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Hyundai celebrated the 15th anniversary of the start of serial production in the Czech Republic
- 29.12.2023
- Services
- Automotive
Let's go back in 15 years first. The last expected permit with trial operation for the production halls was obtained by HMMC on Friday, October 31, 2008. Nothing prevented the start of production, a few months earlier than originally...
Škoda starts production of the new Superb model in Bratislava
- 28.12.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
Four weeks after the world premiere, which took place near Prague, Škoda Auto started production of the fourth generation of the Superb model at the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava. By moving the top model with a combustion engine from Kvasín, the production capacities of the plant there will be...
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The company VÚRUP brings bio-free diesel to the market
- 25.12.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
VÚRUP, a subsidiary of SLOVNAFT, a.s., has started to supply the market with diesel without bio-component content under the brand name Non-Bio diesel for electric aggregates. This type of fuel is intended for diesel aggregates used mainly in the sectors of healthcare, information technology, energy...
Euro 7: Deal on new EU rules to reduce road transport emissions
- 21.12.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
On Monday 18 December 2023, the European Parliament and the Council reached a preliminary agreement on new rules to reduce road transport emissions for cars, vans, buses, trucks and...
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Radiation crosslinking of plastics has high potential for electric cars
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG. provides comprehensive services in the field of industrial irradiation and optimization of plastic products. Questions about radiation crosslinking of plastics in the automotive industry were answered by Dr. Michal Daněk, who is a specialist in this...
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Technical cleanliness: The key to an efficient and reliable industrial process
The company TecSa Consult s.r.o. represents a reliable partner in the field of consulting and advice for companies that want to move towards the highest standards in the field of technical cleanliness. For businesses that want to be characterized by efficient and reliable processes, it is essential...
Euro 7: Parliament improves Commission proposal, but technical feasibility concerns remain
- 21.11.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The Automotive Industry Association has long campaigned for a form of Euro 7 that will keep a wide range of vehicle models available on the market that customers really want, while maintaining employment in the sector, keeping it competitive and also delivering real environmental benefits. We...
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CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2023: We have a chance to emerge from the transformation of reinforcements
We are not happy that the irregularity and supply interruptions continue, but the worst is probably behind us. This is how representatives of supplier companies of the automotive industry evaluated the current situation during the CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2023 conference, the largest meeting of...
In September, more electric cars were sold in Europe than diesel cars
- 02.11.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
In September 2023, new car registrations increased by 9.2%, reaching 861,062 units, marking the EU car market’s fourteenth consecutive month of growth. Two of the EU’s largest markets saw substantial gains; Italy (+22.7%) and France (+10.7%). Germany’s market was relatively steady, with a tiny 0.1%...
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In 2023, more than one million vehicles were already produced in the Czech Republic
- 27.10.2023
- Services
- Automotive
In the first nine months of this year, a total of 1,017,933 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic. This represents year-on-year growth of 11.5%. Despite the lower production results in September itself, which were caused by outages in the supply of parts at the Cologne-based Toyota...
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Despite production failures, the Czech car industry is increasing year-on-year production
- 28.09.2023
- Services
- Automotive
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 922,446 passenger vehicles have rolled off production lines in the Czech Republic. This represents an increase in production by 17.1% compared to the same period last year. The share of manufactured vehicles with an electric drive is also growing, which...
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Hydrogen buses run on hydrogen from Slovnaft on Bratislava's roads
- 18.08.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
The Bratislava transport company put the first four hydrogen buses of its fleet into operation in August 2023. The hydrogen that is filled into vehicles at the hydrogen filling station in Vlč hrdl comes from...
Sales of Škoda cars increased by more than 37 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year
- 17.08.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
Among the 10 best-selling car brands on the Slovak market, Škoda grew the fastest in the first half of 2023. This follows from the official statistics of new car registrations. In a year-on-year comparison, Škoda delivered 2,443 more vehicles to customers, which represents a record increase of more...
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Car production in the Czech Republic grew in the first half of 2023
- 24.07.2023
- Services
- Automotive
In the first half of 2023, a total of 738,454 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, i.e. 21.7% more than in the same period of the previous year. A fourteen percent increase was also recorded in the month of June itself, in which a total of 142,874 passenger vehicles rolled off...
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ORLEN Unipetrol is launching a pilot operation of a hydrogen bus in the Czech cities
- 10.07.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
The refining and petrochemical group ORLEN Unipetrol, in cooperation with the Czech cities of Most and Litvínov, is starting a pilot operation of a hydrogen bus, developed by the Slovak company Mobility&Innovation Production...
