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Skoda Auto unions: New factory building in India is expensive mistake

April 16, 2009 | 10:49pm CEToriginal
Planned production of the Fabia model in new Indian plant of VW Group, based in Pune will be unprofitable. Cars from current Indian plant in Aurangabad…
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UK plans to provide grants for electric and hybrid cars purchasing by 2011

April 16, 2009 | 10:15pm CEToriginal
British motorists who buy electric vehicles might receive from the Government as of 2011 up to...
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Horst Muhl left the post of Skoda Auto Board member for production and logistics

April 16, 2009 | 09:23pm CEToriginal
The carmaker is now looking for his successor. Muhl left at the end of March, because of...
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ACEA: Skoda registrations in Europe increased by 10.6% y/y in March, its market share further grows

April 16, 2009 | 07:05pm CEToriginal
Registration of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic increased by 0.9% y/y to 12,410 units in March, in Slovakia even by...
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General Motors reputedly considering sale of Pontiac and GMC brands

April 16, 2009 | 06:53pm CEToriginal
GM plans to sell or close the Hummer, Saab and Saturn brands. On the other hand, particular brands should probably be secure…
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Lossmaker Saab in interest of 27 investors

April 16, 2009 | 04:57pm CEToriginal
Unprofitable Swedish carmaker Saab, which belongs to the US concern General Motors, has signed with 27 eventual buyers…
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Carmakers were not saved by scrap bonus, new passenger car sales in Europe fell by 9% in March

April 16, 2009 | 04:36pm CEToriginal
Despite, sales in March increased by almost 40% in Germany, the biggest economy of Europe, in other EU member states…
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Concept of scrap bonus initiation in Czech Rep plans for CZK 1,000 bail

April 16, 2009 | 12:45pm CEToriginal
According to HN, there would be about CZK 2.5 billion in the Czech system, the money would amount…
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Group of investors headed by Black Oak Partners interested in GM´s brand Saturn

April 16, 2009 | 12:02pm CEToriginal
A new distribution company of Saturn cars to be established would first take the cars from General Motors, later on also…
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New car sales in Hungary down by 33.1% to 27,229 units in Q1

April 16, 2009 | 11:49am CEToriginal
The Hungarian Vehicle Importers Association expects the sales this year to drop by even…
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Slovakia does not negate the third round of scrap bonus this autumn

April 15, 2009 | 10:24pm CEToriginal
The scrap bonus self-financing has been confirmed in the first two rounds in Slovakia. Collected VAT exceeded the paid subsidies by...
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Lesy CR bought cars without opened tender for the first time

April 15, 2009 | 09:09pm CEToriginal
In February, the company bought seven Audi cars from Import Volkswagen Group with a discount of 30%. Car purchase will be verified by…
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Skoda sold 19,248 cars in China in Q1, up 18.7% y/y

April 15, 2009 | 08:56pm CEToriginal
Volkswagen Group China has revised its production plan for this year by 50,000 units more after the carmaker registered in Q1 a growth in sales of...
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Ceska pojistovna has new instrument for revealing insurance frauds, other insurance companies considering it too

April 15, 2009 | 08:14pm CEToriginal
A new method has revealed nine frauds out of 13 analyses of traffic accidents. Other seven cases…
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ETSC: Safety of new cars sold in Czech Rep under EU average

April 15, 2009 | 06:35pm CEToriginal
Whereas 29% of sold passenger cars in the Czech Republic reached five stars in the Euro NCAP crash tests, the EU average is…
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Lamborghini increased profit by 27.4% along with revenues growth by 2.5%

April 15, 2009 | 06:12pm CEToriginal
Namely a cost saving program helped the carmaker to the profit, which had been established by the company regarding the global economic crisis. This year, Lamborghini intends...
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Toyota opened new headquarters for Czech Rep and Slovakia in Prague

April 15, 2009 | 05:25pm CEToriginal
A new administration building for more than CZK 300 million has been occupied by…
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CSU: Prices of vehicle producers decreased by 2.7% m/m in March

April 15, 2009 | 02:55pm CEToriginal
Prices of industrial producers in the Czech Republic declined by 2% y/y in March, which is the highest decline since...
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Planned Fiat-Chrysler partnership is at risk because of US trade unions approach

April 15, 2009 | 01:50pm CEToriginal
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne sees the chances of a partnership of the two carmakers…
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Mazda increased sales in China by 22% to 37,200 cars in Q1

April 15, 2009 | 01:01pm CEToriginal
The carmaker sold 14,200 cars in March alone. Mazda is calculating with the sale increase for this year...
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Half of 5,100 workers of Jihlava-based plant of Bosch to stay at home this week

April 15, 2009 | 08:45am CEToriginal
The reason is a shortage of commissions of the company manufacturing the injection system components for diesel engines. The remaining production sections…
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The second round of scrap bonus ended in Slovakia on Tuesday evening

April 15, 2009 | 01:32am CEToriginal
In the second round of scrap bonus in Slovakia, motorists delivered the same amount of jalopies for half time as in the first round. Next round...
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CSU: Revenues of dealers and motor cars repairers down by 11.9% y/y in February

April 14, 2009 | 07:15pm CEToriginal
Seasonally adjusted sales revenues in wholesale, retail business and car repair points have increased m/m by…
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World Car of the Year 2009: Volkswagen Golf won ahead of Toyota iQ and Ford Fiesta

April 14, 2009 | 06:43pm CEToriginal
At the sixth annual World Car awards, Volkswagen’s sixth generation Golf was named World Car of the Year. In the design and performance categories, the following car brands...
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Saab to dismiss 700 employees instead of 750 originally under consideration

April 14, 2009 | 06:04pm CEToriginal
There will be 646 employees in production and 55 clerical positions concerned. These employees will be dismissed as of…
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