![\"\"](\"https:\/\/autosap.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/petzl-250x250.png\")
“Despite a nearly month-long production shutdown at Toyota Cologne caused by a shortage of components, passenger car manufacturers managed to increase overall production year-on-year from January to February, supporting the performance of the domestic economy. However, the continued year-on-year decline in bus and motorcycle production shows that the chip crisis is not over and both final manufacturers and suppliers will have to face tight supplies well into 2023. In addition, the entire sector is in considerable uncertainty about the way forward in terms of the stalled approval of CO2 targets. We therefore strongly urge the representatives of the States and the European institutions to reach a technology-neutral final agreement as soon as possible. At the same time, we strongly warn of the negative effects that any delay or challenge to the CO2 reduction targets could have on the negotiation of other sectoral standards, in particular Euro 7\/VII. In its current form, we continue to see this as a critical threat to the survival of the industry, jobs and the supply of vehicle models that meet customer demands,”<\/em> says Zden\u011bk Petzl, Executive Director of the Automotive Industry Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
<\/p>\n
Passenger vehicles<\/h5>\n
In January and February, 215,101 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic, 26.2% more than in the first two months of the previous year. Electric vehicles accounted for 22 280 units in the period and accounted for more than 10.3% of domestic car production. A total of 15 923 battery BEVs and 6 357 plug-in hybrid PHEVs were produced.<\/p>\n
\u0160KODA AUTO, the largest domestic carmaker, produced 141,688 passenger cars at its domestic plants in January and February (+28.6%). \u0160KODA produced 10,918 electric cars (battery BEVs and plug-in hybrid PHEVs), i.e. 7.7% of the brand’s total production. Of these, 9,072 were battery BEVs and 1,846 were plug-in hybrids.<\/p>\n
Hyundai’s Nosovice plant produced a total of 54,100 vehicles in the first two months, 17.4% more than in the same period last year. Of the total, 6,851 vehicles were pure electric and 4,511 were plug-in hybrids. Overall, electric vehicles accounted for more than 21% of total production.<\/p>\n
Despite a production shutdown lasting almost the entire month of February, Toyota Cologne produced a total of 19,313 passenger vehicles in the first two months of the year, up 36.9% year-on-year. The increase in production is due to a lower comparative base in the first two months of 2022, in which the carmaker prepared for the launch of a new production line for the Aygo X and also underwent a short-term production shutdown. In light of component shortages and the resulting production shutdown, Toyota produced 1,318 vehicles in February this year, 75.6% fewer than in February 2022.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n