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The trend of vehicle production growth continues
- 30.06.2023
- Services
- Automotive
In the Czech Republic, 595,580 passenger vehicles were produced in the first five months. This is almost a quarter more than in the same period last year. The growth tendency was also confirmed by the month of May itself, when production increased by 9%. This trend is also reflected in the segment...
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NEWMATEC 2023: The transformation of the automotive industry is a difficult challenge, but companies can face it
- 12.05.2023
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The transformation of the automotive industry in connection with the advent of electromobility and ESG requirements, the Euro 7 standard and other European legislation, the competitiveness of the Slovak and Czech automotive sector in the light of changing geopolitical conditions - these were the...
Registrations of new cars are growing again
- 02.05.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
In March 2023, the EU car market recorded a significant 28.8% increase in passenger car registrations, surpassing more than a million units (1,087,939). All the bloc’s largest markets saw double-digit growth last month, with Spain (66.1%) and Italy (40.7%) in the...
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Travel and gastronomy fairs with Autosalon ended with success (Photo gallery)
- 25.04.2023
- Services
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
- Exhibitions
Experiences for the third - this was the subtitle of the trio of events that took place from Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23 in Incheba, Bratislava. The tourism and gastronomy fairs ITF Slovakiatour and Danubius Gastro together with Autosalon covered the products and services of nearly 250...
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The fair trades INDUSTRY DAYS and AUTOMOTIVE HUNGARY will bring new trends in industries
- 24.04.2023
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Exhibitions
Hungary's largest business gathering showcasing all the sectors of the industry serves as a professional forum for the owners of small and mid-size enterprises as well as those of major corporations, where they can find out more about the developmental tendencies and the latest achievements of the...
Experiences on the third under one roof! Incheba will belong to gastronomy, travel and cars
- 19.04.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Exhibitions
Tips for vacations and relaxation, gastronomic trends and a tour of new automobiles - on Thursday, April 20, the travel and gastronomy fairs ITF Slovakiatour and Danubius Gastro will start at Incheba Expo Bratislava, which will be accompanied by the popular Autosalon. The events will last until...
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AutoSAP announcement about current developments in the approval of the CO2 regulation for passenger cars and Germany's request for carbon neutral fuels
- 27.03.2023
- Services
- Automotive
Announcement from the Association of the Automotive Industry on current developments in the approval of the CO2 regulation for passenger cars and Germany's requirement for carbon neutral fuels. The announcement provides a description of the current situation, legal status, possible scenarios "what...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 3.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared a professional article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The third of a total of three articles is dedicated to regranulates, bioplastics and the sustainable development of injection...
Car production in the Czech Republic recorded a year-on-year increase
- 21.03.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
215,101 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic since the beginning of the year, i.e. a quarter more than last year. However, shaky supply chains and the lack of some components, which stopped production at Toyota in Cologne for almost the entire month of February, are still...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 2.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared a professional article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The second of a total of three articles is dedicated to lithium batteries, thermoplastics with reduced flammability and...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 1.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared an article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The first of three articles is devoted mainly to electromobility and sustainable...
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Emission standard Euro 7/VII: high costs vs. negligible benefits
- 24.02.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The draft of the new Euro 7/VII emission standards will have a fundamental negative impact on vehicles with a combustion engine and their availability. At the same time, it will drain much-needed resources for investments in the development of electric...
January production of cars in the Czech Republic was a fifth higher year-on-year
- 21.02.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
Compared to the first month of 2022, January production in the passenger car segment increased by 21.7% year-on-year. A total of 112,794 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic. Almost 11% then consisted of vehicles with an electric drive. However, shaky supply chains and the lack of...
December registrations of new cars grew, overall the year 2022 is in negative numbers
- 02.02.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
In December 2022, new car registrations in the EU expanded by 12.8%, marking the fifth consecutive month of growth this year. Overall in 2022, the European Union passenger car market contracted by 4.6%, mainly due to the impact of component shortages in the first half of the...
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Despite the extensive challenges of 2022, a total of 1.25 million were produced in the Czech Republic. vehicles
- 30.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The year 2022 was filled with many difficult challenges for the Czech automotive industry. Despite the ongoing shortage of semiconductors and other components, the war in Ukraine, difficulties in production and logistics chains, a total of 1,249,281 road vehicles of all types were produced between...
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