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The portfolio of diesel engines available with the Superb is going to be extended with the four-cylinder unit 1.6.TDI CR/77 kW that has already proved its calibre in the Octavia.

Bohdan Wojnar was appointed the new Board member responsible for Human Resources at Škoda Auto, Klaus Dierkes was named Group Representative for Human Resources in China.

The 40th Barum Czech Rally Zlín was dominated by Škoda Fabia Super 2000 cars. Škoda has sealed its victory in the brand competition in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

At this year’s  Moscow Motor Show (25 – 29 August, 2010), Škoda Auto will stage national premieres of its flagship Superb Combi,  Fabia RS, the facelifted Fabia and Fabia S2000 rally car.

The number of vehicles delivered to customers from the beginning of this year has been increasing constantly. In July alone, Škoda sold 58,513 cars, i.e., 4.8 % more than in July 2009.

The eighth IRC championship, the Rally held on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was dominated by cars from the Škoda Motorsport factory team.

The largest Czech manufacturer's result for the first half of 2010 shows not only a new record in sales but also growth in profits.

Forty years ago, right after a company-wide holiday, Škoda Auto (then “Automobilové závody, národní podnik”) started producing the popular sports coupé Škoda 110 R.

Škoda Auto is celebrating 85 years since Laurin a Klement merged with Škoda Plzeň through which it acquired its today's name, as well as its winged-arrow logo.

A great show all over the three days of the seventh event of this year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) that went so well for both Škoda Motorsport crews turned upside down in the last two special stages.