Porsche Czech Republic, the Volkswagen passenger cars division, handed over the Golden Needles for 2017 in February. At the Augustine Hotel in Prague, the company celebrated the three best sales and service representatives of the Volkswagen brand in the Czech Republic.
Porsche expects to launch a diesel version of the new-generation Cayenne SUV this year and may offer the powertrain in the smaller Macan crossover as well, a top executive said, denying reports that the automaker plans to abandon the technology.
The French government has a message for automakers and suppliers who are grappling with the swift decline of diesel sales. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet with industry leaders in early April to discuss ways to save the 12,000 French jobs related to diesel engines and components.
A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favor of allowing major cities to ban heavily polluting diesel cars, a move likely to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe’s largest market and force automakers to pay for costly modifications.
The winners of the 41st Annual Motorcycle Poll, the 2017 Golden Steering Wheel, took over their trophies. The announcement of the poll was held in the congress hall of the PVA Expo in Letňany, Prague.
Cebia longtime marketing manager Jan Dryák leaves the company on February 28th, 2018. He is heading to one of the big Czech investor groups. Cebia puts on a new press spokesperson on March 1.
A German court on Thursday delayed a ruling on whether major cities can ban heavily polluting diesel cars, which could hit the resale value of 15 million vehicles in Europe’s largest market and force automakers to pay for costly modifications.
Congress should investigate new allegations that Volkswagen Group diesel cars were sold overseas with rigged software after the company’s $14.7 billion settlement of a cheating scandal in the U.S., a Republican lawmaker said.
Kia will add a 48-volt mild hybrid Ceed next year to the compact hatchback’s gasoline and diesel engine lineup, the automaker’s chief operating officer for Europe, Michael Cole, said.
Czech Automobile Industry Association convenes an international conference of Visegrad countries in Prague in mid-April. The topics will be new CO2 emissions regulation and the arrival of clean mobility. Who will be on the invitations list?
Hyundai Motor Czech invited the motorcar journalists to Hyundai Brand Experience Center on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The brand’s leaders evaluated the past year 2017, showing plans and product news for 2018.
German daily newspaper Bild reported that Stadler will be replaced in April because of his handling of Audi’s part in Volkswagen AG’s diesel-emissions scandal, with former Skoda CEO Winfried Vahland seen as his most likely successor.
Jobs have been cut at Vauxhall, Jaguar Land Rover plans production curbs and union bosses fear this is just the prelude. For some in the industry, this is also just the beginning of wider disruption that will be caused by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
The Regional Meeting for Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs from Central Bohemia and Prague, prepared by the CZECH TOP 100 Association, gathered 130 representatives of companies and individual entrepreneurs from both regions. The host of the meeting was the retailer of Mototechna, which belongs to the AAA AUTO Group.
Scuderia Praha, the official dealer of Maserati and Ferrari in the Czech Republic, is launching a new advertising campaign. Its goal is to promote brand excellence as well as to increase sales of the Maserati Levante and Ghibli models, including the communication of their main strengths.
Ford Trucks International announced at a press conference at the Corinthia Hotel Prague entrance to the Czech Republic. Ford Trucks trucks will be distributed by F TRUCKS, an importer for the Czech Republic.
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) recognized the outstanding performance of its European suppliers with the European Supplier Award. A total of 15 suppliers yesterday received awards in various categories at YFAI’s European headquarters in Neuss.
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the automotive alliance, announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with DiDi Chuxing (‘DiDi’), the leading Chinese mobile transportation platform, to explore future business cooperation on a new electric vehicle car-sharing program in the People’s Republic of China.
The Golden Eye for the Best Picture of the 2017 Season of the Motorized Sport Competition has recorded a record 280 photos. The Pozitif Publishing Agency announced 12 finalists.
Porsche Czech Republic Managers Franz Pommer and Vratislav Strašil praised the annual press conference in Prague last year’s results. They also revealed product and business plans for 2018.
