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Czech village stuck in middle.(Opinion)(Brief article)

Automotive News Europe, May, 2006

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The tiny eastern Czech village of Nosovice is a pawn in a global game of political intrigue. Nosovice is where Hyundai will build a new auto assembly plant. Everybody knows this.

But when? The original business plan was to open in late 2008. But increasingly, the [euro]1 billion project has less and less to do with manufacturing.

Now the plant is on hold indefinitely while Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo is in jail on charges of corruption and bribery.

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Automotive Industry

Czech village stuck in middle.(Opinion)(Brief article)

Automotive News Europe, May, 2006

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