Škoda Auto a.s.

The Company

Škoda Auto is a Czech automobile manufacturer with its headquarters and development department in Mladá Boleslav. The company produces passenger cars of the models Fabia, Scala, Octavia, Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq and Superb as well as the fully electric models Enyaq and Elroq. Series production takes place at the Czech plants in Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny; at the Vrchlabí plant, automatic dual-clutch transmissions for the entire Volkswagen Group have been manufactured since 2012. Further production sites exist, among others, in China, Germany, India, Slovakia and Ukraine. Škoda Auto is owned as sole shareholder by Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A. and is a member of the Volkswagen Group. In Switzerland, the brand is distributed by AMAG Import AG based in Cham; the range of services includes, among other things, vehicle service, maintenance of electric vehicles, leasing and financing as well as accessories.

Site

Cham

Processes

Vehicle service and maintenance (including electric vehicles), Air-conditioning service and Air-conditioning service PLUS, Basic check, body check, driver assistance check, battery check, Wheel hotel (tyre storage), Service Cam (video documentation of the workshop), Factory extension warranty, LeasingPLUS service packages (service, insurance), Leasing and financing

Founded

1895

Industries

Automotive industry, Mobility

Locations

Products

History

1. 1895

   Founded by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement; manufacture of bicycles of the Slavia brand

2. 1899

   Start of motorcycle production

3. 1905

   First automobile: Voiturette A

4. 1925

   Merger of Laurin & Klement with the Pilsen industrial giant Škoda

5. 1991

   Partnership/merger with Volkswagen

6. 1996

   Market launch of the Škoda Octavia

7. 2012

   Vrchlabí plant manufactures automatic dual-clutch transmissions

8. 2016

   Start of the SUV offensive with the Kodiaq

9. 2017

   Vision E study, first fully electric Škoda

10. 2019

    Introduction of the iV sub-brand for electromobility

11. 2022

    New design language (Vision 7S) and new brand identity