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Renault Czech Republic reported revenues of CZK 7.74 billion (EUR 317 million, +19%) in 2022, of which CZK 883 million (EUR 36 million, +8.2%) for spare parts. Company sold (mainly delivered to dealers) 16,597 cars and vans (+4.6%; Renault 7,294 -11%, Dacia 9,293 +21.2%, Alpine 10), registrations reached 15,933 vehicles (+1.9%; Renault 6,708 -17.5%, Dacia 9,217 +22.9%, Alpine 8). 2023 estimate from beginning of year assumes sales of 20,434 vehicles in Czechia (+23%), of which 49.6% Renault (10,135), 50.4% Dacia (10,299) and 0.005% Alpine (10). Several negative factors (emissions standards, component shortage, inflation) can jeopardize fulfillment of plan, Grunt said
November 6, 2023 | 02:39pm CETflashread more
Sales of new light vehicles in USA grew in October (J.D. Power/GlobalData: +2.5%; Cox Automotive: +3.8%)
November 6, 2023 | 02:31pm CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Electric / electrified vehicle (BEV, PHEV) sales in Europe (28 countries) up by 10% to 277,871 units in September, representing 24% share in total registrations (penetration, +0 pp). Tesla Model Y (29,309 cars, -1%) was best-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV), followed by MG4 (7,313, +887%), Peugeot 208 (6,637, +62%), Fiat 500 (6,059, +19%) and Volkswagen ID.4 (6,033, -9%). Ford Kuga (5,398, +8%) was best-selling plug-in hybrid (PHEV), followed by Volvo XC60 (3,268, +99%), Mercedes GLC (3,006, +339%), Cupra Formentor (2,835, +88%) and VW Tiguan (2,648, +60%)
November 2, 2023 | 09:57am CETflashread more
Tesa (Beiersdorf Group) opened EUR 55 million 70,000 sqm adhesive tape plant in Haiphong, Vietnam mainly for automotive and electronics industries (capacity of 40 million sqm/year), creating about 130 jobs in first phase. Company to install photovoltaic (PV) power plant, solar panels to cover about 10% of factory's yearly energy consumption
November 2, 2023 | 09:51am CETflashread more
Porsche Czech Republic (Porsche Holding Salzburg/Volkswagen Group) reported operating profit of CZK 1.04 billion (EUR 42 million, +106.2%) in 2022 at turnover of CZK 25.62 billion (EUR 1.04 billion, +16.8%), of which CZK 2.46 billion (EUR 100 million, +11.6%) for spare parts and accessories. Company delivered 32,880 cars and vans to dealers (+4.3%), deliveries to customers reached 31,513 vehicles (-6.8%; VW 17,532 -4.1%, Audi 3,444 +16.1%, SEAT 4,621 -40.2%, Cupra 2,313 +259.7%, VW Commercial Vehicles 3,603 -14.1%). Importer's stock increased by 85.4% to 2,490 vehicles. Das WeltAuto used car shops sold 15,042/15,200 used vehicles (-10%), Moon Power 165 chargers. We also expect lower volumes of vehicles sold in 2023, Hurt said
November 2, 2023 | 09:46am CETflashread more
Autosalon Klokočka Holding (dealer of Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda, VW Commercial Vehicles, Kia cars and vans, Honda motorcycles, SEAT service, partner of Škoda Plus and Das WeltAuto programs in Prague, Czechia) resumed operation of used car shop in Barrandov after three years
October 31, 2023 | 10:45am CETflashread more
ACEA: New commercial vehicle registrations in EU grew in Q1-3 (vans +14.3% to 1.08 million; trucks +23% to 268,766; buses+coaches +18.5% to 23,645), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV+PHEV: +91.4%, +321.7%, +31.5%; HEV+MHEV: +2.2%, +583%, +156.1%; FCEV+NGV+LPG+biofuel/ethanol: +35.6%, +9.9%, -24.6%; petrol: +39.6%, +7.1%, -100%; diesel: +9.1%, +22%, +12.2%)
October 31, 2023 | 10:39am CETflashread more
