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Dieselgate: US accused FCA of manipulating emissions, company refused it

January 12, 2017 | 11:07pm CEToriginal
Reasons, affected models (SUV and pick-up) of two US brands, the number of vehicles, impending fine, reaction of the stock exchange, problems regarding the permit to sell this year's models...
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Ford ceased to export waste from factories in Europe to landfill

January 12, 2017 | 10:33pm CEToriginal
Five years ago, the production of non-recyclable waste amounted to several thousand tonnes. Innovative methods of reducing waste, reduction of energy and water consumption...
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CSU: Car prices in Czech Rep up by 2.5% in 2016

January 11, 2017 | 11:49pm CEToriginal
Used cars became more expensive than new ones. Development for motorcycles, servicing and spare parts, detailed data, development in December...
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Donald Trump threatened Toyota with high tariffs on car imports into US

January 11, 2017 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
However, he is again demonstrating his unawareness of correct and sufficient information. The automaker is preparing a relocation of production of one model from Canada to Mexico. Conflict of duties with the NAFTA agreement...
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Sales of cars and vans in US rose by 0.4% in 2016

January 11, 2017 | 11:17pm CEToriginal
It has thus surpassed the record of 2015. Results in December, sales of automakers, the outlook for 2017, GM comment...
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Yanfeng Automotive Interiors expands technology centre in Slovakia

January 10, 2017 | 11:32pm CEToriginal
It is one of the five R&D centres of the company in the world. The amount of investment, HR, timing, incentives from the state, a new testing unit, other activities of the company in the Central European country...
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Walmark entrusted car fleet in Czech Rep and Slovakia to LeasePlan

January 10, 2017 | 11:02pm CEToriginal
It happened shortly after the change of ownership. Leaseback, operating leases with open calculation, the number of cars, brands, the planned extension of cooperation to other countries, the former solution...
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Porsche Inter Auto supplied Czech Police with 10 Audi cars

January 9, 2017 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
The affected models, the contract price, the use, special equipment, renewal of the fleet with cars of nearly double power, the use of the original cars...
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Samar: Sale of cars and vans in Poland up by 16.6% in 2016

January 9, 2017 | 11:27pm CEToriginal
The best-selling models were those of the Skoda brand. Results in December, growth in 21 months in a row pulled by companies, consumer demand...
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Interaction became distributor of Wielander + Schill products

January 8, 2017 | 11:57pm CEToriginal
Continued expansion of the range of materials, equipment and technologies for body shops (Henkel Teroson, FlexiTherm, Wefa), the new certification according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001...
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DB Schenker expands activities in light manufacturing

January 8, 2017 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
The project in Germany was expanded with another one in the Czech Republic. Client, relocation of assembly of components closer to the production line of the automaker, models, volumes, reasons, HR...
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Czech Police to get 135 BMW motorcycles

January 8, 2017 | 11:35pm CEToriginal
Models, special adjustments, supplier-dealer, contract value, use, handover in two phases, funding source, driver training, motorcycle fleet of police...
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Oplestil (PwC): Sales of new cars in Czech Rep to increase by about 10% in 2017

January 6, 2017 | 12:06am CEToriginal
Predictions for other vehicle categories, outlook for GDP growth driven by households and exports, the impact of CNB interventions...
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Intel to buy stake in mapping company Here

January 5, 2017 | 11:39pm CEToriginal
It wants to break into the technology for autonomous driving. Size of the stake, a new transport services monitoring the current situation on the road kilometres ahead...
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Car sales in Germany up by 4.5% in 2016

January 5, 2017 | 11:29pm CEToriginal
Growth was seen in production, exports stagnated. Demand for Jaguar, Alfa Romeo and Lexus cars grew most. Registrations of individual brands, the results in December...
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Medea Research: Registrations and sales in Czech Rep rose in 2016, special-purpose registrations declined

January 5, 2017 | 12:01am CEToriginal
Jumpers of the year in new car sale became Audi, Mercedes, Suzuki, Toyota and Renault. Development in vans, results in December...
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Magna moved part of its production in Czech Rep

January 4, 2017 | 11:45pm CEToriginal
Reasons, locations, products, client, models, HR, new projects for Mercedes and Jaguar, revenues, 70 years of the Liberec factory, management of the CEE plants from the Czech Republic, changes after selling interior division...
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Ford cancels planned construction of plant in Mexico

January 4, 2017 | 02:26am CEToriginal
Instead, the carmaker is investing USD 700 million in one of its factories in the United States. Reasons, location, products, HR, reaction of the stock exchange...
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Donald Trump criticizes GM for marginal production of cars in Mexico, threatens with high duty

January 3, 2017 | 11:47pm CEToriginal
Nevertheless, the unions do not mind this production outside the United States, as the US plant is not equipped for it. The affected model and volume...
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Car sales in France, Italy and Spain up in 2016

January 3, 2017 | 11:28pm CEToriginal
In southern European countries, demand increased at double digit rates. The results of the domestic carmakers, registrations in December...
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Car of the Year 2017 in Czech Rep: Organizer announced five finalists

January 3, 2017 | 01:11am CEToriginal
Among them there are three models of the Volkswagen Group, one model missing in the test drives and the Volvo V90. The difference in journalists and the public voting, a new competition for the winning car hire...
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Magna bought four manufacturers of automotive components over past two years

January 3, 2017 | 12:42am CEToriginal
Recently, it has acquired a German company BOCO. The sale of Interiors Operations Division, the acquisition of part of the activities of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions...
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Car of the Year 2017: Jury selected seven candidates for European Car of the Year

January 2, 2017 | 11:37pm CEToriginal
These are the Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Mercedes, Nissan, Peugeot, Toyota and Volvo representatives. Fewer nominations, announcement of the winner...
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Car of the Year 2017 in Czech Rep: At least two carmakers disagree with nomination fees

January 2, 2017 | 02:38am CEToriginal
These fees have prevented one traditional survey participant and SDA member from participating. Disruption of the mission of the competition, criticism of other changes in the rules...
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Russian investor entered into Avtovaz

January 2, 2017 | 02:18am CEToriginal
Thanks to this Renault does not need to invest the originally promised amount in raising capital of the Russian carmaker. The investor, shares, financial results in H1 2016...
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