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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 acc ...

It would take you a long time to find a text in this issue of Czech Car Industry that does not mention electromobility in some way. It is not that we have deliberately chosen firms and topics that relate to this phenomenon. That is just the way it is. The transition to alternative drives ...

“We have wasted a lot of time and weakened Europe, but the fact that politicians are much more willing to listen today gives me some hope – even though I know it will be difficult. Now Europe is beginning to realise that it cannot do without some strategic inputs. So far, pe ...

Since the beginning of the system of investment incentives in the Czech Republic in the 1990s, their granting has always been not only an economic but also a political matter. Support for projects has repeatedly been the subject of sometimes acrimonious discussions and the law has been chang ...

The European legislation requiring the sale of zero CO2 cars from 2035 applies only to new vehicles. Cars purchased until then with internal combustion engines can continue to run on petrol and diesel. There are no shortage of them and there will not be for a long time. Cleaner fuel alternat ...

Digiteq Automotive’s unique VXLab for testing user interface concepts validates subjective user data using behavioural research, powerful computers and special hardware. Virtual reality makes testing more comprehensive and efficient. And adapt future developments even more to the needs ...

In the first half of 2023, a total of 738,454 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, 21.7% more than in the same period of the previous year. The month of June itself also recorded a 14% increase, with a total of 142,874 passenger vehicles rolling off the lines of ...

Chips, tiny electrical components without which the modern world can no longer function. Countries are racing to attract companies to produce them in sufficient volume. The European Union has therefore come up with a new law that could benefit Czech manufacturers as well. He is no newcomer t ...

Work and fun, such was the content of the Automotive Leaders Forum event, which took place on 27 June in the functionalist building of Galerie Mánes. For the second year of this unique event, the Association of the Automotive Industry invited not only representatives of AutoSAP member companies, ...

For the twenty-fifth time, the Automotive Industry Association has announced the winners of the Automotive Business of the Year competition. As in previous years, this year’s edition, which assessed the basic economic results of companies in 2022, announced a total of six most suc ...

The automotive industry, a key sector of the Czech economy, confirmed its vitality last year despite a number of challenges. The sales and exports of the member companies of the Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) achieved solid results, showing a year-on-year growth of almos ...

In the Czech Republic, 595,580 passenger vehicles were produced in the first five months. This is almost a quarter more than in the same period last year. The growth trend was confirmed in May itself, when production rose by 9%. This trend is also reflected in the electric vehicle segment, w ...

The Prague City Council is considering a proposal to end free parking for electric cars in Prague. The way in which the fate of this measure is decided is already having a negative impact on the development of electromobility in the Czech Republic. ...

Dear readers, the level of uncertainty is increasing, said, among others, former Slovak Finance Minister, now advisor, Ivan Mikloš at the recent NEWMATEC conference. He was referring to the economy as a whole, but at an event where the challenges facing the automotive industry were discussed ...

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 t ...

100% REWORK, a company that provides services primarily in the field of quality control, has made an investment in the start-up company 24 VISION, which develops applications based on neural networks. The connection with the development company is expected to bring 100% REWORK an eve ...