ŠKODA OCTAVIA: Powertrains
The launch of the fourth-generation OCTAVIA sees ŠKODA reach new heights yet again: The brand’s bestseller is even more emotive and offers an even greater level of active and passive safety....
View ArticlePlasma-coated cylinder blocks
ŠKODA AUTO has put a new processing line for plasma coating into operation. This technically innovative concept allows conventional cylinder liners to be replaced with a powder coating that measures...
View ArticleRobot delivers just-in-sequence parts
Since July 2020, ŠKODA AUTO has been using a robot at its Kvasiny plant to pick starter batteries from the pallets provided and then supply them to the production line just in sequence. This means that...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence in Logistics
Everyone knows the classic computer game where the aim is to drop differently shaped pieces into a given space without leaving any gaps. ŠKODA’s logisticians face a similar task when loading a 40-foot...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence in Diagnostics
The ŠKODA AUTO After Sales department and ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab are trialling a new smartphone app: “Sound Analyser”. The app uses artificial intelligence (AI) and helps to quickly and accurately identify...
View ArticleŠKODA Infotainment Apps
Weather reports, rain radar and the latest news: the new, practical Infotainment Apps ensure that ŠKODA drivers are always perfectly up to date. The Weather App and the News App are features from the...
View ArticleŠKODA FabLab AI
ŠKODA AUTO is increasingly focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) applications as it consistently presses ahead with digitalising all areas of the business. In the ŠKODA FabLab, experts from the car...
View ArticleŠKODA KODIAQ joins Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Critical Care Team to...
Residents across the region – Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire – already benefit from the charity’s Helimed 65 helicopter which responds to...
View ArticleŠKODA clocks in with three Business Car of the Year 2020 titles
The OCTAVIA and SUPERB were both named as the very best in their respective sectors by Business Car magazine, while the ŠKODA brand was recognised for its ongoing commitment for the business and fleet...
View ArticleŠKODA SLAVIA at Millbrook
The ŠKODA SLAVIA made its UK premiere last week as leading British media took to the road at Millbrook Proving Ground in the company’s seventh ŠKODA Student Car. The car’s spectacular design,...
View ArticleProduction of the ŠKODA OCTAVIA
This ŠKODA AUTO video delivers great insight into the production of the new ŠKODA OCTAVIA. The Czech car manufacturer produces the fourth generation of its bestseller on a radically modernised assembly...
View ArticleProduction of the ENYAQ iV
Series production of the ENYAQ iV starts today at ŠKODA AUTO’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav. The 100% battery-electric SUV is the first ŠKODA series production model based on the Volkswagen Group’s...
View Article115 Years of Automotive Engineering
In December 1905 Václav Klement and Václav Laurin presented their first automobile to the public, the Laurin & Klement Voiturette A. With this car, the two founders continued on from their...
View ArticleŠKODA CONNECT ONLINE SERVICES TO LIVE EVERY DAY TO THE FULL!
Are you owner of ŠKODA vehicle and not familiar with benefits of the ŠKODA Connect world yet? Would you like to have information about current traffic situation during drive or to be able remotely...
View ArticleŠKODA SUPERB iV named Best Family Plug-in Hybrid
The ŠKODA SUPERB iV marked the start of a new era for ŠKODA when it launched earlier this year, and the brand’s flagship model has been recognised once again as one of the very best plug-in hybrid...
View ArticleBeRider eScooter-sharing
Since March 2020, the distinctive green BeRider fleet of ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab’s eScooter-sharing service has covered over half a million kilometres. Due to high demand, ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab will keep the...
View ArticleŠKODA KUSHAQ
The first production model from the INDIA 2.0 project spearheaded by ŠKODA AUTO on the Indian subcontinent has been named KUSHAQ. This mid-size SUV’s designation is derived from Sanskrit, an Indian...
View ArticleWinter with ŠKODA
For decades, cars would only have a heated rear window to supplement the heating for the interior. Later, electrically heated exterior mirrors and heated wiper nozzles were added, ensuring they did not...
View ArticleNew Prototypes Centre
ŠKODA AUTO’s Technical Development department opened a new centre for the manufacture of test vehicles and prototypes at its Mladá Boleslav site. The new facility means that these special vehicles can...
View ArticleŠKODA Academy
Last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ŠKODA Academy moved consistently to online offerings. Trainees and students at the company’s training facility now benefit from a diverse virtual training...
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