The milestone vehicle – a Kodiaq in Moon White – rolled off the production line at the traditional Czech company’s site.
04 Jan 2017 | 3657 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Škoda has now built two million vehicles at the Kvasiny plant. The milestone vehicle – a Kodiaq in Moon White – rolled off the production line at the traditional Czech company’s site.
“Kvasiny is a state-of-the-art production facility with a great tradition and an outstanding team. As an important ...
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Škoda has now built two million vehicles at the Kvasiny plant. The milestone vehicle – a Kodiaq in Moon White – rolled off the production line at the traditional Czech company’s site.
“Kvasiny is a state-of-the-art production facility with a great tradition and an outstanding team. As an important cornerstone of Škoda’s production network, the Kvasiny plant will be making a key contribution to Škoda Strategy 2025,” said Škoda Board Member for Production and Logistics Michael Oeljeklaus.
“The site’s annual production volume will continue to increase over the coming years. To this end, we will be investing heavily into the location, expanding Kvasiny into a competence centre for the production of SUV vehicles among other things. We have recently reached an important milestone in this regard by launching production of the Kodiaq," he added.
The Kvasiny plant, which has been in operations since 80 years, is one of the most important employers in the Hradec Králové region. Cars such as the Jawa 700 were produced here as early as the 1930s. The first Škoda to be manufactured at Kvasiny was the Superb in 1947. In subsequent years, the models Felicia (1958 to 1964), 110 R Coupé (1970 to 1980), Škoda pickup / VW Caddy pickup (1995 to 2001), Superb, Roomster and Yeti ran off the production Line.
The Škoda plant in East Bohemia is currently undergoing modernisation and expansion. As part of the comprehensive SUV campaign, which was launched with the Kodiaq, the manufacturer has invested approximately seven billion crowns into the location. Over the next few years, the production capacity of the plant will be ramped up to 280,000 vehicles annually.