Automotive, page 2

Updates on production, innovation and investment in Slovakia's largest industry: automobile manufacturing

Volvo plant in KoŔice.

How the works on the Volvo plant continue

European Commission recently approved state incentives for the carmaker.

Rodster by the Slovak company Patak Motors.
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Retro city car to be produced in southern Slovakia

Manufacturer aiming for lovers of vintage cars and environmentally-aware.

Minebea Slovakia has opened its new research and development (R&D) building in KoŔice.

Japan manufacturer opens new R&D centre in KoŔice

Creating jobs for highly qualified people can help the region to reverse brain drain.

One of InoBat's batteries.

E-car battery production launches, Slovakia 5th European country to do so

Slovak company Inobat with plans for giga-factory.

AirCar on its way from Nitra to Bratislava
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Slovak flying car to be produced in China

The deal should keep the project, which originated in Slovakia, airborne.

Motor shows are popular in Slovakia.

Ageing car fleet, preference for SUVs, weighs on environment

Out of total 2.8 million passenger and small commercial cars, only 12,000 are battery electric cars.

Car production in JLR in Nitra

Car production returns to pre-Covid figures in Slovakia

Car producers prepare for electric challenge.

The Slovak plant will create with the Ghent plant in western Europe (Belgium) and the Torslanda Plant in northern Europe (Sweden) the European triangle.

Volvo gears up to produce e-cars in Slovakia from 2026

The €1.2-billion investment should help the local car industry shift towards full electrification.

Production in JLR plant in Nitra

Slovakia's automotive shifts to electrification

All Slovakia’s car plants should be making fully electric cars within a few years.

Volkswagen Passat was the first model ever to be produced in Bratislava after Volkswagen started vehicle production in Slovakia in 1991.

Some car models in, some out

Models’ portfolio of carmakers in Slovakia change, mother companies invest heavily in Slovakia.

The Slovak government and the Slovak-Chinese company GIB sign a deal on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
Barbara Bergmeier, executive director of industrial operations at JLR

British car maker will start e-car production in Nitra "in this decade"

Other car manufacturers in Slovakia already produce electric cars.

Winter in Bratislava.

Winter tire season begins

Drivers urged not to wait to change tires.

The new Citroƫn ƫ-C3 model.
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The Å koda Fabia model.

Å koda launches digital car rental in Slovakia

The selection includes new and well-maintained vehicles no more than 9 months old.

One of InoBat's batteries.

First strategic investment into Slovak battery maker is from China

Chinese company linked to carmaker Volkswagen.

No let up in fuel price rises

But situation not as dramatic as a year ago.

The new research and development centre in the Schaeffler Group plant in Kysuce.

Schaeffler opens R&D centre in Slovakia with jobs for dozens

Investment includes a new laboratory and modernised testing area.

Four major carmakers produce in Slovakia.

Slovakia opposes new Euro 7 emissions norm along with seven EU countries

Euro 7 and ban on sale of new fossil fuels cars as of 2035 have become pre-election themes in Slovakia.

The number of electric cars driving Slovak roads remains low.

Slovaks cannot afford electric cars like their peers in western Europe

Purchasing electric cars is closely linked to the annual net income of people, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association found out.

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