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Dana Pavlouskova became new PR manager of AAA Auto

May 17, 2010 | 12:44am CEToriginal
The post of a communication head has been held by Vladan Crha, who left the company. The previous position of Pavlouskova and the new one of Crha...
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Direct Pojistovna offering 3-month free insurance until end of May

May 14, 2010 | 02:23am CEToriginal
The company has prepared the offer to a double anniversary: 300 years of RSA and 3 years of Direct Pojistovna. The offer applies to cars and motorcycles...
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Vodafone Car Manager: Tracking and fleet management from Vodafone for small fleets up to 10 cars free of charge

May 14, 2010 | 02:10am CEToriginal
The customer pays only for a measurement unit and then pays for a data plan monthly. Vodafone offers a solution for large fleets as well...
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Ivan Vodicka to leave Ceska pojistovna, Pavel Rehak to be new CEO

May 14, 2010 | 01:56am CEToriginal
Rehak has thus been promoted from the position of deputy manager for client services. The personnel change will occur on...
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Auto Esa strengthens activities with Skoda brand, offering cars continues to grow

May 14, 2010 | 01:46am CEToriginal
The company deals with growing demand for used Skoda cars by an increase in buyout prices and offer of reimbursement of travel expenses for those living out of Prague interested in selling...
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CSOB Pojistovna took over marketing activities of its parent company CSOB

May 14, 2010 | 01:28am CEToriginal
At the same time it has created a post of marketing head, which has been filled by Petr Kleiner on May 1. His first task will be...
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Triglav increased number of concluded contracts on damage liability by 10% in Czech Rep in 2009

May 14, 2010 | 01:09am CEToriginal
Gross premiums in this type of insurance, however, rose by 3.2% only. Financial results of the insurance company...
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Porsche Inter Auto plans to increase car sales by 3.2% in Plzen in 2010

May 13, 2010 | 01:07am CEToriginal
The company sold over 6,000 new cars in Plzen in 10 years of its existence. The investment, customer preferences, a new partnership in the program ŠkodaAuto Handy...
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Mazda 50:50: Credium offers interest free credit in Q2 for 12 months with two instalments at beginning and end

May 12, 2010 | 06:14pm CEToriginal
The second option is to continue after in repaying the second half of the price of a new Mazda in the form of a interest credit...
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Raiffeisen - Leasing launched web application for online calculation of credit or lease repayments

May 11, 2010 | 10:46pm CEToriginal
Non-company clients can take advantage of Uniqa insurance with travel insurance free of charge, holders of Raiffeisenbank´s account eKonto will get...
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Visit rate of AAA Auto site in Czech Rep grew by 40 % in Q1

May 11, 2010 | 01:02am CEToriginal
According to the company, the market with used cars is reviving. The average duration of one visit is...
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CSOB Leasing launched interactive guide on its web site

May 11, 2010 | 12:38am CEToriginal
The new website is shifting from an information portal to a more active customer adviser. The author of the web pages and links to partners...
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Strobel: Bosch plants in Czech Rep register slight recovery, sales growth expected for 2010

May 10, 2010 | 04:16am CEToriginal
In 2009, their revenues dropped by 26.6%, the majority accounted for the automotive technology. Staffing situation in the factories...
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Leasing of movables fell by 19.6% in Czech Rep in Q1, consumer loans by 13.1%

May 10, 2010 | 03:54am CEToriginal
The number of concluded contracts, financial and operating leases, fleet management, the individual segments (passenger cars, LCV, trucks, buses)...
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Car sales up to 3.5 tons fell by 51.8% in Slovakia in April, by 27.7% over four months

May 10, 2010 | 03:38am CEToriginal
This year's registrations of trucks to 12 tons decreased, while trucks over 12 tons increased. Buses recorded a fall. Individual brands...
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Direct Pojistovna: Czechs go to pub by car, drive drunk, but refusing any tolerance of alcohol while driving

May 6, 2010 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
The number of accidents caused by tipsy drivers is increasing every year. Detailed results of the survey...
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Car sales up to 3.5 tons fell by 15.1% in Czech Rep in April, over four months by 2.4%

May 5, 2010 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Sales of trucks and buses have also decreased. Individual results of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles affected by the change of legislation...
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Scuderia Praha opened new Ferrari showroom in Prague

May 5, 2010 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
The investment in the showroom in Dejvice has exceeded CZK 10 million. Servicing is still under way in Ruzyne, in autumn 2010, it will move to new premises...
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Skoda GreenLine: First models with start-stop system and energy recovery to be Fabia Combi and Roomster

May 5, 2010 | 12:14am CEToriginal
Fabia Combi GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II are going to be available for orders in June. Lower fuel consumption, less expensive damage liability, prices...
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Vladimir Vosicky left Peugeot after 10 months

May 5, 2010 | 12:03am CEToriginal
Czech representation of Peugeot has simultaneously merged the marketing and sales department, and as commercial manager was nominated…
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Porsche comes to market with new Cayenne, including hybrid drive version

May 4, 2010 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
Nearly 500 cars of the first generation Cayenne has been sold in the Czech Republic. Porsche is already recording 25 orders for Cayenne II in the Czech Republic and for 2010 it expects...
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Professional conference on development of electric cars and infrastructure to be held in Prague on May 6

May 4, 2010 | 12:28am CEToriginal
Representatives of the companies Continental, IBM, Peugeot, Skoda Auto, CEZ, Molaris, ZPA Smart Energy or the Czech Technical University will speak at the conference...
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Europ Assistance presented assistance programs AutoHelp and DriveCard in Czech Rep and Slovakia

May 4, 2010 | 12:10am CEToriginal
The insurance AutoHelp is tied to a particular car, DriveCard to a specific driver. Differences between the variants Basic and Plus, pricing, sales channels...
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Prazska plynarenska to hold guessing contest for several CNG cars in November

May 3, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
The main prize will be Mercedes-Benz B 180 NGT, other prizes are likely to be passenger cars of another brand...
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Prague eMobility Day: Exhibition of electric cars, scooters and bikes at two squares on May 6

May 3, 2010 | 11:08pm CEToriginal
The electric cars Peugeot iOn or Tesla Roadster and the electric-powered boat ElektroNemo to be seen there. CEZ will offer...
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