January production was one-fifth higher year on year
January production in the passenger car segment, compared to the first month of 2022, was up 21.7% year-on-year. A total of 112,794 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic. Almost 11% of these were electric vehicles. However, the volume of production continues to be negatively affected by faltering supply chains and shortages of certain components. These were particularly evident at the beginning of the year in the decline in production in the bus category, of which 134 units (-37.2%) rolled off the production line. The motorcycle category also recorded a year-on-year decline, with a total of 74 units produced. ...