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Škoda Auto to expand existing Emissions Centre South in Mladá Boleslav, Czechia in area of Technical Development (Česana) with Simulation Center with climate chamber, which to be equipped with technology to provide vacuum for simulating altitude of up to 5,500 metres above sea level, dynamometer to simulate driving car at speeds of up to 250 km/h, equipment to provide various types of climatic environments (sunshine, rain, wind). Design works (documentation prepared using BIM method – Building Information Modelling / Management) provided by Ruby Project Management, construction to take place in 2022-2023. Single facility to thus offer wide range of Škoda car testing capabilities
June 21, 2023 | 08:52am CETflashread more
Global Assistance (Vienna Insurance Group/VIG) handled 136,278 cases of roadside assistance (373 cases/day) through 452,527 incoming calls in 2022 (SLA: 80.8% received by operators within 20 seconds), customer/user satisfaction reached 88% (according to NPS/Net Promoter Score). Of these, most cases were in Czechia and several thousand abroad (Croatia 832, +14.3%; Italy 711, +15.6%; France 368, +243.9%; Spain 187, +246.3%; Slovenia 226, +68.7%). We expect over 140,000 cases and 500,000 calls in 2023, Marcol said
June 21, 2023 | 08:47am CETflashread more
OneNet (One Network for Europe): Schneider Electric, Inko Praha commissioned 52/57 non-public EVlink Smart Wallbox 22 kW charging stations for charging company electric vehicles, EcoStruxure EV Charging Expert control unit at ČEZ Distribuce headquarters in Prague (BB Centrum/Brumlovka, Alpha building). Companies thus expanded cooperation following earlier installations of non-public chargers at sites of ČEZ Distribuce in Czechia (Prague, Hradec Králové, Děčín, Pilsen, Kladno, Pardubice, Kolín, Benešov)
June 21, 2023 | 08:42am CETflashread more
Auto Palace (Audi, Cupra, Ford, Mitsubishi, Mazda, MG, Hyundai, SEAT, Škoda, Opel, Volvo, Peugeot, Volkswagen, BMW, Mini, Maxus dealer, Fiat, Infiniti service in Prague, Brno, Karlovy Vary, Bratislava) recorded turnover of CZK 7.6 billion in Czechia in 2022 (EUR 320 million, +4.1%, 2021: CZK 7.3 billion). Company sold 7,871 new vehicles in Czechia, Slovakia (-15%; CZ: 7,126, SK: 745) for CZK 5.2 billion (EUR 218 million), of which 66% to fleet customers – Ford (1,711 cars, vans), Škoda (1,624), Hyundai (1,141), Opel (496), Volkswagen (412), Mazda (CZ: 360), Volvo (305), Cupra (293), SEAT (270), Peugeot (181), Audi (157), Mitsubishi (CZ: 105), MG (81, 71+10). We have ambitions to attack threshold of 10,000 new vehicles sold in 2023 (+27%), assuming stable deliveries and no extraordinary situations on market, Píchal said
June 19, 2023 | 07:47am CETflashread more
Sales (deliveries to customers) of Volkswagen Group up by 16% in May (VW +10.5%; Škoda +34.8%; SEAT+Cupra +6.8%; VW Commercial Vehicles +51%; Audi +19.9%; Lamborghini+Bentley -5.5%; Porsche +21.9%; MAN +69.5%; VW Truck & Bus -52%; Scania +9.5%; Navistar +10.6%)
June 19, 2023 | 07:42am CETflashread more
AMS-Osram sold AMLS (Automotive Lighting Systems GmbH; development and production of full lighting systems for automotive industry detached from Osram Continental GmbH joint venture in 2021; 770 employees at nine locations – Germany, Italy, USA, China; revenues of EUR 148 million in 2021) to Plastic Omnium for EUR 65 million, integrating company into newly created Lighting division. Linklaters advised buyer
June 19, 2023 | 07:36am CETflashread more
CVP Galvanika (electroplating shop, paint shop for metal parts of Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi, SEAT, Toyota, Renault, Peugeot, Opel, Mercedes, GM, Ford vehicles with more than 260 employees in four facilities in Czechia – 01 Příbram, 03 Ždánice, 04 Slavičín, 05 Ždánice) not to be able to fully replace outage of burned-out plant 03 in Ždánice (four automatic galvanic lines with technologies of Zn alkaline galvanizing, ZnNi alloy plating, ZnPTFE alloy plating) within scope of internal capacities, Vančura said
June 16, 2023 | 03:36pm CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia up by 0.1% m/m in May, by 1.1% y/y (new: -0.3%, +6.4%; used: +0.4%, -2.1%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (-0.9%, +3.9%), spare parts and accessories (-0.3%, +9.2%), fuels and oils (-3.9%, -22.6%), service works (+0.8%, +17.6%)
June 16, 2023 | 03:28pm CETflashread more
LMC Automotive (GlobalData): Global new light vehicle sales up by 18.7% in May (Western Europe +17.2%; Eastern Europe including Turkey +44.9%). Growth in Eastern Europe (+99,248) helped by Russia (+27,198/+129% cars, vans) thanks to low comparative base in 2022 due to conflict in Ukraine, sales in region excluding Russia increased by 36.6% to 268,968
