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GlobalData: New diesel car (including diesel hybrid) sales in Western Europe down by 17% in July, penetration (share) down by 2.8 pp. While many countries started to turn their backs on diesel quite quickly after Dieselgate, its importance to both German OEMs and to German car buyers resulted to Germany’s share of European diesel market doubling (from 20% to 40%) within five years (2019-2024). This trend continues in 2025 with share forecasted to grow to 45%
August 19, 2025 | 10:34am CETflashread more
Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) allowed Přerost a Švorc - Logistic (Přerost a Švorc - Auto, Autodružstvo Podbabská; Škoda, Volkswagen and VW Commercial Vehicles dealer, SEAT, Cupra and Audi service in Prague, Czechia) to acquire Tuchoměřice branch near airport in Prague (SEAT, Cupra and Maxus dealerships, Škoda, Volkswagen and VW Commercial Vehicles service; part of Auto Palace Západ, loss of CZK 72 million at turnover of CZK 1.46 billion and sales of 1,338 new and 839 used vehicles in Tuchoměřice and Karlovy Vary in 2023) from Auto Palace (AutoBinck Group; Ford, Ford Pro, Hyundai, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Opel, Opel Professional, Peugeot, Peugeot Professional, Škoda, Volvo, SEAT, Cupra, MG and Maxus dealer, Fiat, Infiniti, Volkswagen and VW Commercial Vehicles service in Prague and Brno)
August 19, 2025 | 10:24am CETflashread more
Aures Holdings sold record 10,469 used vehicles in July (+5.6%) at AAA Auto and Mototechna car centers, of which more than 2,000 cars and vans in Slovakia, record 66,672 vehicles (+4.2%) in first seven months, of which 1,000 battery electric vehicles. Organized market is growing, while private resales are declining, Topolová said
August 19, 2025 | 10:15am CETflashread more
Base Next (formerly DyCom Group; BMW, BMW Motorrad dealer in Karlovy Vary, Czechia) closed Honda motorcycle dealership
August 15, 2025 | 04:36pm CETflashread more
GlobalData cut 2025 Western European new car sales outlook by 30,000 units from 11.42 million (-1.1%) to 11.39 million (-1.4%)
August 15, 2025 | 04:25pm CETflashread more
Czech electric vehicle drivers using E.ON Drive service consumed 40,847 kWh of electricity during 1,397 recharges in public charging network in Germany in H1, 33,584 kWh during 1,217 recharges in Austria, 14,663 kWh during 526 recharges in Slovakia, 10,783 kWh during 428 recharges in Italy, 11,361 kWh during 352 recharges in Poland. Highest average recorded in Poland with 32.3 kWh per transaction, while lowest consumption was in Italy (25.2 kWh). Currently, drivers with E.ON Drive card can charge in nine countries in Europe (Czechia, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia) at more than 120,000 public charging points in network of E.ON Drive and partner operators (PRE, ČEZ, Lidl, Ionity, Teplárny Brno, ZSE, Greenway, Allego, EnBW, Compleo, Chargecloud, Smatrics, Petrol, ELEN/HEP, Enel X, Ewiva, Be Smart, Duferco Energia, EVway)
August 15, 2025 | 04:17pm CETflashread more
SMMT increased 2025 UK new car sales (registrations) outlook from 1,964,000 (+0.6%) to 1,986,000 (+1.7%), of which battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from 462,000 (+21.4%) to 472,000 (+23.6%), and 2026 forecast from 1,992,000 to 2,019,000, of which BEVs from 557,000 to 569,000
August 14, 2025 | 10:35am CETflashread more
Rho Motion: Global new electric vehicle (EV) sales grew by 21% to 1.6 million passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (LDVs/LCVs) in July, by 27% to 10.7 million in first seven months – China: 6.5 million BEVs and PHEVs (+29%), Europe (EU & EFTA & UK): 2.3 million (+30%), North America (USA & Canada & Mexico): 1 million (+2%), Rest of World (RoW): 900,000 (+42%)
August 14, 2025 | 10:26am CETflashread more
