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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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Triglav: Interest of clients in concluding insurance online grew by 10% last year

March 30, 2010 | 10:27pm CEToriginal
The biggest interest was in damage liability. The share of contracts negotiated over the Internet and the premiums for damage liability in 2009...
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Prima: Skoda Auto makes recall actions in secret, currently relating to 2009 Fabia hatchback

March 30, 2010 | 12:14am CEToriginal
The carmaker is replacing one element of the luggage compartment, which does not affect the safety. The number of affected vehicles and details regarding the exchanged part...
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Auto-Exner Express Service: Service without order, while you wait, surcharged by 30%

March 29, 2010 | 11:51pm CEToriginal
The new service should save customers’ time and covers all the Volkswagen Group brands. Easy operations may be realized this way, such as...
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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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CCS: Fuel’s price rise stopped in Czech Rep last week

March 29, 2010 | 11:10pm CEToriginal
Fuel increased the price significantly in Slovakia. The decline in prices in the Czech Republic and the outlook for this week...
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Toyota's recall begins affecting Czech plant TPCA, it will reduce production

March 29, 2010 | 04:08am CEToriginal
TPCA has lower orders from the Japanese carmaker in April, it will cancel extra shifts. Demand from PSA does not decline. Collective bargaining...
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Analysts: AAA Auto revenues fell by 56% in 2009 at car sales drop by 42%

March 29, 2010 | 12:51am CEToriginal
The company probably returned to profitability last year. In 18 years of its existence, AAA Auto sold 500,000 used cars...
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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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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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BMW shifts to high-strength materials that are not welded but riveted and glued

March 25, 2010 | 01:44am CEToriginal
New demands on equipment of repairers, start of production of BMW 5 Series Touring, investment of the dealer Renocar in Brno into a new plumber shop, Audi’s shift to aluminium...
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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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Halfords leaving Czech Rep and Poland after three years, focusing on domestic market

March 23, 2010 | 10:32pm CEToriginal
The reason is unprofitability in Central Europe. Anyway, Halfords has opened its second establishment in Plzen still in December 2009...
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Auto-Exner became exclusive partner of Bugatti for Central and Eastern Europe

March 23, 2010 | 10:25pm CEToriginal
The company is now taking care of five Bugatti cars’ owners from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. The demonstration drive and sale will be arranged directly with the carmaker...
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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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Skoda to present complete model range in eco-version GreenLine soon

March 23, 2010 | 04:15am CEToriginal
All models will get start-stop system and energy recovery, leading to a significant reduction in fuel consumption...
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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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CCS: Fuel prices continue to grow in Czech Rep, petrol most expensive since August 2008

March 22, 2010 | 10:41pm CEToriginal
Fuel also become more expensive in Slovakia. Petrol Natural 95 went up by 24 hellers at Czech filling stations, diesel by 15 hellers. This week...
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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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CarGarantie expands in Europe, to enter other four countries in 2010

March 18, 2010 | 02:08am CEToriginal
The growth in existing markets keeps going on. Since 2007, to the brands Opel, Chevrolet and Renault in the Czech Republic and Slovakia were added co-operations with importers...
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