A total of 24,950 vehicles were destined for the domestic market, i.e. 10.2 percent more than in the previous year, and 328,820 cars were exported by automakers, which is a year-on-year increase of 33.4 percent.
The largest Škoda Auto increased production by 42.4 percent to 231,652 cars, Hyundai from Nošovice produced 88,300 vehicles, i.e. 18.8 percent more year-on-year, Toyota from Cologne increased production by 5.2 percent to 33,818 cars.
“Although the situation in the supply chain is still not simple and the production capacities of individual components will need to be rebalanced with the ongoing demand for vehicles, I perceive a gradual return to equilibrium. It is all the more important to prevent counterproductive regulatory intervention in the market, which threatens, for example, in the case of the adoption of the Euro 7 standard in its current form,” said Martin Jahn, president of the Association of the Automotive Industry.
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In the first quarter, 1,101 buses were produced in the Czech Republic, which was a year-on-year decrease of 11.6 percent. Of these, 57 buses were intended for the domestic market and the remaining 1,099 were exported. 1,025 cars were produced in Iveco CR in Vysokmyth, i.e. 9.7 percent less than last year. SOR Libchavy produced 71 buses, which was 22.8 percent less year-on-year.
Tatra Trucks, which is the only truck manufacturer among the members of the association, produced 361 vehicles in the first quarter, i.e. 59 units more than in the same period last year. Tatra exported a total of 284 cars.
Týnecká Jawa produced 183 motorcycles, i.e. 495 units less than last year. Out of the total production, 88 motorcycles of this brand were placed on the Czech market.
Between January and March, domestic manufacturers produced 4,607 trailers and semi-trailers of all sizes, i.e. 18.6 percent less year-on-year. Agados produced 4,038 trailers under 3.5 tons, a decrease of 18.8 percent. Schwarzmüller produced 434 large trailers, a quarter less than in the same period last year. Conversely, Panav increased production by 21.6 percent to 135 trailers and semi-trailers.
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