AAA Auto (Aures Holdings) Barometer: In July, 63,272 used cars sold in Czechia (BEV: 1.6% share, 1,000 vehicles; HEV: 1.9%, 1,200) with average price of CZK 304,230 (EUR 12,430; -2.2% m/m). In total, approximately 150,000 used cars advertised in country, supply remained around this level for long time
August 14, 2025 | 10:13am CETflashread more
JATO Dynamics: Detroit's Big Three (General Motors/GM, Ford, Stellantis – 12.6% of their combined global light vehicle sales in 2024 imported to USA) to be more exposed to Trump's tariffs than Japanese (Toyota, Honda, Nissan – 8.5%) and German carmakers (Volkswagen Group, BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz – 6.9%)
August 13, 2025 | 02:59pm CETflashread more
ČSÚ: Car prices in Czechia down by 0.2% m/m in July, up by 0.9% y/y (new: +0.0% m/m, +1.2% y/y; used: -0.5%, +0.7%). Inflation (consumer price index/CPI) in related areas developed differently – motorcycles (+0.1%, +2.8%), spare parts and accessories (-0.4%, +1%), fuels and oils (+1.7%, -8.8%), maintenance and repairs / service works (+0.0%, +5.1%)
August 13, 2025 | 02:55pm CETflashread more
VDA: Car production in Germany up by 9% y/y in July, export by 7%
August 13, 2025 | 02:23pm CETflashread more
GlobalData: New car sales in Western Europe up by 3.8% to 948,363 in July. Sales to fall by 1.4% to 11.39 million in 2025
August 12, 2025 | 08:48am CETflashread more
SDA: New car registrations in Czechia up by 19.3% in July (vans +5%; trucks +2.1%; buses +3.1%; motorcycles -0.5%; trailers+semitrailers +15.3%), individual fuel/power types successful differently (BEV: 1,070 +30.5%, PHEV: 952 +70.9%, LPG: 508 +75.2%, petrol: 14,039 +28%, diesel 4,248 -11.8%). Regarding internal combustion engine (ICE) cars (18,287), 4,887 of them were HEVs+MHEVs (+39.1%)
August 12, 2025 | 08:37am CETflashread more
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Crown syndicate to bid for carmaker Volvo Car this week
November 23, 2009 | 12:13pm CEToriginalFord has already been negotiation a sale of Swedish divions with the syndicate led by Chinese company Geely, which is offering Volvo...
read moremmotion09: Super sports cars Ferrari and Maserati also to arrive at show
November 23, 2009 | 11:23am CEToriginalSimultaneously with mmotion, art & interior exhibition and brand new MediArt fair of plastic and aesthetic surgery will be held. At mmotion09 Scuderia Praha will be showing cars...
read moreNo scrap bonus in Czech Rep probably, CSSD backing out of it, government not planning it
November 23, 2009 | 10:23am CEToriginalThe Automotive Industry Association opposes with necessary steps to speeding up renewal of car fleet with respect to ecology and traffic safety again…
read moreSkoda Auto suspended some new projects, some of them to fall behind
November 22, 2009 | 06:43pm CEToriginalThe priority is to produce cheap and low-cost models now. A cheap middle class sedan will arrive after a mini car from Bratislava whereas the Octavia third generation and MPV will fall behind…
read moreJaguar Land Rover to choose a new importer for Czech Rep by end of January 2010
November 22, 2009 | 05:38pm CEToriginalEven though A.M.T. Moravia with showrooms in Brno and Ostrava has been insolvent, the sale in the Kolbenova Street in Prague has been converted to a new company…
read moreDomansky terminated sales of Mitsubishi cars in Zdiby near Prague
November 22, 2009 | 04:45pm CEToriginalHowever, the company remains an authorized service partner of Mitsubishi. The reason of the end of cooperation is…
read moreNew car sales in Czech Rep exceeded import of used cars from abroad after five years again
November 22, 2009 | 03:10pm CEToriginalEven though car prices went down by 40% y/y, sales are still falling down. Small local showrooms are the worst off…
read moreIIR holds conference HR Managers’ Meeting 2009
November 22, 2009 | 01:25pm CEToriginalThe 12th year of the event has also a separate block of financial sector and production sphere. Representatives of insurance and automotive companies will also be speaking there...
