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Two showrooms Audi Terminal to be opened in Prague Q1 2010

November 19, 2009 | 05:36pm CEToriginal
The 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...
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A. Charouz expands in Moravia, bought another dealer in Brno

November 19, 2009 | 03:22pm CEToriginal
The 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…
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Lexus plans on a slight growth in car sales in Czech Rep this year

November 19, 2009 | 02:39pm CEToriginal
Sales 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…
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Petr Kohout left Essox to develop activities of affiliated company in Vietnam

November 16, 2009 | 08:30pm CEToriginal
Societe 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…
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CCS: Driving fuels slightly cheaper in Czech Rep after three weeks of prices going up

November 16, 2009 | 07:30pm CEToriginal
Petrol Natural 95 became cheaper by 8 hellers on average to CZK 28.41/L last week and also diesel by 8 hellers to…
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AAA Auto: Over 62% of used cars bought on weekends this year, 47% of sales fall on weekends last year

November 16, 2009 | 06:30pm CEToriginal
According 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…
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Car sales in Europe up by 11.2% in October, down by 5% over ten months

November 16, 2009 | 05:29pm CEToriginal
October 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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Ministry of Transport closed one STK and 25 emission measuring stations this year

November 16, 2009 | 04:21pm CEToriginal
The Ministry of Transport deprived company STK Jarov, which carried out technical inspections in Auto Jarov zone in Prague, of a license. STK is now run by company…
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mmotion09: Mainly exclusive car brands from Europe to be introduced this year, veterans for the first time

November 16, 2009 | 12:29pm CEToriginal
Auto-Exner is coming back to mmotion after a year—with its new brand Aston Martin among others. Auto Palace will introduce Infiniti cars there…
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Volkswagen Touran: Special offer shifted basic price to CZK 489,900

November 16, 2009 | 11:26am CEToriginal
The special offers bring customers savings of up to CZK 54,700; special packets save further CZK 50,100 even. The action packets include…
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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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UOHS has guessed several producers of cars and spare parts who limit competition among dealers and service shops

November 12, 2009 | 06:26pm CEToriginal
If UOHS proves their offension against the law, they will have to change supply contract. Most dealers currently offer more than one brand…
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Volkswagen calls 57,000 concern cars with DSG transmissions to service shops

November 12, 2009 | 01:58pm CEToriginal
It is a preventive inspection because the transmission does not have to be defective in all of the invoked cars. The cars concerned are those of Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda as well…
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New car sales in Slovakia fell sharply by more than third in October

November 11, 2009 | 03:15pm CEToriginal
In ten months, sales decreased by 2.8%. Market share of the most popular brand Skoda has fallen this year by...
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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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CLFA: Leasing of movable assets down by 56% in Q1-3, a slight drop in other commodities

November 10, 2009 | 10:26pm CEToriginal
The share of operative leasing in the overall volume went up again in 2009 and that was to…
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AAA Auto posted a profit for second quarter in sequence, net profit reached EUR 900,000 in Q3

November 10, 2009 | 07:26pm CEToriginal
Revenues went down by 42% y/y, by 9.6% compared to Q2. The overall sales declined in Q3 but went up in Central Bohemia and Western Slovakia…
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Skoda Auto initiated serial production of model Superb Combi in Kvasiny

November 10, 2009 | 06:27pm CEToriginal
First ordered cars will be delivered to customers in late November. Regarding production of Superb Combi in China…
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