June 15, 2023 | 08:52am CETflashread more
Certina Automotive Products (Certina Group) acquired Isolite (manufacturer of high temperature insulation, sealing for automotive, aviation, power generation industries with more than 270 employees in Germany, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea; turnover EUR 80-100 million) from Showa Denko Materials (formerly Hitachi Chemical). Houlihan Lokey, Noerr, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advised seller
June 15, 2023 | 08:48am CETflashread more
Toyota Tsusho (Toyota, Lexus dealer in Prague, Czechia) to build Toyota Professional showroom focused on commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Průhonice-Čestlice in 2023, nearby Toyota and Lexus dealerships and TTP Car used car shop. Construction with rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plant (solar panels) to be provided by ABP Holding, Toyota Tsusho Praha plans opening in spring of 2024
June 14, 2023 | 08:49am CETflashread more
Technological trends in use of 3D printing in industry: National Industry Center 4.0 (NCP4.0) to hold seminar/conference on application of additive manufacturing in industry in Prague, Czechia on June 14. Representatives of Škoda Auto, JTEKT Bearings Czech Republic, Posedla, Protolab VŠB-TU Ostrava, CIIRC ČVUT v Praze, 3D-tisk.cz, Fillamentum, Elvira/ABC3D.cz, Additive Systems, Cardam Solution, TriLab Group/Prusa Research to speak at event
June 14, 2023 | 08:42am CETflashread more
Schaeffler to cut 1,300 jobs (1,000 in Germany, 300 abroad; 75% in administration and R&D for internal combustion engines/ICE, 25% in production; 1.6% of total workforce) by 2026 to address overcapacity and reduce fixed costs by EUR 100 million, particularly in Automotive Technologies division (Engine & Transmission Systems, Bearings) and company's central functions. Plant in Gunzenhausen, Germany to be transferred to Automotive Aftermarket division. Layoffs to require one-off expenditures of EUR 130 million. That's because of faster transition to electric vehicles driven by development in major markets in China and USA, Rosenfeld said. At same time, company to invest in affected locations (Herzogenaurach, Bühl, Homburg) in new technologies in field of e-mobility, including hydrogen activities. This is second transformation program in recent years, when Schaeffler announced in September 2020 4,400 job cuts at 12 locations in Germany and 2 elsewhere in Europe by 2022, with expected annual savings of EUR 250-300 million and transformation costs of EUR 700 million
June 14, 2023 | 08:32am CETflashread more
CVP Galvanika (electroplating shop, paint shop for metal parts of Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi, SEAT, Toyota, Renault, Peugeot, Opel, Mercedes, GM, Ford vehicles with more than 260 employees in four facilities in Czechia – 01 Příbram, 03 Ždánice, 04 Slavičín, 05 Ždánice) factory in Ždánice (03) hit by fire on June 9, several firefighters slightly injured. None of employees injured, fire completely devastated two production halls, including all four galvanic lines, company said
June 12, 2023 | 09:30am CETflashread more
Automatica 2023: 693 exhibitors, brands to join fair for smart automation, robotics in Munich, Germany (June 27-30), including 183 automotive industry suppliers (for vehicle, component manufacturers / OEMs) such as ABB, Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik, Fanuc, Fraunhofer, Hahn, Krups Automation, Kuka, Liebherr-Verzahntechnik, Photoneo, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Pampus, Schaeffler Sondermaschinenbau, Yamaha Robotics
June 12, 2023 | 09:22am CETflashread more
Ford Driving Skills for Life (FDSL) 2023: Ford to hold 4th program of free improvement courses for young drivers (secondary, university students, capacity 320 people) in Czechia (PVA Expo Prague) on June 24-25, which to be preceded by series of educational lectures on road safety in selected schools with aim of reducing accident rate of drivers aged 15-24 years old. Over 10 years, more than 50,000 young drivers passed safe driving course in Europe
June 12, 2023 | 09:18am CETflashread more
Autocentrum Dojáček (Fiat, Fiat Professional, Citroën, Jeep, Kymco dealer, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler/Lancia, Dodge, Bosch Car Service service in Prague, Czechia) closed Citroën dealership in Vršovice (service remained), moved Fiat and Fiat Professional showrooms to newly built apartment building, opened Jeep and Hyundai dealerships here
June 12, 2023 | 09:12am CETflashread more
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