In the Czech Republic, 1,424 buses were also produced in four months, which is 7.2 percent more than a year ago. Manufacturers of motorcycles in the Czech Republic produced 361, which is 167.4 percent than a year ago.
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“In the year-on-year comparison, however, it is necessary to take into account the fact that last year production was practically stopped in the second half of March and in April, with a few exceptions,” the association added.
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“In the course of the year so far, we have been watching with a slight optimism a gradual return to the volume of production from before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. While in the first three months the production of passenger cars was lower by 8.6 percent compared to 2019, between January and April this difference was only 7.4 percent, “said Zdeněk Petzl, Executive Director of the Association of the Automotive Industry.
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He also reminded that the situation in this sector is further complicated. Carmakers have to deal with a global shortage of semiconductors.
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