12.4.2010
zdroj: Czech business weekly
Autotracer checked 95,000 cars
The Autotracer system on website zkontrolujsiauto.cz checked 95,000 cars during one year of operation, according to site operator Cebia. Users of this systemare car buyers, used car dealers and authorized new car dealers that check on trade-ins. Customers mainly want information about the servicing record, tachometer status and year of manufacture. These are the data that are most likely to be falsified and avemost influence on the price of the car. According to the latest statistics, there are around 1million cars with altered tachometers in the Czech Republic and another 200,000 more are registered every year.
Škoda to increasewages, strike is off
Management at carmaker ŠkodaAuto finally made an agreement with its union after months of negotiations about wage adjustments and avoided the risk of a strike. Wages in Škoda Auto will increase by 2.7 percent as of April. Employees will also receive an extra one-time payment of Kč 10,000 (€398) for April, according to the union. Just before making an agreement, the union refused a fifth offer made by the company that ensured a 2.5 percent salary increase for April to October and another 0.2 percent increase afterward. The one-time extra payment was supposed to be Kč 9,000 in this proposal. The union agreed to a final proposal of a 2.7 percent increase and a one-time payment of Kč 10,000. The company will also increase contributions to additional pension insurance by Kč 50 amonth. The agreement is valid tillMarch 2011.
Renault announced its 150,000 car sale
The Czech branch of Renault has sold a total of 150,000 cars in the Czech Republic since 1991, brand spokeswoman Jitka Skaličková announced. Renault was already known in this country before November 1989. The company set up a headquarters and dealership network in Czechoslovakia at the beginning of 1991. The independent company Renault Česká republika was founded 1994. Renault currently has a network of 60 dealers in Czech Republic and has been among the top car brands in sales for several years. The company held title of top importer in the Czech Republic in 2002, ’03 and ’05.
