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Thursday, Oct 29
SKODA SUCCESS IN WHEEL MAGAZINE’S ‘GOLD STAR CARS’ AWARDS
BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – October 29, 2009: Wheels Magazine has awarded its 2009 ‘Gold Star Cars’ and Škoda has taken out the award in two categories with the Octavia and Superb.
Monday, Oct 19
YETI SPOTTER DRIVES AWAY WITH PRIZE SKODA IN UK
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – October 19, 2009: A mother of three from Walsall is now the proud owner of a new Škoda Yeti after scooping the car as the main prize in a nationwide competition. Thousands of people across the UK followed the trail of the Yeti as part of its launch marketing camp...
Saturday, Oct 3
SKODA AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES ITS VEHICLE FOR THE GLOBAL GREEN CAR CHALLENGE
The newly launched Škoda Superb, the most luxurious car Škoda has ever built, is officially taking part in the Global Green Car Challenge later this month. With its timeless design and spacious interior, combined with class leading fuel efficient technology, the Superb will truly mark...
Thursday, Sep 24
SKODA SUPERB HONOURED IN TOWCAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2010
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM - September 24, 2009: The Škoda Superb 3.6 V6 260bhp 4x4 DSG has won the All-Wheel Drive Vehicles Under 1800kg category in the 2010 Towcar of the Year awards. This is the second year running that the Superb has been honoured, with the 2.0 TDI proving itself a capab...
Friday, Jun 12
SKODA SCORES ANOTHER TOP FIVE FINISH IN JD POWER SURVEY
Happy Škoda owners have once more ranked the brand as one of the top five manufacturers in the JD Power & Associates Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey. The Škoda Octavia was named Best Small Family Car for the third year in a row.
Thursday, Jun 4
SKODA MOTORSPORT TO APPEAR AT YPRES RALLY IN BELGIUM
After the successful premiere at the Monte Carlo Rally in January and the second-place finish at the Azores Rally in May, the Mladá Boleslav-based team Škoda Motorsport has announced that it will appear at the next IRC event, the Ypres Rally in Belgium (18 – 20 June). The highly competitiv...
Sunday, May 31
ŠKODA AUTO PLANT IN VRCHLABÍ CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Škoda Auto commemorated the 100th anniversary of its subsidiary plant in Vrchlabí this weekend. Last year in September, the plant celebrated one millionth vehicle manufactured after the merger with Volkswagen in 1991.
Wednesday, May 13
MASS PRODUCTION OF ŠKODA YETI LAUNCHED
The first Škoda Yeti rolled off the assembly line at Škoda’s Kvasiny, Czech Republic plant on Tuesday 12 May 2009. With the start of series production, Škoda has officially introduced its fifth model line and entered the crossover segment. The very first Yeti spotted leaving the producti...
Friday, May 1
ŠKODA AUTO FINISHES 1Q IN THE BLACK
Despite the ongoing worldwide economic crisis, the Czech Republic’s largest carmaker Škoda Auto was able to finish the first quarter in the black with an operating profit of approximately €28 million.
Tuesday, Apr 21
ŠKODA AUTO REVEALS NEW FACES OF OCTAVIA RS AND OCTAVIA SCOUT
Škoda Auto presents facelifted versions of the Octavia RS and the Octavia Scout. After the modernised Octavia launched late last year, the sports-tuned Octavia RS and the Octavia Scout have now been facelifted as well. Besides numerous design changes, both cars offer new technological...
Friday, Apr 10
ŠKODA AUTO PASSES SEVEN MILLION VEHICLES MILESTONE IN MODERN HISTORY
MLADA BOLESLAV . CZECH REPUBLIC – April 10: The model that triggered off an extensive transformation and was good enough to convince the new investor was the Škoda Favorit that Škoda produced from 1988 till 1994 when the Škoda Felicia was launched. The product portfolio has been regularly...
Monday, Apr 6
ŠKODA AUTO PROVIDES CZECH GOVERNMENT WITH SUPERB GREENLINES
MLADÁ BOLESLAV, CZECH REPUBLIC – April 6, 2009: Škoda Superb GreenLines have been provided to the Czech Government for the period of the Czech Republic’s EU presidency.
Tuesday, Mar 31
SKODA AUTO AND VOLKSWAGEN OPEN A JOINT MANUFACTURUNG PLANT IN PUNE, INDIA
PUNE, INDIA – March 31, 2009: Škoda Auto is extending the scope of its Indian-based production. Together with Volkswagen, the company has today officially opened a new joint manufacturing plant in Pune, India. Starting one year earlier than planned, the local production of the Škoda Fab...
Thursday, Mar 26
SKODA SUPERB IS THE CAR OF THE YEAR 2009 IN EIGHT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – March 26, 2009: Since its world premiere at the 78th Geneva Motor Show in 2008, Škoda has sold over 20,000 all-new Superbs and received nearly thirty prestigious awards across Europe.
Monday, Mar 23
SKODA AUTO’S RECORD DELIVERIES IN 2008 - STRONG CROWN TAKES ITS TOLL ON FINANCIAL RESULTS
MLADA BOLESLAV, CHECZ REPUBLIC – March 23, 2009: The Skoda Auto Group is made up of the parent company SKODA AUTO a.s. and its fully consolidated subsidiaries, i.e., ŠkodaAuto Deutschland GmbH, ŠKODA AUTO Slovensko s.r.o., Skoda Auto Polska S.A., Skoda Auto India Private Ltd. and OOO VOLKSWAGEN R...
Tuesday, Mar 3
SKODA UNVEILS OCTAVIA GREENLINE
Škoda Auto is clearly committed to fuel economy: Downsizing and common rail technology form the basis for an efficient reduction of fuel consumption. With the Fabia GreenLine and Superb GreenLine models, Škoda has already laid the foundation for effective, and above all, affordable c...
Sunday, Feb 22
NEW ŠKODA FABIA SCOUT BREAKS COVER
Škoda has unveiled the first official photographs of the Fabia Scout. The new addition to the Scout family will make its world debut at this year's Geneva Motor Show.
Wednesday, Feb 18
WAGE AGREEMENT CONCLUDED AT SKODA AUTO
MLADA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic – February 18, 2009: The representatives of Škoda Auto, Metalworkers' Federation KOVO and Independent labor unions Škoda agreed through collective bargaining on increasing wages between January 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, which is to be carried out gr...
ŠKODA TAKES SUPERB TO NATIONAL BOAT, CARAVAN AND OUTDOOR SHOW
MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom – February 18, 2009: Škoda will be taking its award winning Superb to The National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show at the NEC between 17 and 22 February. The new Superb Elegance 2.0 140 bhp PD TDI was awarded the prestigious Caravan Club ‘Towcar of the Year’ in 200...
Monday, Jan 26
FLYING SKODA CRASHES THROUGH CHURCH ROOF
This unnamed 23-year-old man was driving at high speeds through Limbach-Oberfrohna, east Germany when he lost control of the Skoda Octavia on a bend. The car is then said to have carried on up an embankment before flying up 100ft onto a church roof. The driver was taken to hospital with serio...
Friday, Jan 16
SKODA CLOSES 2008 WITH RECORD MARKET SHARE
Škoda ended 2008 on a positive note with market share increased to a new record of 1.74% and business sales exceeding retail for the first time. One of the highlights of the year was the new Superb, selling 766 of the new model registered between September and the end of December, and a total or...
