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7 unusual facts about Skoda Auto


Christos Panopoulos

He is the owner of Viamar SA, the Greek importer and distributor of Skoda cars, and Skoda Xanthi, a Greek football club from the town of Xanthi.

František Kardaus

Kardaus collaborated with Czech automobile manufacturers Tatra, Škoda, Josef Walter a spol.

Pierre Pucheu

This was in part motivated by Pucheu's business interests, which included close links to Škoda Auto, a company threatened by German expansion.

Škoda Auto

However, at the season-ending Rally Australia, 1995 world champion Colin McRae was running second before retiring.

In 2013, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge was merged with the European Rally Championship (ERC) and the team gained the drivers' championship title once again for Jan Kopecký.

Stroke ratio

Škoda used square engines in some of their rear-engine models between 1964–1990, with a bore and stroke of 68mm and 72mm.

Upír z Feratu

The Ferat rally car used in the film was in fact a prototype for an unrealised sports model Škoda 110 Super Sport produced by Škoda Auto, now generally referred to as the Škoda Super Sport 'Ferat Vampir RSR' in homage to the film.


C-segment

VW Group dominates the segment with a 35% share, covering the market with its brands VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat.

Cooper Motor Corporation

Over the years, the company introduced other brands like Volkswagen, Mazda, Škoda, Maruti, Suzuki, Iveco, Nissan Diesel, Bobcat, Liebherr, Case CE, Case IH, New Holland into the market.

EHC Wolfsburg

The team enjoys substantial financial support from the Czech automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto, which in turn belongs to the Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen Group.

Ehra-Lessien

The track is currently used by all Volkswagen Group subsidiaries and marques, such as Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, SEAT, Skoda, and Porsche.

Pol-Mot

Among them are 5 car dealers (makes: Fiat, Iveco, Piaggio, Skoda, MG, Rover), 5 agricultural machinery factories cooperating with Indian Escorts, Swedish Alfa-Laval Agri, Dutch Netagco, and 2 automotive components factories (mechanical car jacks, electrical harnesses, brake & washer fluid reservoirs).

Rýnovice

The site of the former LIAZ truck factory, a division of Škoda Auto open from 1952 to 2002, now houses several industrial companies sch as TI Automotive and Tedom.

Škoda 1000 MB

The Škoda 1000 MB/1100 MB were two variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czechoslovakian manufacturer AZNP in Mladá Boleslav between 1964 and 1969.

Škoda 120

The Škoda 105/120/125 were three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive compact car that was produced by Czechoslovakian car manufacturer AZNP in Mladá Boleslav between 1976 and 1990; engine sizes were 1.05 and 1.2 liters respectively.

Škoda 1202

The Škoda 1202 was a family car produced as a station wagon, light panel van and pick-up (Utility) by Czechoslovakian automaker AZNP at their subsidiary plant in Vrchlabí.

Škoda 1203

Škoda 1203, Škoda 1203 M, TAZ-Š 1203 and TAZ 1500 was a car which was produced from 1968 to 1999 in Vrchlabí and Trnava by AZV Škoda and TAZ.

Škoda 130

The Škoda 130/135/136 are three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive family car that was produced by Czechoslovakian car manufacturer AZNP in Mladá Boleslav between 1984 and 1990.

Škoda Garde

The Škoda Garde is a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car that was produced by Czechoslovakian manufacturer AZNP in Kvasiny between 1981 and 1984.

Škoda VOS

The Škoda VOS is a large sedan/saloon car produced by the by Czechoslovakian automaker AZNP at their plant in Mladá Boleslav between 1950 and 1952.

Tatra 600

In 1951, the state planning department decided that the Tatraplan should henceforth be built at the Skoda Auto plant in Mladá Boleslav, leaving Tatra to concentrate on truck assembly.

Volkswagenwerk Braunschweig

Until today, only components for vehicles of VW Group (Audi, Škoda, SEAT und Bugatti) are produced, such as running gears, axles, shock absorbers, brake parts and all pedals.

Walter de Silva

Walter Maria de Silva (born 27 February 1951 in Lecco, Italy) is an Italian car designer who is currently Head of Volkswagen Group Design, and is currently responsible for oversight on the design of all Volkswagen Group passenger car brands including Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Škoda as well as Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti.


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