Skoda
The Škoda Auto as, often abbreviated to Škoda, is a Czech automobile company founded in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement, headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda became state-owned in 1948. Škoda’s profit margin was the second highest of all Volkswagen AG brands after Porsche. The Škoda plant was established as a weapons manufacturer in 1859. Škoda Auto is the fifth oldest car manufacturing company and has an uninterrupted history alongside Daimler, Opel, Peugeot and Tatra.
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Škoda still produced its outdated range of rear-engined small family cars, although in 1987 it began production of the front-wheel-drive Favorit hatchback as a possible replacement. The brand’s first fully electric car, the Škoda Citigo e iV city car, has been on sale since the beginning of 2020. The current fastest production Škoda car is the Škoda Superb III, with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph) and acceleration from Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h h (0 to 62 mph) in 5.8 seconds. Currently mass-produced models are Skoda Enyaq, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb, Skoda Fabia, Skoda Scala, Skoda Kamiq, Skoda Kodiaq, and Skoda Karoq.
- 2023 Skoda Enyaq
- 2023 Skoda Kamiq
- 2023 Skoda Kodiaq
- 2023 Skoda Octavia RS
- 2023 Skoda Octavia VRS
- 2023 Skoda Scala
- 2023 Skoda Superb
- 2023 Skoda Citigo
- 2023 Skoda Yeti
Manufacturer | Škoda Auto |
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Website | skoda-auto.com |
Type | Automobile manufacturer |
Headquarters | Mlada Boleslav, Czechia |
Founded | 1895, Mlada Boleslav, Czechia |
Divisions | Škoda Motorsport |
Number of employees | 36,032 (2021) |
Founders | Václav Klement, Václav Laurin |
Parent organizations | Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg S.A. |
Subsidiaries | ŠKODA Auto India, Škoda Motorsport |