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Kia Open Days/Spring Service Days: 10 favourable days at dealers with extended opening hours, including weekends

April 1, 2010 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
Action models, discounts on stock cars, service inspections, discount on spare parts for models already not being produced...
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Toyota Yaris Dream: Special model with extra equipment valued CZK 52,000 begins at CZK 229,900

April 1, 2010 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
The car can be bought on interest-free credit for a one year period, when the customer pays a monthly payment for insurance only...
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Honda to help owners of individually imported cars from USA by verifying if they are in recall action

April 1, 2010 | 11:00pm CEToriginal
That offer came with the latest corrective campaign concerning models Odyssey and Element produced in 2007 and 2008...
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Citroen EssentialDrive / IdealDrive: Extended warranty, road helpdesk, free service inspections

April 1, 2010 | 12:39am CEToriginal
The customer may obtain all of these when purchasing a new car in the Czech Republic till the end of May. Differences for passenger and commercial vehicles...
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Kooperativa extended possibilities of information on liquidation of claims

March 30, 2010 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Another information channel has been added to the Internet—SMS to a mobile phone. Advantages, possibilities and statistics of existing and new services...
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Subaru continues to cooperate with UniCredit leasing in Czech Rep under new brand Subaru Finance

March 30, 2010 | 11:09pm CEToriginal
Zero increase in financing is now possible to obtain with advance payment from 35% in contracts for 24 to 48 months. Part of the payments is insurance from...
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Direct insurance survey: 70% of drivers do not know when to change insurance company

March 30, 2010 | 10:48pm CEToriginal
According to the survey, around 42% of motorists are unaware that when insurance company is changed, bonuses for driving without accidents can be transferred. More poll results...
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Mazda to accelerate its entry into hybrid market, technologies to be supplied by Toyota

March 29, 2010 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
It will present the first hybrid using Mazda's new petrol engine SKY in 2013. However, within the plan for reducing fuel consumption by 30% by 2015...
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Citroen has prepared series of spring service offers in Czech Rep

March 29, 2010 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
It is a service inspection, discount on selected parts and tires, discount coupons for summer accessories, air-conditioning inspection and packets...
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Prague used car dealer Auto Esa recorded higher interest from customers even in other regions

March 28, 2010 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
The demand from Western and Eastern Bohemia has risen most noticeably in January and February. It is caused by a shift of car business to the Internet and...
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Saab has resumed production in Sweden after seven weeks

March 28, 2010 | 10:38pm CEToriginal
At the same time, the carmaker started producing all-new 9-5 Sedan. Other models produced in Sweden and Mexico...
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Triglav to offer its clients accident insurance for CZK 490/year from April

March 26, 2010 | 01:29am CEToriginal
The offer applies not only to clients having car insurance. The accident insurance covers only permanent implications. Validity of the action...
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Honda holds spring service action with series of discounts on parts, accessories and services in Czech Rep

March 25, 2010 | 11:20pm CEToriginal
The inspection after the winter costs CZK 99. Honda Assistance helpdesk is now for a special price CZK 99 for four months (summer)...
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AAA Auto: People drive to car centres to sell their car less, they use mobile buyout more

March 25, 2010 | 10:38pm CEToriginal
In the Czech Republic the company bought out 4,802 right at customers’ homes last years, over 3,000 cars in the surroundings of Prague. The average price of a purchased car…
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Peugeot: By getting through spring service inspection customer receives year-round 20% discount on regular car maintenance

March 25, 2010 | 12:37am CEToriginal
Additional discounts on original equipment, change of oil, tires, price of the inspection...
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Honda narrowed top management in Czech Rep and Slovakia, cancelling CEO post

March 23, 2010 | 09:56pm CEToriginal
Jiri Minovsky has been promoted to the presidential post, former president Toshiaki Nishide will return to headquarters to a post of...
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Nissan discounted selected stock cars on Czech market in March

March 23, 2010 | 09:29pm CEToriginal
Qashqai is cheaper for CZK 30,000, Qashqai+2 for CZK 70,000, Micra and Note for CZK 13,000, X-Trail for CZK 15,000, Navara for CZK 62,000. The price of models Murano and Pathfinder went also down...
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Peugeot to offer electric car iOn also for monthly rent of EUR 500 plus operating costs

March 23, 2010 | 03:53am CEToriginal
Meanwhile, this offer will apply to France. Partnership in the EVA project, cooperation with the companies Veolia and Greenwheels, the number of orders...
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Jung: Sales of Skoda cars up by 33.1% in first two months, another record expected for full year 2010

March 23, 2010 | 12:12am CEToriginal
Sales of the Czech carmaker in January and February and the outlook for the year on particular markets...
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Skoda Auto chose member of board for production and logistics after a year

March 22, 2010 | 12:59am CEToriginal
Successor to Horst Muhl will become Michael Oeljeklaus, who has worked at Volkswagen in China. However, he will take up the new post in August…
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Skoda Auto: Holger Kintscher to be replaced by Winfried Krause in board from April

March 21, 2010 | 10:51pm CEToriginal
Krause has been responsible for controlling at the Volkswagen Group so far. Current Skoda Auto CFO Kintscher will become...
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Peugeot 5008: Discount of CZK 37,900 on selected motorizations, credit with instalment CZK 5,008 CZK and extended warranty, loyalty bonus of CZK 10,000

March 18, 2010 | 11:36pm CEToriginal
For those interested in HDi diesel engines a bonus of up to CZK 80,000 is prepared when renewing their car…
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Renault in March: Twingo cheaper by CZK 5,000, Clio Grandtour by CZK 10,000

March 18, 2010 | 11:16pm CEToriginal
Kangoo has been given a new equipment version Privilege. Other action offers do not change. Twingo and Clio Grandtour got with their price below...
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Grayling to be Jaguar and Land Rover media representative in Czech Rep

March 18, 2010 | 12:27am CEToriginal
The official internet presentations of both brands will be run on Jaguar.cz and Landrover.cz in May...
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Brano Group won contract from Lear for supply of locks for Renault Kangoo

March 17, 2010 | 03:14am CEToriginal
Therefore, Brano Group will replace the company MGI Coutier. The first deliveries for Renault cars are concerned. Production in the Czech Republic, contract length, annual production...
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