Škoda Auto a.s. is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state-owned in 1948. After 1991, it was gradually privatized to Volkswagen Group, becoming a partial subsidiary in 1994 and wholly owned in 2000.
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
Skoda Fabia, Rapid, Octavia and Yeti get Edition version for Geneva Motor Show
Celebrating company's 120th anniversary and 110th years since first production car
Skoda has announced plans to bring a special "Edition" version of the Fabia, Rapid, Octavia and Yeti at next month's Geneva Motor Show.
At the end of this year, Skoda is going to celebrate its 120th anniversary and also 110 years since car production commenced at the factory in Mladá Boleslav. On this double occasion, the Volkswagen-owned company will bring to the 85th Geneva Motor Show the special "Edition" lineup encompassing the Fabia, Rapid and Octavia hatchbacks as well as the Yeti crossover.
All cars will get body-colored door mirrors, bi-color alloy wheels, front fog lights and the SunSet package which includes tinted rear side windows and rear window. On the inside, the cars feature a three-spoke steering wheel, handbrake and gear stick wrapped around in leather as well as textile floor mats adorned with grey stitching.
Also at Skoda's stand at the Swiss auto show are going to be the all-new Superb, Octavia RS 230special edition and the Fabia hatchback and wagon in the newly introduced Monte Carlo trim.
Source: Skoda
Celebrating company's 120th anniversary and 110th years since first production car
Skoda has announced plans to bring a special "Edition" version of the Fabia, Rapid, Octavia and Yeti at next month's Geneva Motor Show.
At the end of this year, Skoda is going to celebrate its 120th anniversary and also 110 years since car production commenced at the factory in Mladá Boleslav. On this double occasion, the Volkswagen-owned company will bring to the 85th Geneva Motor Show the special "Edition" lineup encompassing the Fabia, Rapid and Octavia hatchbacks as well as the Yeti crossover.
All cars will get body-colored door mirrors, bi-color alloy wheels, front fog lights and the SunSet package which includes tinted rear side windows and rear window. On the inside, the cars feature a three-spoke steering wheel, handbrake and gear stick wrapped around in leather as well as textile floor mats adorned with grey stitching.
Also at Skoda's stand at the Swiss auto show are going to be the all-new Superb, Octavia RS 230special edition and the Fabia hatchback and wagon in the newly introduced Monte Carlo trim.
Source: Skoda
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
Skoda confirms upcoming SUV will have both five- and seven-seat versions
Skoda Snowman / Polar test mule spy photo / Automedia
Seven-seat version could have a longer wheelbase
Skoda has announced their upcoming SUV will be offered in both five- and seven-seat configurations once it goes on sale next year in Europe.
Volkswagen-owned Skoda is cooking up a new crossover which has been caught on camera so far only as a test mule, so we don't know anything about how it looks but it's not that hard to image if we analyze the company's most recent design language. It will be offered as standard with a five-seat layout, but Skoda Australia director Michael Irmer has announced there is going to be a more spacious seven-seat variant as well.
Without going into specifics, he hinted the seven-seater will be more than just a 5+2 derivative of the standard model as it will come with a longer wheelbase in the same vein as the seven-seater Volkswagen Tiguan due late 2016. This means there will be two different models rather than a single version offered with an optional third row.
Based on what we know so far, the Skoda SUV will be 4.6 meters long and is going to be offered with an optional all-wheel drive system. The model has been tentatively referred to as Snowman and Polar, but Skoda hasn't said a word about its name just yet. Sales of the model are programmed to kick off early 2016 at the Kvasiny factory in Czech Republic, following an official reveal late this year.
As a final note, Michael Irmer announced a successor of the Skoda Yeti is being planned and will likely grow in size when it hits the market sometime in 2017.
Source: caradvice.com.au
Skoda Snowman / Polar test mule spy photo / Automedia
Seven-seat version could have a longer wheelbase
Skoda has announced their upcoming SUV will be offered in both five- and seven-seat configurations once it goes on sale next year in Europe.
Volkswagen-owned Skoda is cooking up a new crossover which has been caught on camera so far only as a test mule, so we don't know anything about how it looks but it's not that hard to image if we analyze the company's most recent design language. It will be offered as standard with a five-seat layout, but Skoda Australia director Michael Irmer has announced there is going to be a more spacious seven-seat variant as well.
