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Trelleborg in Hradek acquired further orders from Audi, BMW and Volkswagen

October 12, 2009 | 11:52pm CEToriginal
The company needs to sign up 60 people in October due to the growth of orders for Audi and Volkswagen. Further orders will arrive in H1 2010, which will increase production and revenues to...
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AUTO 2009: Skoda Auto to sell more than 600,000 cars mentioned so far this year, as last year maybe

October 12, 2009 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
The expected drop of sales in Russia, Ukraine and India will be compensated by a growth in China. Sales will be boosted by new products as well; Skoda has already had orders for Yeti…
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Kafka service opened tire repair shop and car service under head of Premio network in Prague 9

October 12, 2009 | 08:33pm CEToriginal
The company has become a franchising partner of a service concept made by company Goodyear. Kafka service offers…
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Special offers by Skoda in autumn: Octavia Tour with discount over CZK 100,000, Fabia Combi for price of hatchback

October 12, 2009 | 08:18pm CEToriginal
Octavia Tour has been cheapened by CZK 120,000 to 185,000 according to specification. Another price benefit can be obtained for both models when taking advantage of Plus packet...
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AUTO 2009: BOS Automotive not keeping up production at one of lines in Klasterec

October 11, 2009 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
The reason is the production of an innovative component of the luggage compartment for Mercedes-Benz E limousine, which the carmaker might introduce even to other models...
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Tedom acquired global notification as first bus manufacturer in Czech Rep

October 11, 2009 | 09:53pm CEToriginal
The company received the European type approval for bus Tedom C12 G one year earlier. All tests were conducted by a company...
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Hyundai to produce less than sheduled 160,000 cars in Nosovice this year

October 8, 2009 | 11:54pm CEToriginal
In Q1-3 this year, the plant produced about 70,000 cars. A new model Kia Venga, whose production will start in November, is going to contribute to the overall production by...
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FRANKFURT: Volkswagen increased sales by 9.5% in August, Skoda Auto recorded less growth

October 8, 2009 | 11:33pm CEToriginal
Czech carmaker reached the highest monthly sales of this year in August. For eight months, however, sales plummeted by...
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Ford Credit started offering two-year long financial lease, in two versions at once

October 8, 2009 | 10:59pm CEToriginal
The second novelty is additional insurance of all car screens for free within leasing and credit products arranged until…
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Autobond to plan growth of sales by 30% in 2009, revenues should grow by 15%

October 8, 2009 | 10:25am CEToriginal
The reason of the expected growth of sales is mainly an expansion of its portfolio of offered brands and entry to new regions. Sales of particular brands makes…
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AUTO 2009: Carmakers and suppliers expect Christmas production shut-downs to be longer in 2009

October 8, 2009 | 09:50am CEToriginal
Passenger car market will not develop too optimistically in Q1 2010, according to them. Most carmakers will plan shut-downs from…
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AUTO 2009: Skoda Fabia facelift: Euro 5 engines, energy recovery, start-stop, introduction in Geneva in 2010

October 7, 2009 | 11:44pm CEToriginal
Also the sports version Fabia RS will come with a facelift, with a petrol engine compared to its predecessor. Fabia will thus move its CO2 emissions under…
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Auto Esa increased sales plan for 2009

October 7, 2009 | 08:12pm CEToriginal
Sales went up by 18.4% over eight months. AAA Auto has been growing in Prague as well; import of used cars and pre-sale among owners though dropped by tens of percent…
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IIR holding a conference on legislation in automotive industry in second half of October

October 7, 2009 | 10:56am CEToriginal
Speakers’ lectures will be concerned with European and Czech legislation, contractual relations with suppliers, legal framework of relations with dealers, block exemption…
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Skoda Auto without production director for half year

October 6, 2009 | 11:11pm CEToriginal
Horst Muhl retired from the post of board member responsible for production at the end of March. His competencies have been temporarily taken by...
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Kia Motors to build new factory producing engines in Slovakia

October 5, 2009 | 11:08pm CEToriginal
The next engine plant is also needed to maintain a synergy with the Czech Hyundai plant in Nosovice, which will supply the Kia Motors Slovakia with transmissions from the new operation...
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Faurecia to invest EUR 5 million in French plant in Audincourt

October 5, 2009 | 10:34pm CEToriginal
The investment is coming after the company has freed place in the plant by transferring a part of dashboard production in the Czech Republic…
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FRANKFURT: Investor Wilbur Ross to acquire another automotive supplier this year

October 5, 2009 | 10:12pm CEToriginal
His company IAC completed the acquisition of the company Stankiewicz in July. If carmakers were dependent on fewer suppliers, they would be able to…
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Hydro obtained order from Audi for delivery of aluminum bumpers for upcoming model

October 4, 2009 | 10:51pm CEToriginal
The half-finished products will be manufactured in Norway. Assembling should proceed in a newly built plant in the Czech Republic then where problem have appeared now…
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Skoda Auto in Ukraine to switches from assembling to production subsequently

October 4, 2009 | 09:57pm CEToriginal
Its Ukrainian partner Eurocar is building a welding shop and a paint line. The amount of the investment, production capacity after extension of the plant, providers of technologies are…
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David Keller back in AAA Auto after several years in Santander

October 4, 2009 | 03:36pm CEToriginal
He became a new sales head in AAA Auto as of October 1. Petr Suchanek, who has been in charge of sales in AAA Auto so far...
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Autocentrum Jan Smucler opened new Honda and Seat showroom in Plzen

October 3, 2009 | 09:48am CEToriginal
The company also offers used cars within the program auto-plus and Honda motorcycles in the new complex. From October 2 until October 4 the company is holding Open Days…
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Porsche expects growth of sales by 25% in Czech Rep in 2009

October 1, 2009 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
The new model Panarema should markedly help this year’s sales with an assumed sales rate of 50 cars. The company Porsche Inter Auto sold in Q1-3...
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Skoda started selling Octavia with LPG drive in Czech Rep

October 1, 2009 | 11:19pm CEToriginal
The extra pay compared to the petrol version is CZK 35,000. Cars with LPG drive have already been offered by Subaru on the Czech market; another carmaker will be offering…
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MBtech introduced new testing system for electronic control unit in Czech Rep

October 1, 2009 | 05:05pm CEToriginal
The company MBtech Bohemia gave the first piece was given to the University of West Bohemia in Plzen. Advantages of the new system PROVEtech:μHiL are…
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