23.9 million passenger cars, light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in 2026 – China: 15.6 million BEVs and PHEVs (+21%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 4.9 million (+15%), North America (USA & Canada & Mexico): 1.4 million (-23%), Rest of World (RoW): 2.1 million (+26%). Decline in North America to be driven by United States (-29%)

February 9, 2026 | 07:59am CETflash

Keba (manufacturer of KeContact AC chargers for electric vehicles, other products/solutions with 2,000 employees in Austria, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, UK, USA, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan; Industrial Automation, Handover Automation, Energy Automation divisions; customers: Daimler/Mercedes, BMW Group, Honda Access Europe, Clever A/S, Bee Charging Solutions; over 500,000 wallboxes sold) acquired assets of EnerCharge GmbH (manufacturer of DC charging stations for EVs with output of 40-480 kW with 60/97 employees in Kötschach-Mauthen and Oberlienz, Austria; clients in Europe and Middle East) from insolvency, integrating them into Keba Energy Automation division under newly founded company Keba eMobility DC GmbH. MP Corporate Finance, Saxinger advised buyer

February 9, 2026 | 07:54am CETflash

ACEA: New commercial vehicle registrations in EU mostly fell in 2025 (vans -8.8% to 1.45 million; trucks -6.2% to 307,460; buses+coaches +7.5% to 38,238), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV+PHEV: +68%, +71.3%, +38.9%; HEV+MHEV: +21.4%, -47.4%, -24.9%; FCEV+NGV+LPG+biofuel/ethanol: -43.4%, -9.4%, -9.4%; petrol: -31.9%, -33.7%, 1 unit; diesel: -12.8%, -8%, +5.7%)

February 9, 2026 | 07:48am CETflash

CarGarantie: Wolfgang Bach to retire. Oliver Kuhnle appointed as new CFO and member of Management Board (responsible for finance, controlling, central services, legal & compliance, human resources) on February 1, coming from Wüstenrot & Württembergische (W&W)

February 6, 2026 | 07:58am CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Electric (rechargeable) vehicle sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 35.7% to 341,591 units (224,351 BEVs, +33%; 117,240 PHEVs, +41%) in October 2025, representing 31.4% share in total registrations (penetration, +7.2 pp). Škoda Elroq (11,441 cars, new) was best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV), followed by Renault 5 (9,539, +571%), Volkswagen ID.4 (7,018, +2%), VW ID.7 (6,974, +31%), VW ID.3 (6,741, +43%), BMW iX1 (6,191, +32%), Škoda Enyaq (6,170, -35%), Tesla Model Y (5,545, -37%), Kia EV3 (5,046, +) and Volvo EX30 (4,640, -14%). Overall BEV market led by Volkswagen (24,412, +27%), Škoda (18,626, +67%), Renault (17,110, +117%), BMW (15,977, +16%), Audi (13,422, +43%), Mercedes (12,479, +5%), Volvo (9,815, -3%), Ford (9,797, +115%), Peugeot (9,630, +19%) and BYD (9,449, +104%)

February 6, 2026 | 07:50am CETflash

Martin Klíma appointed as member of Board of Management of E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE; Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania), continuing to lead Czech branch (E.ON Drive Infrastructure CZ)

February 2, 2026 | 07:39am CETflash

AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In 2025, 102,679 nearly-new cars sold in Czechia (+4.5%; up to 5 years/50,000 km; 12% share in entire secondary market) with average price of CZK 900,696 (EUR 37,020; +1.7%), of which 6.6% electric vehicles, 8.3% hybrids, 31% diesel cars and 53% petrol vehicles

