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Mike Elojarvi to leave Toyota Motor Czech

June 22, 2010 | 01:21am CEToriginal
This will occur in late June. The carmaker has not announced his successor yet. New appointment of Elojarvi...
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AAA Auto extended option to repurchase up to 10% of shares till December 2011

June 22, 2010 | 01:13am CEToriginal
The new stock option plan for members of the board expects profit management in 2010, 2011 and 2012...
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Octavia, Superb and Yeti contributed most to growth in sales of Skoda cars in May

June 22, 2010 | 12:59am CEToriginal
The estate version contributed to a threefold demand for the Superb. Details of sales in May and the first five months...
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Seat reduced prices of Leon and Altea in Czech Rep

June 21, 2010 | 04:03am CEToriginal
Reduction in list prices by CZK 35,000 to 124,000 has occurred with the advent of the 2011 model year. The Altea Freetrack 2WD and 4WD got a new engine. New prices...
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GE Money Auto: Czechs most often decide according to consumption when buying car

June 21, 2010 | 03:54am CEToriginal
The important criteria include the car brand, price/performance ratio, space of the car and appearance. The difference in requirements between men and women...
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ACA1213 offering discount on assistance cards of 9-11% in summer when ordering online or by phone

June 21, 2010 | 03:42am CEToriginal
ACA1213 has so far provided only a 5% discount on purchases through the Internet. The special prices for cards for the Czech Republic and Europe...
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AZ Mobility launched Internet car catalogue Car Selector in Czech Rep

June 18, 2010 | 12:54am CEToriginal
It should serve businesses and consumers when choosing a new vehicle. Car Selector uses a database of Eurotax, yet free of charge. The application’s details...
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Goodyear: All of our tires to have new EU marking by winter 2010/2011

June 17, 2010 | 03:28am CEToriginal
The new labels will be mandatory in the EU from July 2012. The company has also been meeting new noise limit since April 2009. Details of the new legislation...
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Didier Leroy to be new president of Toyota Motor Europe

June 17, 2010 | 03:16am CEToriginal
He will replace Tadashi Arashima, who has worked at Toyota Motor Europe for 10 years, in the management of the European headquarters responsible for sales and production…
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Kia Motors recalling 56,000 cee'd cars in Europe due to defective brakes

June 15, 2010 | 04:05am CEToriginal
In the Czech Republic, the recall covers 1,099 cars. These are cars with the ESP produced in Slovakia from April 2008 to March 2009. Expected proportion of repairs and other details...
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BRNO: Hyundai Motor confirmed start of its third model’s production in Nosovice in autumn 2010

June 15, 2010 | 03:57am CEToriginal
B-segment MPV model still bears the codename Hyundai JC. The current number of employees and projected growth...
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Isuzu Trucks plans to sell 100 N-Series vehicles in Czech Rep in 2010, to double sales in 2011

June 15, 2010 | 03:26am CEToriginal
At the end of 2010, Isuzu Trucks will enlarge its offer for the F-Series model in weight categories of 10 t and 12 t...
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PowerShift dual-clutch transmission and downsized engines EcoBoost coming to another Ford models

June 15, 2010 | 03:02am CEToriginal
As for the S-Max and Galaxy, the PowerShift is without any surcharge within a boot action. To the EcoBoost engine 2.0 (149 kW) SCTi others will follow...
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Superbel: Electric Skoda Superb goes on approval to TUV Sud, followed by testing in traffic

June 14, 2010 | 03:20am CEToriginal
Siemens electric engine, Thunder Sky batteries, touch-responsive user interface from the VUT in Brno with navigating of the vehicle on the map of charging spots at Pluginmap.cz...
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Volkswagen increased sales by 8.6% in May, Skoda brand by 9.6%

June 14, 2010 | 03:03am CEToriginal
For the first five months, Volkswagen Group increased its sales by 18.1%, Skoda by 16.6%. The new model Yeti exceeds all the expectations...
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Autocentrum-Rozkos moved Toyota sales to newly built showroom in Jihlava

June 14, 2010 | 02:28am CEToriginal
The original space did not dispose of an acceptable capacity. Parameters of the new showroom, plans with the initial premises...
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PSA e-HDi: Start-stop system to be in most of Peugeot and Citroen diesel models by end of 2010

June 14, 2010 | 02:21am CEToriginal
The first cars having the e-HDi technology will be Citroen C5, C4, C4 Picasso and Peugeot 308 and 508. Sales plans...
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Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility: New technology platform for future of automotive industry in Czech Rep

June 14, 2010 | 02:05am CEToriginal
The project was developed by the SAP, CzechInvest approved it in the spring and assigned a subsidy. Timetable, objectives, vision, possible outcomes...
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Fiat offering selected parts for Grande Punto and Doblo with discount of up to 50% in Czech Rep by end of July

June 14, 2010 | 01:57am CEToriginal
Basic discount on one part is 15% and with each additional part, the total purchase price is reduced by 5 percentage points. Details of the action...
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Financing of cars under 3.5 t in Czech Rep down by 5.5% in Q1, up by 4.8% for new cars only

June 11, 2010 | 01:02am CEToriginal
The company Credium did better than the whole market when its growth reached 5.7%, or 13.6%. Share of credit financing and new cooperation with Isuzu...
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Jan Krob left CSOB Leasing after five months

June 9, 2010 | 10:55pm CEToriginal
The position of executive director of commerce is now under the competitive tendering. Interim commercial head, Krob’s new position...
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Mazda and Credium launched finance calculator in Czech Rep and Slovakia

June 9, 2010 | 10:42pm CEToriginal
The price calculator after entering customer parameters (down payment, instalment, period) offers affordable models. Parameters of the loan...
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Peugeot in June: Version Sportium for 207 and 308, extended warranty of 3 years/60,000 km for higher equipment for free

June 9, 2010 | 10:30pm CEToriginal
A total of 2,108 candidates decided to test a car in May, half with the 5008 model. Details of special offers...
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Mercedes-Benz Econic 1828 LS NGT: Low semi-trailer tractor having little success at Czech customers, CNG drive to change it

June 9, 2010 | 10:21pm CEToriginal
Operational and performance characteristics, savings compared with the diesel version, extra charge for CNG, utilization, sales results...
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PwC: Volume of automotive mergers and acquisitions up 4 times in 2009, but their number decreased by 3%

June 9, 2010 | 03:59am CEToriginal
The significant increase in the value of M&A was influenced by activities of the U.S. Treasury. Outlook for the industry and property changes...
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