“We continue to see significant fluctuations in the automotive industry. Due to the 5% year-on-year decline in passenger car production, July itself can be assessed positively, but in addition to the market situation, different dates of summer holidays this year and last year now speak in the statistics, “said the president of the association Bohdan Wojnar.
“We will be able to get an overall picture of further development and customer interest after the third quarter, but we still expect at least a fifth decline at the end of this year,” he added, adding that carmakers could not do without state aid, which would have a significant multiplier effect for other sectors.
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“I firmly believe that the government will support companies in the field of employment by extending the Antivirus program until the introduction of systemic exchange work and at the same time introduce other measures to support the competitiveness of Czech companies, such as accelerated depreciation, direct investment in technology, infrastructure, science and research and education. , “He added.
Motorcycle production fell by 70 percent
Bus production continues to catch up with the loss caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In seven months, it fell by eight percent to 2,728 vehicles. In July alone, 497 buses were produced, ie 11.7 percent more than last year. Vysokomýtské Iveco produced 2,473 buses, which is a year-on-year decrease of 7.6 percent.
The only motorcycle manufacturer, Týnec Jawa, produced 278 motorcycles this year. Compared to the previous year, this represents a decrease of 69.9 percent.
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