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Auto Hrubý closed Citroën dealership in Vysoké Pec, Czechia. Company placed sales of motorcycles, scooters, quad bikes (Jawa, Zontes, UM, Benelli, Keeway, SYM, JJM, Kentoya, TGB, Segway, Linhai) in released showroom. However, car service and used car shop remained. Distributor (C Automobil Import) looking for new partner for Chomutov district, Neuman said
May 15, 2023 | 01:27pm CETflashread more
VDA increased 2023 global car market forecast from 74.6 million (+4%) to 74.9 million (+4%), new car sales outlooks for individual regions – USA: from 14.2 million (+4%) to 14.3 million (+4%), China: from 23.7 million (+3%) to 23.9 million (+3%), Europe-31: from 11.8 million (+5%) to 12 million (+7%), Germany: from 2.7 million (+2%) to 2.8 million (+4%)
May 15, 2023 | 01:22pm CETflashread more
BMW to expand investment in Debrecen, Hungary from EUR 1 billion to more than EUR 2 billion, adding high-voltage battery assembly plant (2023-2025, over 500 jobs) to 140,000 m2 factory for Neue Klasse BEVs (NKL/NCAR, platform replacing UKL/FAAR FWD and CLAR RWD, for both ICE and EV models) currently being built (2022-2025, over 1,000 jobs, production capacity of 150,000 cars/year). BMW Manufacturing Hungary already started recruitment, launching dual education programme at in-house Training Centre in autumn 2023. With 6th generation batteries (round cells using cobalt, lithium, nickel) for Neue Klasse models, range to improve and charging speed to increase by up to 30%
May 15, 2023 | 01:16pm CETflashread more
Sales (deliveries to customers) of Volkswagen Group up by 39.4% in April (VW +42.9%; Škoda +30.7%; SEAT+Cupra +34%; VW Commercial Vehicles +34.5%; Audi +44.9%; Lamborghini+Bentley -14%; Porsche +18.1%; MAN +119.7%; VW Truck & Bus -33.6%; Scania +32.5%; Navistar +25%)
May 15, 2023 | 01:08pm CETflashread more
2022 Global Automotive Color Popularity Report : Most popular car colour worldwide in 2022 was white (34%), followed by black (21%), gray (19%), silver (8%), blue (8%), red (5%), brown/beige (2%), green (1%), yellow/gold (1%). In Europe order is different – gray (27%), black (22%), white (21%), blue (11%), silver (9%), red (5%), brown/beige (2%), green (1%), yellow/gold (1%), Axalta Coating Systems said
May 11, 2023 | 09:52am CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: 97,386 used cars (919 HEVs, -273 m/m, +297 y/y; 669 BEVs, -25 m/m, +369 y/y) advertised in Czechia in April with mean value (median) of price of CZK 195,000 (EUR 8,350; -CZK 5,000/-2.5% m/m, +CZK 6,000/+3.2% y/y). Offer fell by 14,907 cars (-13.3%) m/m, by 2,544 units (-2.5%) y/y
May 11, 2023 | 09:47am CETflashread more
Coronavirus, Russia-Ukraine conflict, semiconductor/chip shortage: Delivery of 15 new SOR TNS 18 articulated battery trolleybuses for Prague Public Transit Company (DPP; for CZK 220.4 million/EUR 9.4 million selected in tender from three offers from SOR Libchavy, Carrosserie Hess, Škoda Electric) to be delayed by several months (contract deadline April 16, 2023), due to complications with electrotechnical components within subcontracting chain. In case of electric part of trolleybus, sub-supplier Cegelec (Vinci Energies) had to modify design of key parts of electrical equipment as part of development, which led to significant slippage, Murgaš (SOR Libchavy) said, adding that start of testing vehicle on track (line 58 Palmovka – Čakovice – Miškovice) is expected in July at latest
May 10, 2023 | 09:41am CETflashread more
LMC Automotive: New car sales in Western Europe up by 16.9% in April. Sales to grow by 8% to 10.96 million in 2023
May 10, 2023 | 09:27am CETflashread more
Smart Europe signed 5-year contract with Autorola Solutions to operate remarketing platform for Smart BEVs in Europe (Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden). Fleet Monitor to be basis of relations with car rental, sharing, subscription companies, Marketplace to enable fast reintegration of used vehicles into retail process towards future Smart agency (dealer) network
May 10, 2023 | 09:21am CETflashread more
Jaguar I-Pace battery electric vehicle (BEV) caught fire in underground garage of administration/office building in Prague, probably caused by technical fault, Fire Rescue Service (HZS) said. This is fourth case of EV fire in Czechia – BMW 330e PHEV (June 2020, Čestlice), Peugeot e-208 BEV (June 2022, Dynín), Peugeot 106 Electric BEV (August 2022, Zruč-Senec)
May 9, 2023 | 11:39am CETflashread more
Sherlog Technology (provider of Sherlog Security, Sherlog Trace vehicle security, monitoring services in Czechia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Spain, Chile, Argentina) closed branches in Peru, Colombia, Mexico. Company cooperates with mobile operator Movistar (Telefónica Group) to monitor more than 8,000 units in South America, with O2 (PPF Group) under O2 Car Control brand in Central Europe
May 9, 2023 | 11:27am CETflashread more
J.D. Power, LMC Automotive confirmed 2023 global new light-vehicle sales outlook at 86 million cars, vans (+6.2%). Supply disruption is projected to improve further but will remain issue throughout 2023. Overall effect on underlying demand is expected to be 4 million units of disruption, half what it was in 2022, Schuster (LMC/GlobalData) said
May 9, 2023 | 11:22am CETflashread more
Daimler/Mercedes-Benz, Geely Holding established 50/50 joint venture Smart Automobile in Ningbo, China for B-segment BEVs under Smart brand (#1, #3), production to be located in China. At same time, Smart Automobile established distribution subsidiary in Stuttgart, Germany (Smart Europe). Manufacturing of current generation of models (Fortwo, Fortwo Cabrio, Forfour) in Europe (France, Slovenia) ends
May 9, 2023 | 11:08am CETflashread more
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