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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedPartsmakers grow in Czech Republic; New and existing components makers get boost from Kolin.(Special Report)(Column)
Automotive News Europe, June, 2005 by Frink, Lyle
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Byline: Lyle Frink
Opening the greenfield Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile factory here dramatically expanded the Czech supplier base.
Although many existing Czech suppliers to local manufacturer Skoda also won work for the joint venture between Toyota and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, a number of new partsmakers opened local operations as well.
Both old and new suppliers learned quickly how to feed the joint venture. About 80 percent by volume and value of the parts for Kolin are Czech made.
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