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Panattoni to build joint production plant for Groupe Plastivaloire, Filtration Group in Czechia

October 17, 2019 | 01:17pm CET, updatedpublic
Location, hall size, products, HR, consulting companies involved...
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ZF to buy Wabco

July 8, 2019 | 12:28am CETpublic
Price, financial and legal advisors, closing the transaction...
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Brisk developed sensors for new Scania engine, launching series production in H2 2019

May 23, 2019 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
Details of the contract, a new hall in Tábor, business and financial results in 2017-2019, investments, other clients and orders, expansion of the portfolio in the Russian factory…
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Mitsubishi Electric launched construction of integrated starter-generator (ISG) plant for mild hybrids in Czechia

May 20, 2019 | 09:47pm CETpublic
Location, hall size, investment amount, start of production, HR, environmental protection measures...
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DXC Technology won orders from Škoda Auto, BMW

March 27, 2019 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Expansion of cooperation with Volkswagen Group, other automotive projects, participation in the Startup Autobahn innovation platform, digital transformation, cyber security, Industry 4.0 in the Box solution, upcoming DXC Digital Experience Lab in Slovakia…
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Henniges Automotive wants to expand plant in Czechia

November 21, 2018 | 11:44pm CEToriginal
Location, new halls and production lines, HR, timing, amount of investment, products and clients, R&D center enlargement, suppliers…
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Insurance companies in Czechia raised prices of damage liability in 2018

November 19, 2018 | 11:21pm CEToriginal
The increase of insurance premiums by units to tens of percent according to risk, reasons, situation in commercial vehicles and fleet clients, statements of individual companies...
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Broadcom demands Volkswagen to pay USD 1 billion in patent dispute

November 15, 2018 | 09:30pm CEToriginal
At the same time, the company is threatening to demand a court suspension of the production of several VW, Audi and Porsche models. An earlier lawsuit against Toyota and Panasonic...
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Constellium opened second plant in Czechia

October 14, 2018 | 08:48pm CEToriginal
Location, the amount of investment, expansion of the first factory, timing, HR, target capacity, a shift from semi-finished to machined parts…
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Böhm Plast-Technik changed ownership structure

September 11, 2018 | 07:06pm CEToriginal
The original and new shareholder structure, reasons, transaction advisor, products and clients, revenues in 2017, HR...
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Bosch cut down number of process errors in DNOx production by half in České Budějovice, Czechia

September 6, 2018 | 06:15pm CEToriginal
The elimination of defective work is helped by the data analysis and the neural network in the plant. Current monthly production, clients, financial results in 2017…
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Gumotex won big contract from Volkswagen Group

August 28, 2018 | 08:39pm CEToriginal
Products, volume, models, timing, investments in automation and robotics, integration of the company UP Závody, a new director of the Automotive Division...
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Nippon Kayaku restored production in Czech plant Jablůnka in facility previously hit by explosion

August 23, 2018 | 05:25pm CEToriginal
Products affected, clients, current production capacity, full scale capacity plan, cause of explosion, renaming of Indet Safety Systems, new president, HR...
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China to reduce duty on imports of cars, auto parts

May 28, 2018 | 11:53pm CEToriginal
Original and new tariffs, timing, negligible impact of the measure, the current import volume...
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Union of Czech plant of Automotive Lighting announced strike alert

May 9, 2018 | 11:02pm CEToriginal
Negotiations on a new collective agreement, trade union requirements, mediator's request, average wage, alleged breaching of the current collective agreement...
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Bosch extended pre-retirement program in one plant in Czechia

May 6, 2018 | 10:09pm CEToriginal
Timing, employee interest, social program costs, new collective agreement, wage increase, changes in employment contracts, employee loans...
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Dura Automotive acquired new orders, plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in Czechia

April 19, 2018 | 11:21pm CEToriginal
New projects for European automakers, business and financial results of Czech factories, HR, wage increase, products and clients, investment incentive from CzechInvest...
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Magna to invest EUR 40 million in Czechia

April 19, 2018 | 12:36am CEToriginal
Location, construction of halls, timing, products, HR, R&D investments, clients, production plan, no use of recruitment agencies...
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Hrkal: Mitsubishi plans to build tire factory, considering Czechia

March 26, 2018 | 12:45am CEToriginal
One of the considered locations, the area requested, the activity of CzechInvest...
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Czech plant of Federal-Mogul hit by fire

March 6, 2018 | 12:21am CEToriginal
Nobody was injured. Location, section, probable causes, estimated damage...
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Borgers to make changes in logistics in Czechia

February 22, 2018 | 01:09am CEToriginal
The company will build a logistics hall within one of its plants to replace the rented warehouse. Location, the amount of investment, a new line for non-woven fabrics, production automation (Masterplan 2020)...
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Docter Optics expands production in Czechia

February 13, 2018 | 11:30pm CEToriginal
The company has built a new hall where new lines are being installed now. The amount of investment, size of the premises, HR, positions, offered wages and benefits...
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