Czech car production rises by 1.4 percent

Czech carmakers produced 966,888 passenger cars in the first eight months of this year, up 1.4 percent year-on-year, according to the Czech Automotive Industry Association. Production in July and August alone reached 187,280 vehicles despite scheduled shutdowns and summer holidays. The manufacture of electric vehicles increased significantly, rising by 27 percent year-on-year to 401,600 vehicles. This included 201,700 hybrids, 33,389 plug-in hybrids and 166,511 fully electric cars.