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Auto market stalls [Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, 2004]
After a banner sales year, dealers of new, used cars experience a decline in demand for imported and domestic vehicles
Lease wise [May 13 - 20, 2004]
Outsourcing management of company cars is on the rise
Wheeling & dealing [Feb. 12 - 19, 2004]
Skoda museum showcases industrial might
Historic cars still look stylish [Feb. 12 - 19, 2004]
National Technical Museum's collection shines
Size isn't everything [Jan. 15 - 22, 2004]
Price still the name of the game as small, midsize cars hold roads in New Year
Lighting the way [Nov. 6 - 12, 2003]
Bendable lights help drivers negotiate twists and turns
Loan options turn car buyers into owners [Nov. 6 - 12, 2003]
Lenders lure drivers by offering auto shoppers alternatives to leasing
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Trade Fairs |
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Trade Fairs
From all corners of Europe, a fleet of exhibitors is converging on Prague and Brno this year
Trade Fairs
SPORTS, FASHION, TRAVEL
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CAREERS |
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RECREATION |
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'Tis the season [May. 27, 2004]
Summer gadget shopping for the great outdoors
In the pocket [Oct. 9 - 16, 2003]
Getting behind the eight ball at Prague's pool palaces
Tenpin passion [July 17 - 24, 2003]
City's alleys offer a way to enjoy spare time
Hidden depths [May 29 - June 4, 2003]
Despite the lack of coastline, Prague has no shortage of dive shops and schools
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TRANSLATION |
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
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SPORTS & FITNESS |
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Ice land [Jan. 15 - 21, 2003]
Places to skate are at every turn, just not at every hour
Oddball group is runaway success [Jan. 15 - 21, 2003]
Hash House Harriers bring weird and global tradition to Prague
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AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS
2003 • New-car sales rose 1.2 percent in the country last year but slumped in the final quarter, according to figures released Jan. 9 by the Association of Car Importers. A total of 149,535 new cars were sold. Sales were up 4.6 percent year on year at the end of September, but fourth-quarter sales were the weakest in five years.
SKODA • The leading Czech carmaker's sales declined in 2003, dropping its market share from one-half to just under 48 percent. The company sold 71,375 cars, down 2,500 from 2002. Skoda's Fabia was the country's most popular model, with nearly 50,000 sold.
IMPORTS • Renault was the biggest auto importer in the country last year with 9,135 Czech sales, followed by Peugeot, Volkswagen and Ford. The top-selling import model was the Peugeot 206.
USED • Used-car dealer AAA Auto increased sales by 10 percent in 2003, moving 43,000 vehicles, the company announced Jan. 8. AAA announced revenue of 7 billion Kc ($280 million), up 1 billion Kc year on year, and said it may expand into new-car sales after the country joins the European Union in May.
JOBS • The Toyota-Peugeot-Citroen consortium wants 1,300 people working at its plant in Kolin, central Bohemia, by the middle of this year, the head of the partnership announced earlier this month. Construction of the 350 million euro (11.2 billion Kc/$444.5 million) factory is scheduled to begin this month and take a year.
BUSES • Karosa, the country's largest bus manufacturer, increased revenues 4 percent to a record 5.6 billion Kc ($224 million) last year despite selling slightly fewer vehicles, the east Bohemia-based company announced Jan. 9. Karosa sold 1,522 buses, 32 fewer than in 2002, but focused on marketing more-expensive models. More than half its sales were to France, where the company controls 20 percent of the bus market.
PRICES • New cars will get more expensive in 2004, despite the reduction in the import duty on vehicles made outside the European Union, according to Hospodarske noviny. Contrary to analysts' expectation late last year that cars would get cheaper when the duty dropped from 17 to 10 percent, Japanese and Korean manufacturers are likely to put the savings into improved equipment rather than lower prices, the paper reported. Most European automakers expect to raise prices this year.
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