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Invitation to the 8th NEWMATEC 2024 Conference
- 16.04.2024
- Latest News
- Events
- Automotive
The 8th NEWMATEC conference, organized by the Association of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic, will once again take place at the Partizán Hotel in...
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Radiation-crosslinked plastics instead of metal
Cheap and simple production of robust components. High-energy radiation can improve the mechanical, thermal, chemical and tribological properties of plastics to such an extent that they can replace metals in some...
Swedish producer Volvo Car Košice cooperates with the environment ministry in the construction of its plant
- 28.03.2024
- Latest News
- Automotive
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment of the Slovak Republic Tomáš Taraba received the CEO of the Swedish automotive company Volvo Car Košice, Björn Helldén, as well as the State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic, Denisa Žiláková, and the State Secretary...
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Absolute production record at Kia Slovakia
- 29.02.2024
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
Kia produced more than 350 thousand cars last year, the highest ever. The Kia Sportage remained the most produced model in 2023. The major export markets were the major economies in Europe - the UK, Germany and Spain. At the same time, the company increased the number of engines produced to more...
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Škoda Auto produced more than 888,000 vehicles worldwide last year
- 26.02.2024
- Automotive
Despite the difficult global situation, Škoda Auto managed to produce more than 888,000 Škoda cars last year, more than 781,000 cars at its Czech plants and more than 107,000 Škoda cars at its foreign...
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Improving Alignment for Charging AGVs and AMRs
- 09.02.2024
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are the invisible heroes of warehouses and production floors. They ensure that heavy objects, semi-finished or finished goods can be transported effortlessly and efficiently, thus relieving the burden on warehouse and production...
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The transformation of the automotive industry in Slovakia continues.
- 19.01.2024
- Services
- Automotive
- Business economics
Slovakia produced 1,080,000 vehicles last year, an increase of almost 100,000 vehicles compared to 2022. The forecast for next year is positive, with production expected to rise again in...
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Hyundai of Nosovice produced the most cars last year since 2017
- 17.01.2024
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) in Nosovice produced 340,500 cars last year, which is an increase of 18,000 cars year-on-year. A larger number of cars rolled off the production line in Nošovice last time in 2017. The carmaker thus exceeded its original production plan by 12,000...
Car production in the Czech Republic continued to grow last year
- 11.01.2024
- Latest News
- Automotive
From the beginning of 2023 to the end of November, a total of 1,300,612 passenger vehicles were completed on the lines of domestic vehicle manufacturers, i.e. 16.3% more than in the same period of the previous...
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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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