Vehicle production up again year-on-year
In the Czech Republic, 464,444 passenger vehicles were produced in the first four months, a quarter more than in the same period last year. April alone saw a 20 per cent increase in the number of vehicles produced. However, despite the positive results and the stabilising situation in the passenger car segment, the automotive industry still has to face a shortage of certain components, especially semiconductors, which is mainly reflected in the production of buses and motorcycles. 56 143 electric vehicles were produced from January to the end of April and their share in domestic production rose to 12%, which is 1.9 percentage points more than last year. ...