Slovakia

Slovakia's car market continues to enjoy positive growth. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, ACEA, new car registrations rose by 8.4% in December 2006... 2007-02-13

Kia is stepping up its European offensive. The South Korean carmaker's C-segment Ceed vehicles have begun to roll off the assembly line at its new manufacturing plant in Zilina, Slovakia,... 2006-12-11

After boosting output by some 20,000 units this year, Volkswagen's Slovakian plant is running at full capacity. The German manufacturer expects to turn out 240,000 vehicles this year,... 2006-12-08

PSA Peugeot-Citroën has indicated that it will not build the additional SKK13.4bn production line that it planned the construct in Trnava.The change of heart is unsurprising. BMI... 2006-09-12

PSA Peugeot-Citroën has indicated that it will not build the additional SKK13.4bn production line that it planned the construct in Trnava.The change of heart is unsurprising. BMI... 2006-09-12

Slovakian automotive sales grew 14.2% y-o-y in the first half of 2006 to 38,886 units, with passenger car sales growing 6.2% and light commercial vehicle sales up 51.3%. Skoda passenger... 2006-07-27

US automotive parts firm Visteon has begun production at its new EUR40mn plant in Nitra, Slovakia.The Nitra plant is designed to become an important base for the production of plastics... 2006-05-31

Figures published by the Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic show that Skoda's dominance of the Slovakian market is being challenged by the Peugeot Citroën

Volkswagen Slovakia plans to raise output by 9.9% y-o-y to 240,000 vehicles in 2006, according to company chairman Thomas Schmall this week. The company invested SKK2bn (EUR60mn)... 2006-05-19

Volkswagen looks set to move production of its Polo model from Spain to its Bratislava plant in Slovakia. The Polo is already manufactured at Bratislava along with the Touareg and... 2006-04-26