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January production in the passenger car segment, compared to the first month of 2022, was up 21.7% year-on-year. A total of 112,794 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic. Almost 11% of these were electric vehicles. However, the volume of production continues to be negatively affected by faltering supply chains and shortages of certain components. These were particularly evident at the beginning of the year in the decline in production in the bus category, of which 134 units (-37.2%) rolled off the production line. The motorcycle category also recorded a year-on-year decline, with a total of 74 units produced.
“Despite the continuing tightness in supply chains and shortages of some components, passenger car manufacturers managed to achieve a nearly 22% increase in production in January. Thus, approaching the pre-crisis production levels positively supported the domestic economy. However, the year-on-year decline in bus production shows that the coming year 2023 will not be easy for the Czech automotive industry either. This is confirmed by the passenger vehicle production estimates for February and March. In addition, manufacturers are literally overwhelmed by an excessive amount of new European legislation, whether in the form of the unacceptable proposal for new Euro 7/VII emission standards or increased pressure for the accelerated introduction of electromobility in heavy goods vehicles and buses. It is therefore critical that we work with the government to achieve changes that will ensure that mobility and the services associated with it remain affordable for Czech citizens,” says Zdeněk Petzl, Executive Director of the Automotive Industry Association.
In January, 112,794 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, 21.7% more than in the first month of the previous year. Electric vehicles accounted for 11 910 units at the beginning of the year and accounted for more than 10% of domestic car production. A total of 8,665 battery BEVs and 3,245 plug-in hybrid PHEVs were produced.
ŠKODA AUTO, the largest domestic carmaker, produced 70,599 passenger cars (+13.2%) at its domestic plants in the first month. ŠKODA produced 7,095 electric cars (battery BEVs and plug-in hybrid PHEVs), i.e. 10% of the brand’s total production. Of these, 5,437 were battery BEVs and 1,658 were plug-in hybrids.
Hyundai’s Nosovice plant produced a total of 24,200 vehicles in the first month, 12% more than in the same period last year. Of the total, 3,228 vehicles were pure electric and 1,587 were plug-in hybrids. Overall, electric vehicles accounted for almost 20% of total production.
January production at Toyota of Cologne was also significantly higher year-on-year. 17,995 cars were produced, which is 106.7% more than in January 2022. In absolute terms, 9,291 more passenger cars were produced in Cologne in the period. Hybrid vehicles (HEVs) accounted for over 54% of production.
In January 2023, 134 fewer buses were produced in the Czech Republic than in January last year. The total value of January production reached 226 buses, a -37.2% decrease compared to the previous year.
IVECO CR in Vyso Mity produced 214 buses, 35.2% less than in the same period last year. SOR Libchavy managed to produce 10 buses in the first months of this year, i.e. 18 less (-64.3%) than last year. KHMC produced 2 minibuses in January. In the electric drive segment, no electric bus was produced in January.
Traditional motorcycle manufacturer JAWA Moto also recorded a decline in production in January. A total of 74 motorcycles (-72.2%) rolled off the domestic brand’s production line in January, down 192 motorcycles in absolute terms year-on-year.
