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Volkswagen MyCard: VW to launch loyalty program for owners (individuals) of new, used cars, vans (card written on VIN) in Czechia, in two variants (free Service, paid Service+ for CZK 1,990/EUR 80 per year), number of benefits (Service: 15% discount on original parts, preparation and provision of MOT test, offers of home service shops and external partners; Service+: replacement of complete wheels including balancing twice a year, replacement of brake fluid or set of front wiper blades once a year, 10% discount on original accessories)
November 3, 2021 | 02:21pm CETflashread more
WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle (WVM): Germany, whole of Europe at risk of lacking magnesium needed to produce aluminum alloys not only for automotive parts (bodies, engines, gearboxes, lithium-ion battery frames, steering columns, seat frames, fuel tank covers), due to limited supplies from China facing electricity shortage. Metal inventories to be exhausted by end of November
November 3, 2021 | 02:13pm CETflashread more
PFA-CCFA: New car registrations in France down by 30.7% in October (vans up to 5.1 tonnes -24.6%; trucks -9%)
November 3, 2021 | 02:09pm CETflashread more
Sales of new light vehicles in USA fell in October (Cox Automotive: -30.2%; J.D. Power/LMC Automotive: -20.1%)
November 3, 2021 | 02:01pm CETflashread more
Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) of Volkswagen Group up by 108.5% in Q3, by 138.2% in Q1-3 (VW +154.4%, +169.2%; Audi +29.1%, +51.4%; Škoda +214.8%, +236.8%; SEAT +29.6%, +109.6%; Porsche +36.4%, +161.7%; VW Commercial Vehicles +197.1%, +150.1%; MAN +1.5%, +157.5%)
October 31, 2021 | 08:28pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Electrified vehicle (EV) sales in Europe (22/26 countries) up by 44% m/m to 221,500 units in September, representing 23% share in total registrations (penetration). Ford Kuga was best-selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV), Tesla Model 3 best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV)
October 31, 2021 | 08:14pm CETflashread more
AutoSAP: 9,802 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in September and 90,909 in Q1-3 (6,572 and 52,759 battery electric vehicles, 3,230 and 38,150 plug-in hybrids), of which 9,797 and 90,856 cars (Škoda: 3,911 and 37,482 BEVs, 648 and 21,217 PHEVs; Hyundai: 2,656 and 15,224 BEVs, 2,582 and 16,933 PHEVs) and 5 and 53 buses (SOR: 5 and 53 BEVs)
October 31, 2021 | 08:08pm CETflashread more
Sales of Volkswagen Group down 32.9% in September, by 24.5% in Q3, up by 6.9% in Q1-3 (VW -31.6%, -26%, +3.3%; Audi -40.8%, -23.8%, +13.5%; Škoda -45.9%, -37.2%, -2.9%; SEAT -18.1%, -10.8%, +23.5%; Porsche -20.1%, -14.8%, +13.4%; VW Commercial Vehicles -36.2%, -24.8%, +5.3%; MAN +15.6%, +13.1%, +42.8%; Scania -11%, +4.1%, +40.9%; Navistar n/a, n/a, n/a; Bentley+Lamborghini+Bugatti +10.9%, +23.8%, +35.7%)
October 29, 2021 | 10:25pm CETflashread more
2021 Prague Car Festival: Martin Apeltauer, Petr Dufek renamed organizing agency Upscale Team to Prague Car Festival s.r.o. and combined three exhibitions (Tuning Expo, Racing Expo, Classic Expo) into one trade fair/festival (October 30-31 in Prague. Czechia)
October 29, 2021 | 10:14pm CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Car production in Czechia down by 53.1% y/y in September, up by 2.9% to 831,653 in Q1-3 (Škoda+SEAT -66.6%, -3.7%; Hyundai -5.7%, +26.8%; Toyota+Peugeot+Citroën -65.8%, -0.5%). Trucks (Tatra n/a, -4%, +19.1% in Q3), buses (Iveco -12.7%, -1.1%; SOR +165.4%, -1%), motorcycles (Jawa +33.9%, +114%), towed vehicles (Agados n/a, +10.5%, +9.2%; Schwarzmüller n/a, +7.9%, +22%; Panav n/a, +25.9%, +42.1%) successful differently
October 29, 2021 | 10:03pm CETflashread more
Mobility Integrator: ČSOB, XT-Card, Globdata develop interface/API (back-end) for integration of vehicles of individual, public, shared transport (buses, trains, MHD, taxis, carsharing/car rental, bikesharing/e-bikes) in Czechia, including accompanying services (parking, refueling, charging, car washes, fleet), B2B solutions to be offered to third parties (urban applications, MaaS providers, leasing companies). ČSOB to launch mobile app (front-end) of multimodal mobility (DoKapsy/InPocket 2.0) in 2022, Beneš said
October 25, 2021 | 02:37pm CETflashread more
Roto DPML, former branch of Roto Plzeň (Nissan dealer in Pilsen, Czechia) in Mariánské Lázně, is in insolvency
October 25, 2021 | 02:22pm CETflashread more
Autosalon Klokočka Holding: Jan Klokočka changed structure of group, creating holding (Autosalon Klokočka Centrum – Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda, VW Commercial Vehicles, Škoda Plus, Das WeltAuto dealer, SEAT service in Prague, Czechia; Autosalon Klokočka Beta – Kia dealer; Klokočka Auto Plus – operational leasing of vehicles; Autosalon Klokočka – lease of office, commercial properties; Studio 33 – marketing agency)
October 25, 2021 | 02:07pm CETflashread more
Direct Auto (Direct Pojišťovna): Vigo Investments to acquire K.E.I. Group (Škoda dealer, Volkswagen, SEAT and VW Commercial Vehicles service in Brno, Czechia) from two private persons (Petr Kolář, Kateřina Vlčková). Transaction began to be assessed by Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS)
October 19, 2021 | 09:26am CETflashread more
Semiconductor/chip shortage: Tripartite (Government of Czech Republic – Trade Unions – Employers) agreed to use Antivirus program for carmakers and suppliers, state could reimburse 60% of wage compensation up to CZK 29,000 (EUR 1,150) to automotive companies in Antivirus B. Estimated monthly expenses range from CZK 440 million to CZK 1.7 billion (EUR 17.3-66.8 million), subsidy must be approved by European Commission (EC)
October 19, 2021 | 09:22am CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU down by 23.1% in September, up by 6.6% in Q1-3
October 19, 2021 | 09:16am CETflashread more
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