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Sales of new ŠKODA cars in 2021

12.1.2022 | Last year, Škoda Auto delivered 878,200 vehicles worldwide. This is a year-on-year decrease of 126,600 cars. The reason for the decline is the…
Historically lowest car sales in the EU since 1993

21.12.2021 | In November 2021, European Union passenger car registrations fell for the fifth consecutive month this year (-20.5%), totalling 713,346 units sold.

Martin Jahn has become the President of the Czech Automobile Industry Association

16.12.2021 | "Being the president of the Association of the Automotive Industry again is a great honor and at the same time a great commitment for me. The…
The largest meeting of automotive suppliers will take place again in Olomouc after a one-year break

10.8.2021 | Po roční přestávce se uskuteční již čtvrtý ročník akce CEE Automotive Supply Chain. Jednat se bude opět v Olomouci, 12. - 13. října 2021.…

New car registrations are growing, Tesla is the second best-selling car in Europe

4.8.2021 | Podľa údajov spoločnosti JATO Dynamics na 26 európskych trhoch bolo minulý mesiac zaregistrovaných 1 268 683 nových osobných automobilov - čo je…
May car registrations in the European Union have risen again

17.6.2021 | In May 2021, passenger car registrations in the European Union rose by 53.4% compared to last year, totalling 891,665 units. Nevertheless, last…

The MOL Group buys a network of 120 OMV service stations in Slovenia

11.6.2021 | The MOL Group entered into an agreement with OMV to acquire a 92.25 percent stake in OMV Slovenija d.o.o., in which the Group's subsidiary, INA…
New car registrations increased by 24.4%

19.5.2021 | In April 2021, new car registrations surged by 218.6% in the European Union because of last year’s low base of comparison. Despite this big…

European new car registrations increased by 63% in March 2021, but still far from pre-pandemic...

5.5.2021 | The best-selling vehicle is the Volkswagen Golf, the electric car is dominated by the Tesla Model 3.
Precise plastic injection will be guaranteed by the company IMS-Drašnar s.r.o.

29.1.2021 | Plastics press of the company IMS-Drašnar s.r.o. operates in a continuous production process 24 hours a day. All construction plastics except PVC…

Kia Motors Slovakia has a new president

19.1.2021 | Seok Bong Kim became the new president and executive director of the Kia Motors Slovakia production plant with effect from 1 January 2021, replacing…
Czech market in 2020: December marked by growth, a fall of 19% for the whole year

13.1.2021 | The end of the year ended with a year-on-year growth of 8.7% on the Czech new car market. Of course, sales fell for the whole year, although there…

Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster

12.1.2021 | Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism…
Another decline in sales of new vehicles in the Czech Republic

11.11.2020 | Coronavirus has again hit new vehicle sales. After an optimistic period, another decline came.

In September, 6,350 new passenger cars were registered in Slovakia

19.10.2020 | In September 2020, the EU passenger car market registered the first increase of the year.
Ensinger s.r.o. invites you to Automotive Hungary (Ipar Napjai 2020)

16.10.2020 | The International Exhibition for the Automotive Industry will take place from 19 to 22 October 2020 in Budapest.

New passenger cars by fuel type in the EU

5.10.2020 | In 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on petrol (58.9%, compared to 56.6% in 2018), while diesel accounted for…
The car exhibition in Nitra will not take place

25.9.2020 | The event was to take place from October 8 to 11. It was supposed to replace the traditional Motor Show, because according to the exhibition center…

Last year, Slovakia had the second highest emissions from new cars in the EU

18.9.2020 | A look at the microdata shows that the difference compared to the European average is mainly due to the purchase of above-average heavy fossil fuel…
The company SILON s.r.o. has decided to enlarge their TABOREN product portfolio for non-flammable...

11.9.2020 | The company SILON s.r.o. has decided to enlarge their TABOREN product portfolio for non-flammable PP compounds. At a time when e-mobility is a big…

Car registration in Slovakia in July

4.9.2020 | The Association of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic (ZAP) informed that in July 2020 it recorded registrations of new passenger cars…
Passenger car registrations: -38.1% first half of 2020; -22.3% in June

16.7.2020 | In June 2020, registrations of new passenger cars in the EU totalled 949,722 units, a drop of 22.3% compared to the same month last year, when…

Czech car market in June 2020: Fall of only 5.2% compared to last year

7.7.2020 | Sales of new cars on the Czech market in the first half of the year were strongly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. But the June results promise…
Back 2 Business – Virtual B2B Auto Expo

3.7.2020 | From June 29 to July 17, 2020, the US Embassy in Bratislava offers virtual meetings with US car manufacturers and automotive suppliers in the US for…

26. General Assembly of ZAP SR

1.7.2020 | On June 24, 2020, a meeting of the highest body of the Association of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic - the General Assembly - took…
Passenger car registrations: -41.5% five months into 2020; -52.3% in May

17.6.2020 | In May 2020, the European passenger car market suffered another sharp drop, with registrations falling by 52.3%.

Motor vehicle production fell to a minimum in April

27.5.2020 | The development of motor vehicle production in April this year will enter the history of the Czech automotive industry. The shutdowns caused by the…
Groupe PSA Slovakia informed about the return to three-shift operation

22.5.2020 | From Monday, May 25 to Friday, May 29, the third work shift will be added at PSA Peugeot Citroën Slovakia.

Carmakers in Germany are requesting financial support from the state in the form of scrapping fees...

7.5.2020 | German carmakers are increasingly demanding state support for the purchase of new vehicles, which would stimulate the demand affected by the corona…
The carmaker TPCA has extended the production shutdown until May 18

4.5.2020 | Kolín - Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) has once again extended its production shutdown due to coronavirus.

GM To Supply Ventilators Under $489 Million Federal Contract

24.4.2020 | General Motors Corp GM. will deliver 30,000 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile by the end of August under a $489.4 million contract…
Jaguar Land Rover plans to resume production in Nitra in the second half of May

24.4.2020 | Jaguar Land Rover plans to gradually resume production from May 18, starting with production plants in Slovakia, the United Kingdom and Austria.