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Current AffairsCar manufacturers in Czech Republic to roll out new mid-priced vehicles in 2012
Despite gloomy news and grim forecasts almost all around these days one
sector of the economy - namely the automotive industry – is in top gear.
In 2011, two out of three manufacturers – Hyundai and Škoda Auto exceeded
previous expectations, and while TPCA suffered a drop in production, all
three together produced a record 1,186,000 vehicles. And they are gearing
up for an equally good year in 2012, reading to launch mid-priced new or
revamped models aimed at both the domestic market and markets abroad. More
SpotlightKolín - more than just a railway junction
Surrounded by railway sidings and industrial estates, it's easy to get the
impression that Kolín is simply a town travellers pass through on the way
from the Czech capital to the nearby tourist-friendly Kutná Hora.
Nevertheless, anyone who gets off the train in Kolín and takes the trouble
to walk the short distance past the factories and business parks to the
city centre will find that it is a place worth visiting. More
Current AffairsMemorial to two bears from popular Czech cartoon unveiled in Kolín
The central Bohemian town of Kolín, some 60 km east of Prague, was the
scene of an unusual ceremony on Sunday. Local enthusiasts unveiled a
memorial to two cartoon characters – two bears, who allegedly met outside
the town, and whose adventures captured the imaginations of several
generations of Czechs since their creation in mid 1960s.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s Business News: business confidence slips in March; Prague
airport advances hub ambitions; eBay seeks to sell in Czech; car makers on
same results track; and exchange plans represent gain for Czech capital.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s Business News: fewer workers in the population; equipment
producer lands prestigious helicopter contract; TPCA plant in car recall;
performance related pay sought for top state bosses; and Czech-owned
brewery bucks downward sales.
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MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: Czech Radio’s Regina building and the City Tower on
Pankrác Plain, a comment on president Václav Klaus’s speech in the
European Parliament, a request for a programme about the Czech brass-music
composer František Kmoch. Listeners quoted: Tony Nuttall, Jaromír Hauzar,
Karl Strauss.
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PanoramaBehind the scenes at one of the country’s biggest car factory
Car making has been one of the motors of the Czech Republic’s economic
boom of recent years, and for this edition of Panorama I’ve come to one
of the centres of the country’s motor industry. The central Bohemian
town
of Kolín – around 50 kilometres from Prague – is home to one of
country’s biggest and most modern car factories. The Toyota, Peugeot and
Citroen automobiles plant – commonly referred to as TPCA – produces an
incredible 1100 cars every day. It’s spokesman – and our guide today
– is Radek Kňava. More
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