The ŠKODA AUTO CompanyThe first automobile left our factory in Mladá Boleslav in 1905, and millions of other vehicles have followed in the course of the company's more than 125-year history. The company's registered office and automotive development department are still located at the place where the company was founded. Over the years, however, production facilities have also been built in numerous other places, cities and countries.
Plants
The first automobile left our factory in Mladá Boleslav in 1905, and millions of other vehicles have followed in the course of the company's more than 125-year history. The registered office and the automotive development department are still located at the place where the company was founded. Over the years, however, production facilities have also been built in numerous other places, cities and countries.
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav is a busy center of technical development work. A place where models are designed and mass produced. The city where the company's production facilities are located is also home to its headquarters.
Kvasiny
This factory is the youngest ŠKODA plant in the Czech Republic. This is where the brand's flagships are built – the SUPERB and ŠKODA's two SUVs: the KAROQ and the KODIAQ.
Vrchlabí
Since 2012, the plant in Vrchlabí has been producing modern automatic dual-clutch transmissions for the entire Volkswagen Group.
International locations
In recent years, the company has built new plants in other countries, such as China, India, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Algeria.
ŠKODA Auto has a sole shareholder. There is no annual general meeting and the powers are exercised by the sole shareholder of the company: VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE LUXEMBOURG S.A. With registered office in Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The company's bodies are: the Supervisory Board, the Board of Management and the Audit Committee. The members of our board are:
Management
ŠKODA Auto has one sole shareholder. There is no Annual General Meeting and powers are exercised by the sole shareholder of the company: VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE LUXEMBOURG S.A. With registered office in Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The company's bodies are: the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the Audit Committee. The members of our Board of Directors are:
Thomas Schäfer
(*1970) Chairman of the Board of Management of ŠKODA Auto since 3. August 2020
Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Seemann
(*1957) Member of the Board of Management of ŠKODA Auto with responsibility for Procurement since 1. October 2014
Klaus-Dieter Schürmann
(*1963) Member of the Board of Management of ŠKODA Auto with responsibility for Finance and IT since 1. August 2016
Michael Oeljeklaus
(*1963) Member of the Board of Directors of ŠKODA Auto with responsibility for Production and Logistics and representative of Russia on the Board of Directors since 1. August 2010
Dr. Johannes Neft
Member of the Board of Management of ŠKODA Auto with responsibility for technical development since 1. January 2021
Ing. Bohdan Wojnar
(*1960) Member of the Board of Directors of ŠKODA Auto with responsibility for Human Resources since 1. January 2011
ŠKODA Auto sees sustainability as an essential prerequisite for a successful future. We are convinced that our efforts to achieve economic success, our clear commitment to responsible social behavior and our strong environmental awareness are closely intertwined and deserve equal importance.
Sustainability
ŠKODA Auto sees sustainability as an essential prerequisite for a successful future. We are convinced that our efforts to achieve economic success, our clear commitment to responsible social behavior and our strong environmental awareness are closely intertwined and deserve equal priority.
The history of ŠKODA began not on four wheels, but on two: with a bicycle called Slavia. Our founders, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement, built it in 1895. Apart from their first names and a love of cycling, they both had one other characteristic in common: a strong inventive spirit.
History
ŠKODA's history began not on four wheels, but on two: with a bicycle called Slavia. Our founders, Václav Laurin and Václav Klement, built it in 1895. Apart from their first names and a love of cycling, they both had one other trait in common: a keen inventive spirit.
On the ŠKODA Storyboard platform, you will find moving and surprising stories from the world of ŠKODA, interactively edited for electronic and social media. The Storyboard has also become the ŠKODA brand's new media portal, offering press releases, photos and video clips.
ŠKODA Storyboard
On the ŠKODA Storyboard platform you will find moving and surprising stories from the world of ŠKODA, interactively edited for electronic and social media. The Storyboard has also become the ŠKODA brand's new media portal, offering press releases, photos and video clips.