Without going into specifics, he hinted the seven-seater will be more than just a 5+2 derivative of the standard model as it will come with a longer wheelbase in the same vein as the seven-seater Volkswagen Tiguan due late 2016. This means there will be two different models rather than a single version offered with an optional third row.
Based on what we know so far, the Skoda SUV will be 4.6 meters long and is going to be offered with an optional all-wheel drive system. The model has been tentatively referred to as Snowman and Polar, but Skoda hasn't said a word about its name just yet. Sales of the model are programmed to kick off early 2016 at the Kvasiny factory in Czech Republic, following an official reveal late this year.
As a final note, Michael Irmer announced a successor of the Skoda Yeti is being planned and will likely grow in size when it hits the market sometime in 2017.
Source: caradvice.com.au
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
Skoda celebrates 25 years since Volkswagen took the reins of the company
On March 28, 1991, Skoda Auto signed a contract that made it a part of the Volkswagen Group. The contract came into effect on April 16 and the rest, as they say, is history. From a brand affected by the bad management of the communist regime of pre-1989 Czechoslovakia to a manufacturer that churns out more than a million vehicles per year, the change was for the better for Skoda Auto.
The supermini to the left of the picture is the Favorit (Typ 781), the final member of the old school Skoda brand. Despite the fact that it has been developed by a state-owned automaker in a communist country, the Favorit was a Skoda of many firsts. Among those firsts, the highlights are the engine, which was mounted transversely at the front, and the FWD chassis. And next to it, to the right of the picture, we have the newest generation of the Superb.
As I’m sure you know, the Superb is the newest model to bear a Skoda badge and it is one hell of a family car. Underpinned by Volkswagen’s MQB platform and available with AWD and a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic, the Superb is a far cry from the pre-Volkswagen era of Skoda. I still miss the rear-engined and RWD Skoda models from days gone by, though.
“In the last 25 years, Skoda has developed from a regional brand into an internationally successful car manufacturer. The decisive factors in that were the acquisition through Volkswagen Group a quarter of a century ago and the professional cooperation between Skoda and Volkswagen. Our brand’s success story is unique in the automotive industry,” commented Bernhard Maier, the chief exec of the Mlada Boleslav-based automaker.
If Volkswagen, the largest carmaker in Europe in 1991, hadn’t bought Skoda back then, Renault would have done it. In the competition of the Czech manufacturer, Renault lost to Volkswagen because the French automaker had a short-sighted and fault-laden plan to rejuvenate the brand. Under the careful ownership of VW, Skoda has become one of the best-selling car brands in Europe and a pillar of the Czech economy.
In 2014, Skoda generated 4.5 percent of the Czech gross domestic product and it was responsible for approximately 8 percent of all Czech export. It makes you wonder how Volkswagen, the company that made Skoda the performer it is today, also made a fool of itself with the blunder known as the Dieselgate scandal.
Read more: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/skoda-celebrates-25-years-since-volkswagen-took-the-reins-of-the-company-105909.html#ixzz43uYfC0pe
On March 28, 1991, Skoda Auto signed a contract that made it a part of the Volkswagen Group. The contract came into effect on April 16 and the rest, as they say, is history. From a brand affected by the bad management of the communist regime of pre-1989 Czechoslovakia to a manufacturer that churns out more than a million vehicles per year, the change was for the better for Skoda Auto.
The supermini to the left of the picture is the Favorit (Typ 781), the final member of the old school Skoda brand. Despite the fact that it has been developed by a state-owned automaker in a communist country, the Favorit was a Skoda of many firsts. Among those firsts, the highlights are the engine, which was mounted transversely at the front, and the FWD chassis. And next to it, to the right of the picture, we have the newest generation of the Superb.
As I’m sure you know, the Superb is the newest model to bear a Skoda badge and it is one hell of a family car. Underpinned by Volkswagen’s MQB platform and available with AWD and a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic, the Superb is a far cry from the pre-Volkswagen era of Skoda. I still miss the rear-engined and RWD Skoda models from days gone by, though.
“In the last 25 years, Skoda has developed from a regional brand into an internationally successful car manufacturer. The decisive factors in that were the acquisition through Volkswagen Group a quarter of a century ago and the professional cooperation between Skoda and Volkswagen. Our brand’s success story is unique in the automotive industry,” commented Bernhard Maier, the chief exec of the Mlada Boleslav-based automaker.