February 2, 2026 | 07:32am CETflash

ACEA: New car registrations in EU up by 5.8% in December, by 1.8% to 10.82 million in 2025 (Volkswagen +10.6%, +5.5%; Stellantis +6.8%, -4.7%; Renault -1.8%, +5.6%; Hyundai +4.7%, -3.1%; Toyota -9%, -6.3%; BMW +5.5%, +6.4%; Mercedes-Benz +2.4%, +1.5%; Ford -1.5%, -2.3%; Volvo Cars -2.2%, -14.5%; SAIC -2.1%, +33.9%; Nissan -5.8%, -2.1%; Tesla -31.9%, -37.9%; Suzuki -5.4%, -13.7%; BYD +167.1%, +227.8%; Mazda +0.7%, -13.5%; Jaguar Land Rover -25.3%, -17%; Honda +20.5%, +12.6%; Mitsubishi +2.3%, -23.6%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV +51%, +29.9%; PHEV +36.7%, +33.4%; HEV+MHEV +5.8%, +13.7%; FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol +20.1%, +7.8%; petrol -19.2%, -18.7%; diesel -22.4%, -24.2%). Self-charging hybrids (34.5% share) surpassed petrol cars (26.6%) in 2025, plug-in hybrids (9.4%) overtook diesel vehicles (8.9%)

February 2, 2026 | 07:27am CETflash

JATO Dynamics: Sales (registrations) of new cars in Europe (28 countries) up by 4.8% to 1.09 million units in October 2025, of which 224,351 BEVs (+33%), 117,240 PHEVs (+41%), 138,502 HEVs (+4%), 244,196 MHEVs (+13%) and 348,794 ICEVs (-17%)

February 2, 2026 | 07:23am CETflash

Warehouse with 2,000 pallets of paper packaging and hundreds of tyres owned by Corax (transport and logistics company with 100 Volvo trucks) on premises of airport in Planá near Èeské Budìjovice, Czechia hit by fire on January 12, causing damage estimated by tenant at CZK 30 million (EUR 1.24 million). Cause of fire was probably technical defect in Peugeot 407 SW car, from which flames jumped to hall, Fire Rescue Service (HZS) said. No one injured. Affiliated company Tomako CZ (distributor of Chinese tires Westlake for vans and trucks in Czechia) suspended sales in its e-shop

January 29, 2026 | 07:58am CETflash

Cebia Summary 4/2025: Average price of used cars sold in Czechia up by 4.2% y/y to CZK 296,000 (EUR 12,190) in 2025, by 0.7% during Q4 (12% up to CZK 100,000/EUR 4,000, 20% up to CZK 200,000/EUR 8,000, 21% up to CZK 300,000/EUR 12,000, 18% 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). One of reasons for price increase towards end of year was lower average age of cars that were newly sold on market. Sales grew by 4.3% to 683,000 cars (2024: 655,000), supply increased by 5.2%. In terms of powertrain types, 47.73% of cars on advertising offer had petrol/gasoline, 45.25% diesel, 3.22% hybrid, 2.46% electric, 0.94% LPG, 0.42% CNG and 0.01% others

January 29, 2026 | 07:52am CETflash

AutoSAP: Car production in Czechia up by 11% y/y to 96,628 in December, down by 0.5% to 1.45 million in 2025 (Škoda+SEAT/Cupra +25.1%, +5.6% to 947,140; Hyundai -23.4%, -16.5% to 276,175; Toyota +9.3%, -1.2% to 222,461). Buses (Iveco +23.9%, +27.3% to 5,143; SOR -16.5%, +15.4% to 480; Škoda Electric 0 units, 0 units), motorcycles (Jawa -95.6%, -23.9% to 692), trucks (Tatra n/a, -11.4% to 1,349), trailers (Agados n/a, -3.4% to 15,298; Schwarzmüller n/a, +4% to 1,589; Panav n/a, -2% to 479) successful differently. Year 2025 confirmed extraordinary resilience and performance of Czech automotive industry. More than 1.44 million passenger cars produced, record bus production and number of successes of domestically produced models across European and global markets. These and other results clearly show that Czech Republic remains one of key manufacturing centers in Europe, even in times of rising costs, volatile demand and uncertain global environment. Accelerating electrification was also significant trend in 2025. Production of electric vehicles increased by almost 90% year-on-year, with every fifth vehicle produced having either purely electric or plug-in hybrid drive, Jahn said. Electric car production increased by 165.9% to 20,167 BEVs and PHEVs in December (+88.7% to 285,176 in 2025), while internal combustion engine (ICE) car manufacturing decreased by 3.8% to 76,461 units (-10.3% to 1.16 million)

