Domestic car industry increases year-on-year production despite production shortfalls
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 922,446 passenger vehicles have rolled off the production lines in the Czech Republic. This represents a 17.1% increase in production compared to the same period last year. The share of electric vehicles produced is also growing, currently accounting for 12.5% of total production. In the first eight months, 84,499 pure electric and 30,888 plug-in hybrid passenger cars and 16 pure electric buses were produced. In contrast, the summer months of July and August themselves were marked by lower production results. These were caused by planned full-week holidays, but also by unplanned production stoppages due to component shortages. The year-round production results were lower in the bus segment, namely 3 149 units (-6.3%) and 489 uni...
