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The Automotive Industry Association welcomes Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ announced plan to build a new production plant in Cheb with a capacity of up to 25,000 trucks per year. This project represents a significant boost to the Czech automotive industry and, at the same time, exp ...

You might also be wondering what Škoda Auto’s recipe for success is? What does it do differently than other European automakers that it is achieving record results even in these difficult times for the automotive industry? I asked for you, but don’t expect any miracu ...

A fairly comprehensive picture of the state of the automotive sector could be drawn from the headlines of the articles in this issue of the magazine alone. If you want to start with the overall situation and an attempt to find answers to questions about how to keep Central and Eastern Eur ...

Summer is coming to an end, and we dare say that few managers, especially in the automotive industry, have treated themselves to the true luxury of disconnecting from their phones, emails, and messages during their vacations. These are too dynamic times. Just look back at the last few weeks, and ...

For the twenty-seventh 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 2024, announced a total of si ...

More than one hundred and twenty participants from the automotive industry, government, business and academia gathered on 24 June 2025 in Prague’s FUZE restaurant in the iconic Masarycka building for the fourth edition of the Automotive Leaders Forum. The event, organised by th ...

The current issue of the Czech Car Industry magazine is – in the broadest sense of the word – European. In fact, it focuses on the Automotive Action Plan recently presented by the European Commission. The ambitious document is intended to be a compass for the transformati ...

The Czech and European automotive industry stands at a critical crossroads. Maintaining the EU’s position as an economic power requires more than a long-term strategy – a fundamental change in the EU’s regulatory approach is essential. Without an ...

Security has been the number one issue in the European Union in recent weeks. There is talk about the percentage that each country should give to strengthen its defence, and there is consideration of loosening budget rules so that countries can take on more debt. None of them is in such a ...

Opening a strategic dialogue and public consultation on the future of the automotive industry is a step in the right direction. However, given the urgency of the challenges facing the sector, Europe needs concrete solutions, not endless discussions. We ...

Imagine such an absurd thing: that a chip intervened in a fight between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva Edison at the end of the 19th century. The merciless tug-of-war between former colleagues over whether the world should use alternating or direct current might not have happened at all. ...

If a quarterly journal wants to maintain a certain degree of relevance in the three-month interval, it must contain topics that are timeless or forward-looking. I dare say that in ...

More than a hundred guests gathered at the unique work and social event Automotive Leaders Forum at the Mánes Gallery this year. This time the Automotive Industry Association prepared it with an emphasis on sustainability. The evening included a tour of the exhibition on sustain ...

For the twenty-sixth 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 2023, anno ...

Nobody can see into anybody’s head. However, based on many interviews, one can roughly guess what occupies the brain capacity of automotive managers. We have tried to do so in this issue of Czech Car Industry. And here are our findings. David Kříž, head of Iveco in the Czech Republic, ...

The Czech and European automotive sector is going through a crucial period in its history. With the European elections approaching, it is therefore essential to focus fully on charting a path towards its continued prosperity and strengthening its global relevanc ...