January 29, 2026 | 07:48am CETflash

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AutoBinck wants to buy some dealers in Central Europe

February 11, 2016 | 01:07am CEToriginal

Requirements, negotiations, allocated funds, the results of the holding company in 2015, car sales in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, planned investments of Auto Palace in 2016...

SDA: EV sales in Czech Rep up by 51.8% in 2015, demand for HEVs grew more

February 2, 2016 | 10:34pm CEToriginal

Registrations of CNG vehicles nearly doubled, demand for LPG cars fell. Results in December, the leaders of alternative drives...

Porsche Holding Salzburg increased sales by 6.5% in 2015, in Czech Rep even more

January 31, 2016 | 11:19pm CEToriginal

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CEZ E-mobility: CEZ to soon announce winner of tender for new supplier of charging stations

January 28, 2016 | 11:25pm CEToriginal

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Skoda Without Worries: Skoda to expand offer of operating leases for consumers in Czech Rep

January 20, 2016 | 11:48pm CEToriginal

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Dachser testing vehicles with alternative drives

January 11, 2016 | 11:46pm CEToriginal

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Prague paramedics to renew part of ambulance vehicle fleet

January 4, 2016 | 11:08pm CEToriginal

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SDA: 106 HEVs and 21 EVs registered in Czech Rep in November

December 30, 2015 | 10:14pm CEToriginal

The registry newly includes 234 vehicles powered by CNG and 47 LPG vehicles. Leaders of alternative drives, results over the first 11 months...

Krob: Czech market to reach record in 2015, as well as Mitsubishi sales

December 30, 2015 | 01:17am CEToriginal

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Saab's owner to resume production in Sweden

December 21, 2015 | 03:25am CEToriginal

NEVS has won a giant contract for tens of thousands of EVs. The client – a leasing company, the number of vehicles, the value of the contract, production in two locations, timing, HR...

SOR expects production decline in 2016

December 16, 2015 | 10:29pm CEToriginal

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Kia to recall over 250,000 cars

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Nissan close to another large EV contract in Europe

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Renault to expand sales of EVs in Central Europe

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Nissan supplied taxi provider in Hungary with 65 EVs

December 7, 2015 | 11:29pm CEToriginal

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BMW launched sales of conventional plug-in hybrids

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Auto Jarov opened its second Audi showroom in Czech Rep

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Hyundai expands sales of hydrogen cars in Europe

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The register also newly includes 333 vehicles powered by CNG and 59 LPG vehicles. Leaders of alternative drives, results in the first 10 months...

Restart@Siemens: Siemens to give second chance to 20 homeless in Czech Rep by 2016

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Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): Since 2015, total of 11,437 companies set targets...

JATO Dynamics: USA, Germany made greater technological progress in electromobility than...

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): DSV and its suppliers ordered 300 Volvo electric...

Pirelli and its second largest shareholder MTP/Camfin (27.4% interest; controlled by...

GlobalData: New diesel car (including diesel hybrid) sales in Western Europe down by 17%...

The Climate Pledge: Initiative to achieve net-zero carbon (CO2) emissions by 2040 (10...

World Health Organization (WHO) classified automotive gasoline as proven carcinogen....

CarGarantie agreed to cooperate with Emil Frey in Czechia, providing 1-year unlimited...

ÈSÚ: Over past 20 years, transport (mostly fossil-fuelled) in Czechia became almost three...

