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Bugatti agreed on official representation in Czech Rep with Czech partner

November 12, 2009 | 11:21pm CEToriginal
The Czech representation will be the 16th in Europe but the first in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In 2010 a showroom in Prague will be opened by…
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Producer of plug-in hybrids Fisker appointed a third distributor for Europe including Czech Rep

November 12, 2009 | 11:01pm CEToriginal
The distributor will be in charge of wholesale and retail activities in six countries of Western and Central Europe including the Czech Republic. The company is…
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Brand financing of Mazda cars in Czech Rep and Slovakia newly provided by Credium

November 12, 2009 | 10:41pm CEToriginal
Credium will finance dealer’s stock cars as well as buying cars by customers under brand Mazda Finance. Credium has thus replaced company…
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New Skoda car will be sedan bigger than Fabia sedan and smaller than Octavia Tour

November 12, 2009 | 09:13pm CEToriginal
It will be a lower middle class car and will replace the Octavia first generation. It will reach the market during two or three years and its price will be around…
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A.M.T. Group lost representation of Jaguar and Land Rover brands in Czech Rep

November 12, 2009 | 08:44pm CEToriginal
The importer license is now free, and the carmaker is negotiating it with several prospective partners. Some dealers and showroom of PMG Finance group are for sale…
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Carmakers on Czech market giving different car sales margins to dealers

November 12, 2009 | 07:52pm CEToriginal
This is also concerning the Skoda brand, for instance. The amount of margin is dependent on the annual sales volume of a certain dealer, but also on...
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SkoFin offers financing of ecological showrooms of Volkswagen Group’s dealers in Czech Rep

November 12, 2009 | 07:16pm CEToriginal
The company finances solar panels for roofs of showroom, photovoltaic parks and will be financing even electric cars in the future. First projects have already started…
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Opel/Vauxhall division to be led by Nick Reilly temporarily, GM still seeks head for Europe

November 12, 2009 | 10:02am CEToriginal
Carl-Peter Forster received an offer from Indian carmaker Tata Motors to become a member of management of Jaguar Land Rover division and to introduce Tata Nano into Europe in…
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General Motors separated sales activities of Opel and Chevrolet in Europe

November 10, 2009 | 11:58pm CEToriginal
Two succession regional representatives Opel SEE and Chevrolet CEE are still settled in Budapest but a range of personnel changes have occurred…
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T-Motor Zlin sold 227 new Toyota cars in 2008, plans for further growth in 2009

November 10, 2009 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
Company Zliner continues in the activities of an independent dealer of Toyota, Lexus and Daihatsu. As an authorized service partner, the company offers Expres service…
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Exclusive passenger transport to Prague Airport to be provided by car rental Dvorak with BMW cars

November 10, 2009 | 05:55pm CEToriginal
A limousine will pick passengers up in Prague and will deliver them to VIP Terminal and then directly to the airplane. BMW 7 Series cars will be expanded by…
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Toyota wants to open ecological retailers in Europe, current dealers to undergo audits

November 9, 2009 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
The main aim will be as high savings of energy, water and CO2 reduction as possible. Pilot projects have already started...
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Prices of cars sold on Czech market slightly fell in October

November 9, 2009 | 11:40pm CEToriginal
New cars became cheaper by 0.1%, prices of used cars have stagnated. However, spare parts and service works went up...
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CarTec Group opened BMW showroom in Liberec, its second one in Czech Rep

November 9, 2009 | 03:48pm CEToriginal
Investment in the new car center reached more than CZK 60 million. Next year, the company will open another showroom in Liberec…
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Toyota Motor introduced Toyota and Lexus cars with electronic service book in Europe

November 9, 2009 | 01:50pm CEToriginal
Data about maintenance, accessories installation and kilometre count cannot be falsified and so safety and guarantee are increased during sales of used cars…
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Czech internet retailer Vivantis started selling tires

November 9, 2009 | 12:20pm CEToriginal
In e-shop VivaPneu.cz customers can find 16,000 items, also cast and steel naves. Regarding the field of logistics and warehouse stock, VivaPneu.cz cooperates with company…
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UniCredit Leasing prepared favoured car financing for liberal professions

November 7, 2009 | 12:26pm CEToriginal
Members of the professions do not pay a flat fee, they can choose to calculation with a lower instalment...
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Honda presents service action for CZK 99 in Czech Rep

November 7, 2009 | 11:25am CEToriginal
At the same time, the carmaker has prepared discounts for spare parts and accessories. The assistance service Honda Assistance is then possible to acquire for any car regardless its age…
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CSOB Pojistovna tests transferring damage liability bonus to other family members

November 5, 2009 | 09:39pm CEToriginal
The insurance company will then evaluate the test procedure and eventually support it in marketing. Generally, the insurance company wants to focus on family…
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Goodyear Dunlop Tyres expands number of partners for purchasing parts for franchising network Premio

November 5, 2009 | 09:10pm CEToriginal
In the future the company wants to introduce a section of tuning, which has already been established well in Germany, in the Czech Republic. The cooperation regarding a purchase of parts starts with…
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Summer organizational and personnel changes in Toyota Motor Czech affected Lexus division as well

November 5, 2009 | 08:50pm CEToriginal
The changes affected the positions of marketing manager and Lexus dealer network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Particularly…
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About 2 million new tires sold in Czech Rep annually, 300,000 retreaded tires out of that

November 5, 2009 | 08:31pm CEToriginal
The Czech Republic though lags in re-using used tires when 85% tires are recycled in EU15 while in new EU member countries…
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Nissan offers a range of discounts for passenger and commercial vehicles in Czech Rep by end of year

November 5, 2009 | 04:45pm CEToriginal
The biggest discount is allowed for model Qashqai which is available along with financing from company Santander from CZK 349,900. More discounts…
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After Honda and BMW also Toyota to pull out of Formula 1

November 5, 2009 | 03:46pm CEToriginal
After Toyota withdraws from the contest, only three carmakers will remain in F1—Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Renault. Another one to quit in Formula 1 is tire producer…
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Sales of new passenger and light commercial vehicles in Czech Rep fell by 15.5 % in October

November 5, 2009 | 02:51pm CEToriginal
From January to October, the registrations fell by 14% y/y. Considering the passenger cars only, there have been registered...
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