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e Czech Republic has a long-term de cit in the balance of foreign trade in motor vehicles for the transport of goods and for special purposes. In 2023, the Czech Republic imported goods and special vehicles worth less than CZK 30 billion and exported vehicles worth CZK 11 billion. On the other hand, in the category of passenger motor vehicles for public transport (buses), the Czech foreign trade balance is positive. In 2023, the Czech Republic exported buses worth CZK 23 billion and imported vehicles worth CZK 3.6 billion. e second most important category of foreign trade within the automotive industry is the export of parts and accessories for motor vehicles. is reached CZK 383 billion in 2023, representing 34% of the total automotive exports from the Czech Republic. e value of imports of parts and accessories in 2023 was CZK 284 billion. e relatively high level of imports of parts and accessories to the Czech Republic compared to its exports shows that the import intensity of the Czech automotive industry is relatively high. And also, that the European automotive industry is strongly interconnected across countries. In the case of parts and accessories, 43% of exports went to Germany. is was followed by the Slovak market (12%), France (6%), Hungary (5%) and Poland (5%). Fig. 3.24: Foreign trade in motor vehicle parts and accessories (CZK billion)

Source: Czech Statistical Office, Note: Classification of goods SITC 784 e statistics on foreign trade in cross-border terms provide data on the export and import of new passenger cars with electric drive only (battery electric vehicles) from/to the Czech Republic. As pure battery electric cars have been produced in Czech factories since around 2020, these exports have been growing. In 2023, according to the Czech Statistical O ce, 129,000 passenger cars (and other motor vehicles designed primarily for transporting fewer than 10 people) with only an electric drive motor were exported from the Czech Republic, with a value of CZK 104 billion. Of these, 31 % went to Germany, one-tenth to France and 8 % to the United Kingdom. By contrast,

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