At the end of November, Northvolt, a Swedish company specialising in batteries for electric vehicles, filed for protection from creditors in the United States. The move is intended to help the company overcome its financial difficulties and enable it to restructure. However, this situation could have a negative impact on European car companie...
It has long been talked about, but many hoped that it would eventually be avoided. But now the reality is inevitable. The German car companies are facing serious problems, which is negatively affecting not only the German economy, but also the Czech economy. According to some experts, the impact on the economy could be worse than originally expe...
After a long time, Škoda Auto, the largest Czech carmaker, is coming up with a completely new model and model range that expands its existing offer. Although the new versions of the Octavia and Kodiaq models introduced by the carmaker are not mere facelifts, they are still upgraded versions of previously launched models. Now, however, Skoda is c...
Online taxi service Uber has entered into a deal with Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, the world's largest, to add 100,000 electric cars to its fleet. Both companies will offer Uber drivers incentives to switch to these vehicles through discounts on maintenance, charging, financing and leasing. The multi-year deal covers Europe and Latin A...
Despite declining interest in electric cars, carmakers are preparing for a massive wave of new models that will be more affordable and better suited to customer needs. One of these new products is the Skoda Elroq, a compact SUV that has the potential to change the electric car market in the Czech Republic and beyond. The Škoda Elroq is a smal...
The manufacturer of power supplies for wireless headphones and smartwatches has made significant progress. The company has developed a new compound that could significantly extend the life of electronic devices. But initial enthusiasm is dampened by a Czech expert. TDK, known to older generations as a maker of cassette tapes and VHS tapes, no...
Automotive giant Skoda Auto has announced that it will increase global vehicle production to more than 888,000 units in 2023, an increase of around 108,000 vehicles compared to the previous year. Of this total, more than 781,000 vehicles will come from the Czech Republic's manufacturing plants in Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny, while over 52,000 ...
Tesla's electric cars are among the most famous vehicles in their industry, paving the way for their mass proliferation. Under Elon Musk's leadership, the company has experienced a meteoric rise, and even though it has missed many deadlines for the launch or delivery of certain models and still hasn't successfully resolved the problems of gettin...
Elon Musk has dismissed a report that he plans to export Tesla cars from China to the US, despite lower production costs reportedly offsetting high tariffs on Chinese imports to the US. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has refuted a report that the company is planning to export electric cars made in China to the US and Canada. Reuters reported that Tesla ...
