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VDA Mobility Innovation Summit (formerly VDA Technical Congress) 2026: VDA to hold 2nd conference on mobility technologies and innovations with 10 panel discussions in Berlin, Germany on March 26-27. Representatives of Mercedes-Benz Group, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, Daimler Truck, BMW Group, Opel Automobile, Iveco, MAN Truck & Bus, Porsche, Audi, Porsche Engineering Services, Cariad, Moia, Robert Bosch, Red Hat, Qualcomm Technologies, Infineon Technologies, Michelin Reifenwerke, AppliedAI Initiative, DXC Technology, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Waymo, ENX Association, Bühler Motor, ITCL (International Transfer Center for Logistics), Hylane, McKinsey & Company, Leap4, CMS, Mahle, Aumovio, Caresoft Global, PwC Strategy&, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Deloitte Consulting, Aioneers Technologies, Bnewable, Certivity, CompActive, Rabot Energy, Sono Motors, Compredict, Persival, Telling Studio, P3 Group, ESA (European Space Agency), Fortaegis Technologies to speak at event
March 25, 2026 | 07:51am CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia up by 0.2% m/m in February, by 0.5% y/y (new: +0.0% m/m, +1.1% y/y; used: +0.4%, +0.2%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (-1.1%, +3.1%), spare parts and accessories (-0.2%, +0.7%), fuels and oils (+1.2%, -8.4%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+1%, +6.8%)
March 25, 2026 | 07:45am CETflashread more
International Automotive Recycling Congress (IARC) 2026: ICM to hold 25th conference on End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling in Hamburg, Germany on March 25-27. Representatives of Toyota Motor Europe, Traton R&D Germany, Volvo Group, Hyundai Motor Europe R&D, ArcelorMittal, Denso, Novelis Koblenz, Saint-Gobain Sekurit, European Metal Recycling (EMR), Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), Plastics Recyclers Europe, Global Impact Coalition (GIC), Recycling Europe, Hauser Recycling & Transporte, EC (European Commission), Cyclic Materials, IDDRI, LRP-Autorecycling Leipzig, Nomura Research Institute (NRI), TNO, Steinert, Indra, The Future Is NEUTRAL, ARN, German Environment Agency (UBA), Febelauto, Hensel Recycling, Westlake Global Compounds, Recycler Mon Vehicule, Silverlake Automotive Recycling, Resources Circulation Research and Works (RCWS), TecPart, Detomserve, JVD Consulting, Plastics Europe, ACEA, Materials innovation institute M2i to speak at event
March 24, 2026 | 07:49am CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Sales (registrations) of new cars in Europe (28 countries) down by 4% to 953,290 units in January, of which 186,974 BEVs (+13%), 99,303 PHEVs (+32%), 133,549 HEVs (+4%), 245,389 MHEVs (+7%) and 275,835 ICEVs (-28%). Market led by Volkswagen (99,283, -11%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 45%), Toyota (65,883, -9%; HEV+PHEV+BEV 95%), Škoda (63,887, +10%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 36%), BMW (54,269, -9%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 84%), Peugeot (52,622, -5%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 78%), Mercedes (51,155, +0%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 79%), Renault (50,269, +5%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 73%), Audi (48,516, -1%; MHEV+PHEV+BEV 66%), Kia (37,289, -19%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 67%) and Hyundai (32,474, -21%; MHEV+HEV+PHEV+BEV 61%)
March 24, 2026 | 07:44am CETflashread more
French automaker Renault (15% share owned by French state, 15% interest by Nissan) headquartered in Paris, even 10 years after adoption of Paris Agreement on climate (ratified by 195 countries including France, 2015 goal of achieving zero carbon/CO2 emissions by 2050), has not even started with minimal electrification (MHEV) of best-selling car in Europe (2024, 2025: Dacia Sandero), while it is lobbying for postponement and mitigation of emission and other environmental standards and regulations (within ACEA and otherwise). Other models in Top 10 already offer at least one electrified powertrain (MHEV, HEV, PHEV, EREV, BEV, FCEV), while Dacia Sandero only offers internal combustion engines (ICEs) that run exclusively on fossil fuels from petroleum/oil (petrol/gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas/LPG)
March 23, 2026 | 07:58am CETflashread more
eFleet Day 2026: Slovak Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA), MôjElektromobil.sk, NearCharger.sk to hold 5th conference on electrification of vehicle fleets in companies (in car, van segment) in Šamorín near Bratislava, Slovakia on March 24, test drives with more than 70 BEVs and PHEVs (Jaecoo, Omoda, Xpeng, Farizon, Jeep, Leapmotor, Opel, Fiat, DS Automobiles, Citroën, Nissan, BYD, Kia, Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Hyundai, MG, Renault, Škoda, Dacia, Ford, Volvo, Suzuki, Peugeot), presentation of products and services (Tatra-Leasing, Scame-SK, ZSE Drive, Auto Ideal, ČSOB Poisťovňa, Auto-DS, Auto-Impex, Hedin Automotive Slovakia, Summit Motors Bratislava, AW FRZ Distribution/AutoWallis). Representatives of Siemens, Slovenské elektrárne, Grand Automotive East, Emil Frey Group, Free Heating/Mobilní baterka, Mercedes-Benz Slovakia, Škoda Auto Slovensko, Summit Motors Slovakia, Hankook Tire Česká Republika, 3Mon, Power Battery, ShredCo, Slovenská pošta, Slovenská sporiteľňa/Erste, Kia Sales Slovakia, PAMOS, Viessmann, Emeo, OMV Slovensko, GreenWay Slovensko, OKTE, Sféra, Greenlogy, Urbanix to speak at conference
