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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 for the production of buses (2,984 units (+8.2%), motorcycles (444 units (+26.5%), trucks (803 units (+46%)) and trailers (11,228 units (+20.7%). Of the total number of vehicles produced, 40% had an electrified drive – 130,356 purely battery-powered, 26,625 plug-in hybrid and 161,752 hybrid. ...

2025: Second-strongest year in passenger car production, record bus production and sales at an all-time high

The second-strongest year in passenger car production ever, an exceptional year for bus production and record sales – these are the key indicators characterizing the development of 2025 in the member companies of the Automotive Industry Association. These results ...

Hybrids dominate European demand and are also strengthening domestic production

From the beginning of the year to the end of May 2026, a total of 639,681 passenger cars were produced in the country – 4.7% more year-on-year. The production of buses also grew by 2,406 units (+7.2%) and motorcycles by 397 (+34.6%). The share of all e ...

MEPs, government officials and industry representatives discussed the current development of European regulation

The Czech and European automotive industries are entering another key phase in the development of electromobility. It is in the coming months that a decision will be made on whether the European regulatory framework can better reflect real market, technologi ...

Domestic vehicle production surpassed the half-million mark a month earlier, bus production also grew

From January to the end of April, a total of 1,892 buses rolled off the lines of domestic manufacturers – 10.4% more year-on-year. The production of the dominant segment of passenger cars also grew, with 525,293 units manufactured (+7%) and thus surpassing t ...

A Record Start to the Year: Czech Auto Industry Output Hits All-Time High in Q1 2026

In the first quarter, a total of 403,315 road vehicles were produced by domestic automotive companies – an increase of 8.3% year-on-year. The largest part of production was made up of passenger cars, of which 396,880 units rolled off the production lines, fo ...

Strong model lines and growing electrification drive production at Czech automakers

In January and February, a total of 254,534 passenger vehicles were assembled on the lines of domestic manufacturers – 8.6% more year-on-year. The production of buses also grew by 875 units (+1.4%) and motorcycles by 183 units (+81.2%). The share of el ...

Electric vehicles drive January production growth

In the first month of this year, domestic manufacturers produced 10% more passenger cars than in the same period last year, specifically 125,190 units. Motorcycle production also grew, with 63 units manufactured. In contrast, bus production was lower at the beginning of the year, with a&n ...

18 companies received the prestigious Supplier for Car of the Year 2026 award in the Czech Republic

The Automotive Industry Association presents companies that have earned the right to use the prestigious title “Supplier for Car of the Year 2026 in the Czech Republic” in the 32nd annual Car of the Year 2026 survey in the Czech Republic. Parts from domestic companies are not ...

2025: Second strongest year in passenger car production, record year for bus production

Despite a number of challenges, domestic vehicle manufacturers managed to produce a total of 1,445,776 passenger cars in 2025. Despite a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%, they achieved the second best result in history. Bus production also achieved an ...

The auto industry is maintaining performance and transforming, the EU brings another level of uncertainty and burden

From the beginning of the year to the end of November, a total of 1,349,148 passenger vehicles were produced on the lines of domestic manufacturers, which is only slightly below the level of last year’s record year. The production of motorcycles also recorded a& ...

EU package of measures to support the automotive industry: Another level of uncertainty and administrative burden instead of real support

Although the Automotive Industry Association welcomes the fact that the European Commission is finally coming up with the promised package of measures to mitigate the impacts of overly ambitious automotive targets, at first glance it unfortunately appears that th ...

The General Meeting re-elected Martin Jahn as President of the Automotive Industry Association

The General Meeting of the Automotive Industry Association, which took place this year at Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav, once again confirmed the stability and continuity of the leadership of the most important industrial sector in the Czech Republic. The Association members re-elected Mar ...

Electrification is gaining momentum across markets and manufacturing

Between January and October, a total of 1,214,016 passenger cars were assembled in the plants of domestic manufacturers, only 2% less year-on-year than in the same period last year. On the contrary, production in the bus segment grew significantly, reaching 4,588 units (+28.1%), whil ...

One million vehicles produced and the second strongest month of the year

In the first three quarters of this year, a total of 1,089,416 passenger vehicles were assembled on the lines of domestic passenger car manufacturers, only 0.7% less year-on-year. The million-vehicle mark was thus broken again in September, which became the ...

Summer vehicle production exceeded last year’s level

From the beginning of the year to the end of August, a total of 953,433 passenger cars were assembled on the lines of domestic passenger car manufacturers, 2.1% less year-on-year. Despite the plant-wide holidays the production of the summer months of July and August brought higher ye ...

Toyota to launch production of new battery electric vehicle in Kolín. Great news for the Czech automotive industry

The Czech automotive industry is reaching another major milestone. Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has announced that it will start production of its new battery electric vehicle at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ) plant in Kolín and will also build capacity for the assembl ...

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