The Climate Pledge: Amazon ordered more than 200 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 (621 kWh...

Auto Goldcar closed Škoda dealership in Prague, Czechia (service remained). In released...

Dolák (Toyota dealer in Pøíbram, Písek, Tábor, Èeské Budìjovice and Pilsen, Czechia)...

Škoda increased prices of all internal combustion engine (ICE) models in Czechia by up to...

Holan: SUDOP Energy and Environment (SUDOP Group; provider of services in areas of energy...

Autocentrum Dojáèek (Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Hyundai dealer in Prague, Czechia)...

Davo Car (80,000 sqm used car shop with 140 employees in Olbramovice, Czechia; turnover of...

Auto Eder (Toyota, Lexus, Polaris, VebaBox dealer in Karlovy Vary, Czechia) to build Lexus...

Brose to expand production in Czechia (Brose CZ, Brose Sitech; seat structures, electric...

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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

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EXCHANGE RATES

1 EUR = 1.15 USD

1 EUR = 0.87 GBP

1 EUR = 0.90 CHF

1 EUR = 24.44 CZK

1 EUR = 4.27 PLN

1 EUR = 391.48 HUF

Source: ECB, March 13, 2026

CarGarantie: Wolfgang Bach to retire. Oliver Kuhnle appointed as new CFO and member of Management Board (responsible for finance, controlling, central services, legal & compliance, human resources) on February 1, coming from Wüstenrot & Württembergische (W&W)

Martin Klíma appointed as member of Board of Management of E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE; Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania), continuing to lead Czech branch (E.ON Drive Infrastructure CZ)

AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In 2025, 102,679 nearly-new cars sold in Czechia (+4.5%; up to 5 years/50,000 km; 12% share in entire secondary market) with average price of CZK 900,696 (EUR 37,020; +1.7%), of which 6.6% electric vehicles, 8.3% hybrids, 31% diesel cars and 53% petrol vehicles

JATO Dynamics: Sales (registrations) of new cars in Europe (28 countries) up by 4.8% to 1.09 million units in October 2025, of which 224,351 BEVs (+33%), 117,240 PHEVs (+41%), 138,502 HEVs (+4%), 244,196 MHEVs (+13%) and 348,794 ICEVs (-17%)

AutoBinck wants to buy some dealers in Central Europe

SDA: EV sales in Czech Rep up by 51.8% in 2015, demand for HEVs grew more

Porsche Holding Salzburg increased sales by 6.5% in 2015, in Czech Rep even more

CEZ E-mobility: CEZ to soon announce winner of tender for new supplier of charging stations

Skoda Without Worries: Skoda to expand offer of operating leases for consumers in Czech Rep

Dachser testing vehicles with alternative drives

Prague paramedics to renew part of ambulance vehicle fleet

SDA: 106 HEVs and 21 EVs registered in Czech Rep in November

Krob: Czech market to reach record in 2015, as well as Mitsubishi sales

Saab's owner to resume production in Sweden

SOR expects production decline in 2016

Kia to recall over 250,000 cars

Nissan close to another large EV contract in Europe

Renault to expand sales of EVs in Central Europe

Nissan supplied taxi provider in Hungary with 65 EVs

BMW launched sales of conventional plug-in hybrids

Auto Jarov opened its second Audi showroom in Czech Rep

Hyundai expands sales of hydrogen cars in Europe

SDA: 142 HEVs and 16 EVs registered in Czech Rep in October

Restart@Siemens: Siemens to give second chance to 20 homeless in Czech Rep by 2016

National Action Plan for Clean Mobility: Government approved strategy for development of low-carbon transport in Czech Rep

Dieselgate: Volkswagen to reduce annual capital expenditures by EUR 1 billion

CzechBus 2015: Fair's fifth year to host 21 bus brands

National Action Plan for Clean Mobility: Czech government to approve low-emission transport development strategy

Musk: Tesla might launch production in China by 2017