After the record year 2010 with 762,600 sold vehicles, the Czech automobile manufacturer expects a continuation of the growth course for the current year.

Škoda continues its strong investment in the qualification of its employees. The latest measure is the opening of a new training center for the paint shop at the main plant in Mladá Boleslav.

Škoda Auto is the biggest partner of the 10th Winter Olympic Festival in Liberec. The company is going to provide a fleet of 50 vehicles for this major event.

Škoda Auto will create several hundred new jobs this year alone. They are looking for experts from all areas of the automobile industry.

For the first time, total sales are above three quarters of a million units. 762,600 vehicles were sold, Octavia is the top-selling model. Market shares in important markets increased.

Škoda awarded ISO certificates for the quality and environmental management systems. VDA certificates for the assembly production and tool-making underline the high quality of suppliers.

With 762,600 sales, the threshold of three quarters of a million was cracked for the first time. A double-digit sales increase: up 11.5 percent from last year.

Following the opening of its Technology Centre in Mladá Boleslav in 2008, Škoda Auto has expanded the facility with the recent introduction of new acoustic test rigs which are now in full operation.

As per the end of November, more cars have already been sold than in the entire year of 2009. The threshold of 700,000 sales has been shattered, deliveries increased 12.3 percent.

In the EcoTest, which is to be published within the framework of the current ADAC survey “AutoMarxX”, the brand with the winged arrow in its logo has again received top grades.