March 23, 2026 | 07:52am CETflashread more
Statistics Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich): New car registrations in Austria up by 12.1% to 22,929 in January. Penetration of battery electric vehicles reached 20.5% (4,702 units, +23%), total share of electrified cars (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs, MHEVs) increased by 7.6 pp to 60.8%. BEV market led by Škoda (13% share), Tesla (11.9%), BYD (9.7%), Volkswagen (9.5%), BMW (7.3%)
March 23, 2026 | 07:47am CETflashread more
Smart Energy Week (H2 & FC Expo, PV Expo, Battery Japan, Smart Grid Expo, Wind Expo, Biomass Expo, Zero-E Thermal Expo), Sustainability Management Week (Decarbonisation Expo, Circular Economy Expo, SCM -Supply Chain Management- World) 2026: Total of 1494 exhibitors to join exhibition on renewable energy (hydrogen & fuel cells, photovoltaics, batteries, smart grids, wind, biomass, zero-emission thermal power generation) and sustainability management (decarbonization, circular economy, supply chain management) technologies in Tokyo, Japan (March 17-19), including 3M, ABB, AGC, Aisan, Asahi Kasei, Bosch, CATL, Cellcentric, Daido Steel, FEV, Forvia, Futaba Electric, Futaba Sangyo, Henkel, Hilite Automotive Technology, Hitachi, Honda Motor, Horiba, Hyundai Motor, IDTechEx, Itochu Ceratech, JTEKT, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kubota, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Motherson Atsumitec, NEC, Nippon Steel, Nitto Kohki, Phoenix Contact, Polyplastics Evonik, Saft/TotalEnergies, Seiko Electric, SGS, Siemens, Sumitomo Electric, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Suzuki Shokan, Systems Protection/Tenneco, Teijin Aramid, Tesla, Toshiba, Toyota Energy Solutions, Toyota Motor, Toyota Tsusho, TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Süd Product Service
March 19, 2026 | 07:49am CETflashread more
Czech-German Business Meeting 2026: VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, through 'Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials & Manufacturing' (FIP-AI@VSB-TUO), to hold 3rd conference on innovations in industry and modern technologies in Ostrava, Czechia on March 18 with subtitle 'Where innovation meets sustainability'. Key topics include Industry 4.0 and AI, sustainable production processes and highly efficient process chains, product customisation and production options for quantities of 1-10 pieces, innovations in energy systems and hydrogen technologies. Representatives of inFacto Engineering, Hunify Laboratories, Grünspecht Vision Labs, UVB Technik, Edmund, 24 Vision, Cerebrica, Hegewald & Peschke, IT4Innovations, SinuCraft, AMtopus, Raziol Zibulla & Sohn, Neuron Soundware, Metrom Mechatronische Maschinen to speak at event, representatives of Tatra Trucks, Hagemann, Devinn, HIC (Hydrogen Innovation Center), VŠB-TUO CEET, Fraunhofer IWU, Fraunhofer ICT to speak in session 'Innovations in the field of energy systems and hydrogen technologies'. Partners are Moravian-Silesian Hydrogen Cluster (MSVK), Moravian-Silesian Automotive Cluster (Autoklastr), IHK Chemnitz, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), HZwo, Materials and Metallurgical Research (MMV), X-Sight, Smart View
March 17, 2026 | 10:58pm CETflashread more
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (Rho Motion): Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales fell by 11% to 1.1 million passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in February, by 8% to 2.2 million in first 2 months – China: 1.1 million BEVs and PHEVs (-26%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 0.6 million (+21%), North America (USA & Canada & Mexico): 0.17 million (-36%), Rest of World (RoW): 0.37 million (+84%)
March 17, 2026 | 10:49pm CETflashread more
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Autofox Helps: Allianz donates over EUR 900,000 to areas in Central Europe affected by floods
September 23, 2024 | 10:36pm CETpublicThe company will allocate the money to the Red Cross and other organizations that operate in the affected region. As an initial contribution, the most affected countries, Austria, Poland and Czechia, will each receive an amount of EUR 300,000. Allianz Central Europe will also match its Central European employees' donations...
read moreAutofox Helps: Czechoslovak Group donates 12 Tatra vehicles worth over EUR 4 million to firefighters for flood relief in Czechia
September 23, 2024 | 10:25pm CETpublicThe donation includes newly manufactured vehicles that were initially prepared for distribution to the dealer network. CSG will provide the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (HZS) with nine tipper trucks on the Tatra Phoenix chassis (three in the 8x8 configuration, six in the 6x6 version) and three cranes on the Tatra Force chassis...
read moreAutofox Helps: Hyundai donates CZK 10 million (EUR 400,000) to areas around plant in Czechia affected by floods
September 18, 2024 | 02:51pm CETpublicThe company put the money into a collection on the donation platform Donio, where Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech employees and other interested parties can also contribute. In addition, the factory in Nošovice also lent five cars free of charge to the non-profit organization People in Need, which will help in affected regions...
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