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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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Half time of Slovak electromobility. How will it turn out?
- 25.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
According to preliminary results, Slovak car manufacturers produced approximately one million cars in 2022, which is a slight decrease of less than 5 percent compared to the previous year. Next year, according to estimates, the production oscillation will continue at the level of around one million...
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The number of new vehicle registrations in the Czech Republic in 2022 significantly marked their overall lack on the market
- 13.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The year-on-year decrease in new vehicle registrations was most pronounced in the categories of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The demand for new vehicles was significantly higher than the possibilities of their delivery. There was a decrease of 7.15% for passenger cars, and 14% for...
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Electromobility in 2022 in Europe but also in the world
- 31.12.2022
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has analysed the trends and developments in battery electric vehicle (BEVs) markets. While China is currently ahead of Europe and the US in the electrification of the car market, the European market will rebound in 2025 and take the lead...
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Despite the slight drop in November car production back to pre-crisis production values
- 27.12.2022
- Services
- Automotive
The production of passenger vehicles jumped by 9.3% year-on-year to a total of 1,118,639 units in the first 11 months. In November itself, however, there was a slight decrease in the volume of production (-4.6%, i.e. 118,264 units). This was mainly caused by the persistent shortage of some parts...
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The European Commission presented the draft emission standard Euro 7/VII
- 18.11.2022
- Services
- Automotive
On November 10, 2022, the European Commission presented the draft Euro 7/VII emission standard. It replaces the current Euro 6/VI, or Euro VI-E, which since 2014 has undergone continuous additions, up to the currently valid version Euro 6d. The proposed standard tightens the emission limits for...
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Vehicle manufacturers are making up for losses from the first half of the year, but expensive energy threatens the entire sector
- 24.10.2022
- Services
- Automotive
Car production in the Czech Republic has finally reached the black numbers after the summer months. A total of 801,774 new passenger vehicles (+3.4%) were produced since the beginning of the year. Behind the growth lies the improvement of the situation in the supply-customer chains, but also the...
Invitation to the biggest Slovak & Czech automotive supplier matchmaking
- 10.08.2022
- Latest News
- Events
- Automotive
We are pleased to invite you to the fifth edition of CEE Automotive Supply Chain, which will take place in Hotel Holiday Inn, Žilina, Slovak Republic. CEE Automotive Supply Chain combines conference, networking and organized B2B meetings. The event is designed for automotive suppliers &...
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Car production in the Czech Republic is catching up with year-on-year losses
- 29.07.2022
- Services
- Automotive
Thanks to increased production in May and June, Czech automobile producers erased the double-digit year-on-year decline. Between January and June of this year, 606,909 passenger cars were produced, that is 8.5 percent less than in 2021. In June alone, 125,374 cars were produced in the Czech...
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Solid results of the Czech automotive industry despite the decline in production
- 29.06.2022
- Services
- Automotive
A pandemic also affected the performance of the automotive industry in 2021. Its consequences manifested themselves in the sector mainly in the second half of the year. The critical shortage of semiconductor chips, problems in supply and demand chains and logistics, the lack of raw materials,...
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The NEWMATEC 2022 conference sought answers to current challenges and the future of the automotive industry
- 27.06.2022
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
The sixth annual Newmatec conference, which is considered to be the most important Slovak conference focused on the automotive industry, took place in the Hotel Partizan (Slovakia) on June 7-8, 2022. The program, which was dedicated to the current situation, but also to the most fundamental...
PRVÁ CERTIFIKAČNÁ s.r.o. provides automotive projects, tests plastic components
- 21.06.2022
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Plastic products
High quality, material stability and safety of motor vehicle components are the main priorities and goals of their manufacturers. This is in line with the requirements and demands of car...
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