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Summer marked by preparations for the production of new models

18/09/2026

A total of 187,280 vehicles were produced in July and August. Since the beginning of the year, manufacturers have assembled a total of 966,888 passenger cars. Despite summer shutdowns and holidays, this represents a year-on-year growth of 1.4%. The production of buses also performed well, with 3,638 (+2.8%) and motorcycles with 527 (+0.4%). Electrified vehicles also recorded a further year-on-year increase. Since the beginning of the year, 401,600 (+27%) have been produced, representing 41.35% of total production. 201,700 vehicles were hybrid, 33,389 plug-in hybrid and 166,511 pure electric. ...

14/09/2026

Read the new issue of Czech Automotive Industry Magazine

We are happy with each new issue of Czech Automotive Industry. And perhaps even more so than ever before. It’s not just about the magazine itself, but about what precedes it. Visits to plants, meetings with people whose work the automotive industry relies on. And the experience ...

09/09/2026

Don’t say it can’t be done until you try it, says Petr Michník from HMMC

Financial crisis, Covid, the emergence of Chinese competition – Petr Michník, head of the administrative division of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech, has experienced several major upheavals at the carmaker in twenty years. Today, he considers one of the biggest ...

04/09/2026

The American Auto Industry. Returning to Manufacturing as the Path to the Future

The United States remains one of the world’s largest and most important automotive markets. Beneath the surface of relatively stable sales numbers, however, the American automotive landscape is changing rapidly. Production is shifting to new regions, tariffs are affecting inves ...

17/07/2026

Over three quarters of a million vehicles produced in the first half of the year. The Czech automotive industry maintains strong performance.

In the first half of 2026, a total of 780,378 passenger cars were assembled on the lines of domestic manufacturers, up 4.4% year-on-year. In June alone, production showed a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Higher year-on-year values were also recorded f ...