Caravaning Brno 2023: Alba One (Vivibox), Auto-Bayer (Elnagh), AZ Servis (Hobby, Wingamm), Backi Adventure (Crawler, Procamp, Maturi), Blue Rent (Concorde, Etrusco, Giottiline, Pössl, Westfalia), C&K/Auto UH, Campiri, Camppass Karavany, Caravan Metropol (Hymer, Bürstner, Niesmann+Bischoff), Caravan Centrum Pardubice (LMC), Caravan Plus (Ahorn, Notin), CaravanCity/TP Company (Karmann, Affinity, Tourne, Robeta), CWN/CampingWorld Neugebauer (Carthago, Malibu, Etrusco), Centrum Moravia (Carado, Dethleffs, Eriba, Hymer), Dajbych Plus/4x4, Egoé Base/Nest, Fibich CampingCars (Benimar, Sterckeman), H-Eko/Karavany Humpolec (Rimor, Eura, Blucamp), KaravanTravel.cz (CI, Clever, Eura, Mobilvetta), Karavany Lubná, KOV Velim (Dethleffs), KPS Automobile (KRS), Life Style Camper, Louda Auto/Car Star (Rapido, Itineo, Dreamer), MS Camper, MW Motors (Campella), Pronto Camper (McLouis, Rapido, Roller Team, CI, Laika, Hymer), Rakar (MegaMobil), Ravver, Rebuild-Car, Resl Group (Forster, Karman), SVA Třebíč/SVA Cars, Tent4rent (Hero, Mink), TopTrade (Frankia, Yucon, Globe Traveller), TPS Centrum, UH Car to join 20th caravan, motor home exhibition in Brno, Czechia (November 2-5)
October 31, 2023 | 10:34am CETflashread more
Ford, UAW (United Auto Workers) unions reached tentative agreement in USA (must be approved by 57,000 members) on new collective contract for 4.5 years/until April 2028 (immediate wage increase of 11%, for duration of contract in total by 25%, after taking into account cost-of-living wage adjustment mechanism of up to 33% for permanent employees and up to 150% for temporary workers), which should end strike
October 30, 2023 | 12:34pm CETflashread more
2023 Prague Car Festival: New, used vehicle dealers – Auto In (Ford, Ford Trucks), Autobond (Kia, Toyota), Auto Podbabská (Volkswagen, Škoda), Imofa (Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Aprilia), Mercedes-Benz Praha (Mercedes-AMG), Pyramida Průhonice Plus (Alpine), AutoTechnologi, Jawa, Hagemann, Aures Holdings (AAA Auto, Mototechna) – also joined Tuning Expo, Racing Expo, Classic Expo exhibitions in Prague, Czechia (October 28-29)
October 30, 2023 | 12:24pm CETflashread more
Nissan Automotive Europe (headquarters in France, plants in Spain and UK, R&D centers in Germany, Spain and UK) to join European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) on January 1, 2024, becoming association's 15th member (BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler Truck, Ferrari, Ford of Europe, Honda Motor Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco Group, Jaguar Land Rover/JLR, Mercedes-Benz, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Group) after leaving by Stellantis, Volvo Cars (Geely Group) in 2022
October 30, 2023 | 12:19pm CETflashread more
Atlas Copco acquired Extend3D (producer of dynamic 3D augmented reality/AR systems for worker support in Industry 4.0 environment with 16 employees in Munich, Germany; customers: BMW Group, IndiKar Individual Karosseriebau/Welp Group, LMC Caravan, SD Automotive, Opel, Meyer Werft, Knaus Tabbert, Siemens, ITER, ThyssenKrupp; revenues of EUR 3 million in 2022), integrating it into Motor Vehicle Industry (MVI) Tools & Assembly Systems division belonging to Industrial Technique business unit
October 27, 2023 | 11:51am CETflashread more
AutoSAP: 18,942 (passenger) electric vehicles produced in Czechia in September and 134,345 in Q1-3 (13,498 and 98,013 battery electric vehicles, 5,444 and 36,332 plug-in hybrids), of which 18,937 and 134,324 cars (Škoda: 9,307 and 66,004 BEVs, 3,111 and 14,659 PHEVs; Hyundai: 4,186 and 31,988 BEVs, 2,333 and 21,673 PHEVs) and 5 and 21 buses (SOR: 5 and 21 BEVs, 0 and 0 PHEVs; Škoda Electric: 0 and 0 BEVs, 0 and 0 PHEVs)
October 27, 2023 | 11:39am CETflashread more
MS Technik (manufacturer of metal parts for automotive industry in Czechia, Slovakia with more than 200 employees in Šenov near Nový Jičín, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm) electroplating/galvanisation plant in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm hit by fire on October 21, no one injured
October 26, 2023 | 10:56am CETflashread more
AutoSAP: Car production in Czechia down by 23.7% y/y in September, up by 11.5% to 1.02 million in Q1-3 (Škoda+SEAT -5.5%, +23.5%; Hyundai +3.1%, +4.7%; Toyota -77.3%, -17.3%). Buses (Iveco -3.3%, -2%; SOR +82.4%, -35.5%; Škoda Electric 0 units, 0 units), motorcycles (Jawa -17%, -60.4%), trucks (Tatra n/a, +5.7%, +22% in Q3), towed vehicles (Agados n/a, -18.2%, +4.7% in Q3; Schwarzmüller n/a, -39.9%, -47.6% in Q3; Panav n/a, +11.8%, +6.6% in Q3) successful differently