read moreTire producer Michelin plans to expand in Russia
November 22, 2009 | 11:28am CEToriginalIf Russian market revives in a year, Michelin will initiate projects for increasing capacity markedly and for expansion of distribution network…
read moreGeneral Motors wants to keep all plants of carmaker Opel
November 22, 2009 | 10:41am CEToriginalHowever, reduction of production capacities will occur and up to 10,000 jobs will be cut. GM will introduce a restructuring plan for Opel in…
read moreSupervisory boards of Volkswagen and Porsche approved details of merging the carmakers
November 22, 2009 | 09:39am CEToriginalVolkswagen repeated that it would buy a 49.9% share in Porsche by the end of this year for…
read moreSantander leaves automobile financing in Central Europe, shifts interest to South America
November 20, 2009 | 02:27am CEToriginalAfter having terminated cooperation with AAA Auto and Mazda in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, its partnership with Nissan on Czech market is running out…
read moreA.Charouz: We do not intend to cut current jobs within the group centrally
November 20, 2009 | 01:47am CET, updatedoriginalThe company has thus contravened an information of Autofox saying the group intends to cut 15% of jobs during November, 2009 until February, 2010...
read moreHyundai: Scrap bonus CZK 30,000 to be last time extended in Czech Rep till end of year
November 20, 2009 | 01:22am CEToriginalAt present, the scrap premium applies to 400 stock cars i10, i20 and i30. The basic price of each car has thus reduced to...
read moreVolkswagen increased sales by 11.1% in October, Skoda Auto by as many as 33%
November 20, 2009 | 12:57am CEToriginalThe y/y decline in sales of Auto Skoda was only 1.7% over ten months of this year. The Czech carmaker has already surpassed the limit of 100,000 sold cars in China. Particular models…
read moreFleetCor intend to expand fleet management in Europe, buying Czech company CarNet
November 19, 2009 | 09:15pm CEToriginalThe existing fleet management and telematics Tracker in the Czech Republic, which has been bought by FleetCor in 2007...
read moreTwo showrooms Audi Terminal to be opened in Prague Q1 2010
November 19, 2009 | 05:36pm CEToriginalThe second and third Audi Terminal in the Czech Republic, bringing service zone pit-lane, aluminium bodywork repairs and a separate sale of used cars, will be opened by dealers...
read moreToyota Motor wants to have all its models with plug-in hybrid drive by 2020
November 19, 2009 | 04:32pm CEToriginalSome Toyota and Lexus models will be fully electric. Toyota Prius plug-in and Lexus IS plug-in will come into the market in…
read moreA. Charouz expands in Moravia, bought another dealer in Brno
November 19, 2009 | 03:22pm CEToriginalThe A. Charouz Group has been formed by dealerships in Bohemia for a long time only. After company CARent, another dealer joined the group this year…
read moreLexus plans on a slight growth in car sales in Czech Rep this year
November 19, 2009 | 02:39pm CEToriginalSales of Lexus in the Czech Republic have held a stable position of over 250 cars in recent years. Extending the number of selling points in Czech and Slovak markets…
read moreReilly: GM to cut up to 10,000 job in Europe and plans to reduce production capacity by up to 25%
November 19, 2009 | 01:30pm CEToriginalTherefore, one fifth of the total number of Opel’s employees would lose their jobs. The European Commission arranged a meeting on Monday…
read morePetr Kohout left Essox to develop activities of affiliated company in Vietnam
November 16, 2009 | 08:30pm CEToriginalSociete Generale plans for a large expansion in Vietnam. In the Czech Republic, Kohout will be replaced on the post of Essox financial and operations manager by…
read moreCCS: Driving fuels slightly cheaper in Czech Rep after three weeks of prices going up
November 16, 2009 | 07:30pm CEToriginalPetrol Natural 95 became cheaper by 8 hellers on average to CZK 28.41/L last week and also diesel by 8 hellers to…
read moreAAA Auto: Over 62% of used cars bought on weekends this year, 47% of sales fall on weekends last year
November 16, 2009 | 06:30pm CEToriginalAccording to AAA Auto, people also visit used car shops in the evenings on weekdays more. However, clients choose the cars on the web during the working time…
read moreCar sales in Europe up by 11.2% in October, down by 5% over ten months
November 16, 2009 | 05:29pm CEToriginalOctober sales in Western Europe went up by 15.8% but went down by 36.9% in Eastern Europe. The exception was the Czech Republic…
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The Climate Pledge: Initiative to achieve net-zero carbon (CO2) emissions by 2040 (10...
World Health Organization (WHO) classified automotive gasoline as proven carcinogen....
CarGarantie agreed to cooperate with Emil Frey in Czechia, providing 1-year unlimited...
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