If Volkswagen, the largest carmaker in Europe in 1991, hadn’t bought Skoda back then, Renault would have done it. In the competition of the Czech manufacturer, Renault lost to Volkswagen because the French automaker had a short-sighted and fault-laden plan to rejuvenate the brand. Under the careful ownership of VW, Skoda has become one of the best-selling car brands in Europe and a pillar of the Czech economy.
In 2014, Skoda generated 4.5 percent of the Czech gross domestic product and it was responsible for approximately 8 percent of all Czech export. It makes you wonder how Volkswagen, the company that made Skoda the performer it is today, also made a fool of itself with the blunder known as the Dieselgate scandal.
Read more: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/skoda-celebrates-25-years-since-volkswagen-took-the-reins-of-the-company-105909.html#ixzz43uYfC0pe
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
Skoda confirms Kodiaq name for seven-seat SUV
Kodiaq” moniker after the “Kodiak” bear that lives on an island near Alaska. The new high-riding model from Czech Republic is going to have a lot in common with the SEAT Ateca and the latest VW Tiguan, but as we’ve come to expect from Skoda, it is going to be larger than its VAG brothers. As a matter of fact, the Kodiaq will be 4.7 meters long, making it substantially longer than the Tiguan (4.49 meters) and the Ateca (4.36 meters).
While the Ateca is going to be offered exclusively with a five-seat layout, the Skoda Kodiaq will have enough room in the cabin to host up to seven people, just like the upcoming seven-seat VW Tiguan. Aside from being the roomiest model of the three, the Kodiaq will likely have the largest trunk since usually Skoda models are way more practical compared to equivalent members of the Volkswagen Group.
Details about the engines have not been disclosed, but obviously it will use the same units as the Tiguan and Ateca. Expect the gasoline range to kick off with a turbocharged 1.0-liter, three-cylinder unit with 113 hp, followed by a 1.4-liter, four-cylinder rated at 148 hp, and either a 1.8 TSI or a 2.0 TSI with 177 hp. On the diesel side, there’s going to be a 113-hp 1.6 TDI and a 2.0 TDI likely to be offered with 148 hp and 187 hp.
A front-wheel-drive layout is going to be standard, but some of the punchier engines will be available at an additional cost with an optional 4x4 setup. Depending on engine selection, Skoda will sell the Kodiaq with a six-speed manual gearbox and a seven-speed DSG.
Skoda says its “large SUV” is going to be introduced in the second half of this year, so look for an official debut in early October at the Paris Motor Show. The market launch is scheduled for the beginning of 2017.
Source: Skoda / motor1
Kodiaq” moniker after the “Kodiak” bear that lives on an island near Alaska. The new high-riding model from Czech Republic is going to have a lot in common with the SEAT Ateca and the latest VW Tiguan, but as we’ve come to expect from Skoda, it is going to be larger than its VAG brothers. As a matter of fact, the Kodiaq will be 4.7 meters long, making it substantially longer than the Tiguan (4.49 meters) and the Ateca (4.36 meters).
While the Ateca is going to be offered exclusively with a five-seat layout, the Skoda Kodiaq will have enough room in the cabin to host up to seven people, just like the upcoming seven-seat VW Tiguan. Aside from being the roomiest model of the three, the Kodiaq will likely have the largest trunk since usually Skoda models are way more practical compared to equivalent members of the Volkswagen Group.
Details about the engines have not been disclosed, but obviously it will use the same units as the Tiguan and Ateca. Expect the gasoline range to kick off with a turbocharged 1.0-liter, three-cylinder unit with 113 hp, followed by a 1.4-liter, four-cylinder rated at 148 hp, and either a 1.8 TSI or a 2.0 TSI with 177 hp. On the diesel side, there’s going to be a 113-hp 1.6 TDI and a 2.0 TDI likely to be offered with 148 hp and 187 hp.
A front-wheel-drive layout is going to be standard, but some of the punchier engines will be available at an additional cost with an optional 4x4 setup. Depending on engine selection, Skoda will sell the Kodiaq with a six-speed manual gearbox and a seven-speed DSG.
Skoda says its “large SUV” is going to be introduced in the second half of this year, so look for an official debut in early October at the Paris Motor Show. The market launch is scheduled for the beginning of 2017.
Source: Skoda / motor1
Rainer271
Kraftwagen König
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