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US tariffs will hurt carmakers, their suppliers and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic

The Automotive Industry Association expresses its serious concern about the announcement by the US President to impose additional tariffs of 25% on all non-US manufactured vehicles. These duties, which are due to come into force on 3 April, pose a direct threat to the economy of European manufacturers and suppliers, disrupting global supply chains and threatening their competitiveness at a time when the automotive industry is facing a major transformation and increasing international competition. At the same time, they send a disastrous signal for rules-based free trade and will also have a negative impact on consumers, including those in North America. ...

Lower production intensity continues in February

In the first two months of this year, a total of 234,341 passenger cars were completed on the lines of domestic manufacturers, i.e. 11% fewer vehicles year-on-year. Production of motorcycles was also lower, with 101 units produced. On the other hand, product ...

Second round of the strategic dialogue on the future of the European automotive industry

The Automotive Industry Association welcomes the discussion on a more pragmatic approach to decarbonisation and appreciates the recognition of the urgent need to address the senseless penalties for the impending failure to meet the 2025 and 2026 targets, but also points to ...

Start of the year with a cool production dynamics

In the first month of this year, 14% fewer passenger vehicles rolled off the lines of domestic manufacturers year-on-year, namely 113,826 units. The production of motorcycles also recorded lower production values, with 47 units produced. On the other hand, the pr ...

Suppliers for Car of the Year 2025 in the Czech Republic

The Automotive Industry Association presents companies that, within the framework of the twenty-ninth year of the Car of the Year 2025 in the Czech Republic survey, have been awarded the right to use the prestigious designation “Supplier for the Car of the ...

2024: A year of record passenger car production

Despite a number of challenges, domestic car manufacturers managed to increase production by 3.9% year-on-year in 2024, reaching a historical high of 1,452,881 passenger cars produced. Production of trucks also performed well, with 1,522 (+6.3%), motorc ...

Vehicle production continues to slow down at the end of the year

From the beginning of the year to the end of November, a total of 1,365,816 passenger vehicles were produced on the lines of domestic vehicle manufacturers, i.e. 5% more than in the same cumulative period of the previous year. However, compared to the beginning of the year, the pace ...

Vehicle production slows down at the end of the year

Between January and October, a total of 1,239,141 passenger cars rolled off the lines of domestic manufacturers, i.e. 6.6% more than in the same period last year. 127,222 vehicles produced so far have been electric, of which 95,657 are pure battery and 31,565 plug-in hybrids. In perc ...

Amendment on autonomous vehicles: a step towards wider use of autonomous technologies on our roads

The Ministry of Transport, in cooperation with the Association of the Automotive Industry and the Association of Automobile Importers, has prepared an amendment to the laws that will allo ...

One million vehicles produced again in September this year, but with a significantly higher lead than last year

In the first three quarters of this year, domestic automotive companies produced a total of 1,097,257 passenger vehicles, i.e. 7.8% more vehicles than in the same period last year. The one million vehicle production mark was broken again in September, but th ...

Minister Kupka and the Automotive Industry Association join forces for a realistic and fundamental change in CO2 emission limits for cars and vans

Transport Minister Martin Kupka and the Association of the Automotive Industry (AutoSAP) are working together to adjust the current CO2 emission limits for cars and vans. It shows that Europe needs a systematic change towards decarbonisation and needs to respond more flexibly to the ...

Vehicle production in the Czech Republic is growing despite a slight cooling in the main European markets

Since the beginning of the year, 973,560 vehicles have been completed on the lines of domestic passenger car manufacturers, which is 5.5% more than in the same period last year. Significant growth was recorded in the motorcycle category, where production grew by more than 60% to a to ...

Car production records record half-year

In the first half of 2024, the Czech car industry achieved the highest first-half production result in the history of the Czech Republic. In the first six months, a total of 774,310 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, i.e. 4.9% more than in the same period of the ...

2023: Growth in vehicle production, sales and exports

Return to pre-crisis production values, year-on-year growth of exports by more than 23 percent and sales to almost CZK 1.5 trillion – these are the basic attributes that can be used to characterize the development of the member companies of the Automotive Industry ...

Vehicle production in the Czech Republic continues to grow

In the Czech Republic, 651,935 passenger vehicles were produced in the first five months. This is almost 10% more than in the same period last year. The motorcycle category recorded significant growth, with production up by 46.5% to 476 units. There was a sl ...

Tariffs on Chinese electric cars are not the solution

We note that the European Commission has proposed the imposition of provisional countervailing duties on imports of electric vehicles manufactured in China. The Automotive Industry Association has long supported fair and open trade based on a level playing f ...

Vehicle production already passed the half-million mark in April

In the first four months of 2024, a total of 531,355 vehicles have already been completed on the lines of domestic passenger vehicle manufacturers, i.e. 14.4% more than last year. The half a million vehicles produced mark was thus surpassed a month ...

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