The next engine plant is also needed to maintain a synergy with the Czech Hyundai plant in Nosovice, which will supply the Kia Motors Slovakia with transmissions from the new operation...

The number has been confirmed by data over Q1-3 and by preliminary estimations of production in Q4, too. The drop will be more moderate though than expected, and the overall production will reach…

The reason is low demand. Kia Motors Slovakia approached a similar shut-down last Friday and Friday before last already. Production of engines…

The eighth year of this event subtitled "The prosperity of the Automotive Industry at Risk?“. The conference will be attended by...

Companies in the automotive industry have released 15% of employees for the last year’s time. They are now calling for the scrap bonus introduction, which might be even on commercial vehicles…

The second hall of the transmission operation will have the same capacity as the existing one. This action will require a large part of the planned investment for the next two years...

This might increase the plant’s production capacity to 400,000 cars by 2012. Welding shop capacity is going to increase this year already...

The office could be restored before recruitment of workers for a third shift in 2011 which should begin with 3,400 employees. Currently, the carmaker employs…

Earlier, the Czech Republic or Slovakia were being considered as well. However, only some versions will be manufactured in the Izmit-based plant; the carmaker will invest there…

Scrap bonus helped the situation, but financial means for it have been exhausted today. State premium helped the Czech carmakers as well; Skoda Auto is now handling orders from...

If the carmaker approves the investment for Slovakia, construction will begin at the turn of this year. However, its plant near Zilina is currently looking for 100 new employees for reasons…

The reason is a planned initiation of serial production of B-segment MPV, which was named Kia Venga. Launching the model on market and its price…

The reason is a line release for the new model range of cars, whose production will begin under brands Volkswagen, Seat a Skoda in…

After the planned closure of the SE Bordnetze plant in Nitra, SEWS Slovakia, manufacturer of wiring harnesses for cars, has now announced the second wave of release...

At the end of July, 600 employees are leaving the company. Many of them have already found work, for example, in the manufacturer of decorative components for car interiors...

The company dismissed 85 people due to the crisis at the end of the last year. At the beginning of the next year, the company expects a growth of sales and wants to increase the number of employees to…

Skoda Auto reduced production by a third, in H2 the fall should be due to the scrap bonus lower. In addition, Hyundai will launch production of its next model, therefore the domestic production will increase by...

The plant in Bela, supplying the Czech and European carmakers, has at the same time changed its name to Tiberina Automotive Bela. The transaction value reached...

The investment will go to construction of another hall at a transmission plant and new technologies. Capacity of transmission production will thus move up to...

Hyundai plans to produce about 160,000 cars in Nosovice this year. A new model Kia No 3 will help it too; its production will start in…

The carmaker is therefore willing to save 10 to 15% on logistics costs and tariffs. After the decision, the production moving should take place till...

According to Czech car industry the scrap bonus should be introduced on principle. The Chamber of Deputies should be voting on Klaus’ veto in…

Therefore, the carmaker is going to intensify recruitment of new employees in July. Date of initiation of the second shift is not clear yet. Production on three shifts will begin on...

For this whole year, TPCA is again estimating the production growth compared to last year's 324,289 cars. It could be more than...

At the same time the plant will dismiss less people this year than suggested earlier. The carmaker also considers prolonging working time or...