October 26, 2023 | 10:45am CETflashread more
H2 Forum 2023: Moravian-Silesian Region (MSK) to hold in Ostrava and online conference on hydrogen technologies, hydrogen development in Czechia on October 23-24. Representatives of Toyota Central Europe, Orlen Unipetrol, Silesia Hydrogen, RenoEnergie, Cylinders Holding, Liberty Steel, Veolia, Alstom, PwC, Leef Technologies, HYTEP, CEET/VŠB-TUO, MŽP, MPO, MD to speak at event. Tatra Trucks and partners (Research Centre Řež, Devinn, VŠCHT in Prague) to show prototype of fuel cell electric vehicle/FCEV (Tatra Force e-Drive 480/580 kW with Li-NMC 171 kWh traction battery)
October 23, 2023 | 09:56am CETflashread more
ACEA: New car registrations in EU up by 9.2% in September, by 16.9% to 7.94 million in Q1-3 (Volkswagen +9.6%, +21.7%; Stellantis +11.3%, +5.5%; Renault +5.1%, +20.8%; Hyundai +0.1%, +3.2%; Toyota +9.5%, +11.4%; BMW +17.5%, +15.9%; Mercedes-Benz +15.8%, +11.4%; Ford -12.9%, +0.2%; Tesla -9.8%, +131.2%; Volvo Cars +17.6%, +20.8%; Nissan +30.9%, +24.8%; Suzuki +43.1%, +45.6%; Mazda +9.3%, +41.8%; Jaguar Land Rover +10.4%, +16.7%; Mitsubishi -2.2%, -27.4%; Honda +9.8%, -26.2%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV +14.3%, +55.2%; PHEV +0.4%, +1.8%; HEV+MHEV +30.5%, +28.8%; FCEV+NGV/CNG+LPG+biofuel/ethanol +8.7%, +16.5%; petrol +5.5%, +12.2%; diesel -12.5%, -4.2%). Battery electric vehicles surpassed diesel cars for third time this year, association said
October 23, 2023 | 09:51am CETflashread more
Automotive Chassis Systems Technical Conference & Exhibition Week 2023: Automotive IQ (IQPC) to hold four conferences on automotive chassis systems with exhibition in Munich, Germany on November 14-16 – Automotive Braking Systems Europe (15th year), Automotive Steering Systems Europe (15th year), Automotive Advanced Suspension Systems Europe (12th year), Automotive Tire Technologies Europe (17th year). Representatives of Ford Motor, BMW Group, Volvo Cars, Renault, Lotus, Mercedes-AMG, Aston Martin Lagonda, Volvo Trucks, Automobili Pininfarina, Continental, Hitachi Astemo, ThyssenKrupp Presta, ZF, Bosch, Hella, Veoneer, Melexis, S&P Global (Standard and Poor's); Nexteer, Mobis, Renesas Electronics, Kostal; Toyota, Ferrari, Nio, Stellantis, Volkswagen, Maserati, Tenneco, BWI, Hendrickson; Jaguar Land Rover, Prometeon, Nexen, Pirelli, Apollo Tyres to speak at event
October 20, 2023 | 11:51am CETflashread more
BMW Group to launch direct sales model in Europe, starting with Mini (all its models to undergo generation change in 2024) in three countries (Italy, Poland, Sweden) from January 2024. Agency contracts signed by 100% of Mini dealers. Other markets, BMW brand (from 2026), nearly-new used cars to follow. At same time, company to digitalise entire purchase process, giving customers choice between online and physical purchase experiences, immediately starting to accept online pre-orders for new electric Mini Cooper (Hatch 3D) and new Mini Countryman. Retailers to remain personal interface to clients and earn fixed commission per car sold, standard nationwide prices to increase price transparency for customers, automaker said
October 20, 2023 | 11:44am CETflashread more
GlobalData: Global new light vehicle sales up by 8.5% to 8 million in September, by 10.2% to 65.58 million in Q1-3 (Western Europe +11.4% to 1.21 million, +17.2% to 9.95 million; Eastern Europe including Turkey and Russia +28.3% to 307,784, +28.4% to 2.75 million)
October 18, 2023 | 12:54pm CETflashread more
2023 Prague Car Festival (October 28-29): Tuning Expo (partners: BSR, CarMedia Pro, Mercedes-Benz Praha/AMG Performance Center), Racing Expo (OK Group, Ronal, Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna/ČPP, Liqui Moly, Interaction), Classic Expo (Glasurit/Toplac) exhibitions once again to be held simultaneously in Prague, Czechia, 12th year on area of more than 38,000 sqm
October 18, 2023 | 12:48pm CETflashread more
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