The new Skoda Citigo city car is the first model in a rapid expansion of Skoda's product line-up, which will include a new hatchback, MPV and a large SUV in the near future. Future Skoda models in the new line-up, which will be increased at a rate of one new car every six months, will be “very attractive products at low prices with low costs”, according to technical chief Eckhard Scholz, adding that the…

Privately-owned Italian casting specialist Fonderia di Torbole is planning a new facility in an industrial zone near Lipany, eastern Slovakia, where it will be making disc brakes as well as other automotive components.

This year, considerably many delegates from all over the world gathered in Portoroz on the Slovenian Adriatic. With more than 400 participants from 27 countries, Chairwoman Mrjam Jan-Blazic was able to announce a record number with her organizing committee from WFO. In more than 100 lectures on various aspects of foundry technology and industry, strong foundations were presented and more than 70 exhibitors…

The Slovenian Foundry Association under the leadership of Msci Dipl.-Ing. Mirjam Jan-Blažič invites you to the 60th anniversary of the international foundry conference in Portoroz on the Adriatic. In 1953 the Association of Slovenian Foundry Specialists was founded in Ljubljana, always with the aim of leading a lively exchange with international experts beyond the borders of former Yugoslavia. On the one…

AlCircle reports that Slovenian aluminum company Talum will shut down its remaining aluminum electrolysis furnaces in April. The Kidričevo-based company has recently shifted its focus to aluminum processing and other more lucrative activities and is refraining from producing primary aluminum Due to the sharp increase in energy prices, Talum was required to reduce primary aluminum production to about 20 per…

COOKSON, the industrial materials group, issued a profits warning after its ceramics division was hit by the sharp slowdown in steel production . The firm's shares closed down 24.4 per cent, or 42p, at 130p after Cookson said this year's performance was likely to be below previous expectations. Cookson said its overall result was still likely to be significantly ahead of 2007 thanks to the weakening of…

It is reported that Kia Motors, which produces cars in Zilina at the foot of the pine clad Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, has trimmed shifts to 6 hours from 8 as it dials back production 15%. Such cutbacks may seem mild compared with the troubles in Michigan, but they're a big deal for this nation of 5.4 million people. Some 80,000 Slovaks work for the automakers and a dense cluster of suppliers, such as…

BMW India said it may miss the target of selling 10,000 vehicles in the domestic market as the luxury segment has also been affected by the slowdown witnessed in the automobile industry. Mr Andreas Schaaf president of BMW India told reporters that “Yes, it is increasingly becoming tough and we could miss our target of selling 10,000 units this year.” He said the month of October, which is usually one of the…

Economic Times reported that car sales in June have continued the dismal trend of the past few months on the back of a negative market sentiment. Demand is believed to be subdued due to a combination of high interest rates, rising petrol prices and uncertainties on the future of Government policy on diesel cars. The third largest player TATA Motors posted a 22% drop in sales for the month to 17,244 units.…