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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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Johnson Controls aims to produce li-ion batteries in Europe, probably in Germany or Czech Rep

July 26, 2011 | 01:13am CEToriginal

Considered options and locations, the seventh plant for car parts in the Czech Republic being planned, the size of the project, the state of negotiations...

ALD Automotive agreed on providing branded operative lease in Czech Rep with PSA Peugeot Citroen

July 21, 2011 | 11:09pm CEToriginal

The cooperation of these French companies also applies to electric Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero. Details...

Citroen delivered C-Zero EV to companies LeasePlan, PRE, RWE, Siemens and ABB in Czech Rep

July 21, 2011 | 11:01pm CEToriginal

The first "non-corporate" client is an operator of a hydroelectric power plant. Interest of ZOO Dvur Kralove, charging stations at water plants...

Federal-Mogul to supply components for EVs Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt

July 19, 2011 | 11:38pm CEToriginal

The company supplies components for engines of carmakers Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen and Volvo…

AAA Auto began to offer LPG car conversion in Czech Rep

July 19, 2011 | 03:36am CEToriginal

Partner for the conversion, conversion prices for individual cars, subsidized price for Skoda Fabia, conversion advantage…

Toyota Motor to recall 111,348 HEV of Lexus RX 400h and Toyota Highlander

June 30, 2011 | 01:08am CEToriginal

The numbers for individual models, years of production, the number of cars in the Czech Republic and Slovakia...

Tapsikova: SkoFIN wants to fund 40% of newly sold Volkswagen Group cars by 2018

June 27, 2011 | 04:57am CEToriginal

Plans for 2011, financial stability, considered renaming of the company, solar collectors at showrooms, financing of small-volume brands...

Opel wants to increase sales by 40% in Czech Rep in 2011 and get 3% of market

June 23, 2011 | 05:00am CEToriginal

Record May, sales of individual models, novelties in 2011, estimated market development, the impact of re-exports, the low price level...

Vemex wants to install 10 public CNG filling stations in Czech Rep by 2013

June 23, 2011 | 04:32am CEToriginal

Vemex is negotiating it with petrol stations and at the same time it wants to build filling equipment in companies. The next step is to make run the fleet on CNG…

Czech Advertising Standards Council: Commercial for Toyota Auris HEV in Czech Rep was misleading

June 22, 2011 | 02:18am CEToriginal

The questionable commercial promoted the Auris HSD in spring although advertisements showed the price for the non-hybrid version...

Road and Motorway Directorate: Average age of cars on Czech roads is 7.5 years

June 21, 2011 | 05:21am CEToriginal

This value is comparable with developed countries of Western Europe. Details of the survey, including brands, emission standards, segments, fuel...

Fourth shareholder to enter Autobond, group to be enriched with Subaru dealership

June 17, 2011 | 12:17am CEToriginal

At the same time, Autobond plans the concentration of dealerships in Ostrava to a single location. Planned investments...

Ford aims to increase sales by 50% by 2015, announced investments of over EUR 1.5 billion in Europe

June 15, 2011 | 12:57am CEToriginal

Production plans with models Transit, Transit Connect, Kuga, Focus, Focus Electric, Fiesta, B-Max and 1.0 EcoBoost engine; the upcoming B-segment model and the new LCV...

Sixt, E.ON, Mercedes-Benz opened two charging stations for EVs in Czech Rep, preparing other

June 15, 2011 | 12:28am CEToriginal

At the same time, Sixt placed EVs to its offer as the second car rental in the Czech Republic. Locations, model and number of cars, rental prices...

Siemens entered Czech market with charging stations

June 14, 2011 | 04:35am CEToriginal

Open and planned stations, participation in tenders of energy companies, testing of inductive charging with BMW in Berlin, buying Citroen C-Zero EVs, cooperation with RUF Automobile...

Tili holds debate on future of transport in cities in Prague on June 22

June 7, 2011 | 03:53am CEToriginal

The meeting will focus on the experience of China. Discussants include...

Prazske sluzby wants to operate only at night with CNG cars

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This performance even does not threaten pets moving near a charged electric car. The effectiveness of charging...

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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

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1 EUR = 0.90 CHF

1 EUR = 24.44 CZK

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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%)

Johnson Controls aims to produce li-ion batteries in Europe, probably in Germany or Czech Rep

ALD Automotive agreed on providing branded operative lease in Czech Rep with PSA Peugeot Citroen

Citroen delivered C-Zero EV to companies LeasePlan, PRE, RWE, Siemens and ABB in Czech Rep

Federal-Mogul to supply components for EVs Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt

AAA Auto began to offer LPG car conversion in Czech Rep

Toyota Motor to recall 111,348 HEV of Lexus RX 400h and Toyota Highlander

Tapsikova: SkoFIN wants to fund 40% of newly sold Volkswagen Group cars by 2018

Opel wants to increase sales by 40% in Czech Rep in 2011 and get 3% of market

Vemex wants to install 10 public CNG filling stations in Czech Rep by 2013

Czech Advertising Standards Council: Commercial for Toyota Auris HEV in Czech Rep was misleading

Road and Motorway Directorate: Average age of cars on Czech roads is 7.5 years

Fourth shareholder to enter Autobond, group to be enriched with Subaru dealership

Ford aims to increase sales by 50% by 2015, announced investments of over EUR 1.5 billion in Europe

Sixt, E.ON, Mercedes-Benz opened two charging stations for EVs in Czech Rep, preparing other

Siemens entered Czech market with charging stations

Tili holds debate on future of transport in cities in Prague on June 22

Prazske sluzby wants to operate only at night with CNG cars

TUV Sud: Inductive charging with up to 3.5 kW is not dangerous to people with pacemakers or electrical or communications network

2011 Brno Motor Show: To be attended by over 200 companies in 5 halls on area of over 30,000 m2

MasterCard: Card systems can be used for e-mobility in place of D-intensive applications

Toyota to recall 106,000 Prius I HEVs to service shops worldwide

Skoda Auto to start manufacturing CNG cars at minimum annual sales of 30,000 units

CEZ: EV market in Czech Rep to be closer to 8,000 cars in 2015, six-fold increase expected by 2020

Laureta Auto lost exclusive sales of Skoda Octavia Multifuel in Czech Rep

Sixt to expand fleet of car rental in the Czech Republic with EVs