Report 2025

Company Profile
Škoda Auto is one of the oldest continually active car manufacturers in the world. The Company’s history dates back to 1895, when Václav Laurin and Václav Klement laid the foundations for what has become a globally successful company. Starting with bicycles 130 years ago, followed by motorcycles, the Company launched passenger car production in Mladá Boleslav in 1905.
In the following decades, the Company first developed into a domestic market leader, subsequently becoming a competitive global player after its integration into the Volkswagen Group in 1991. Today, Škoda has never had a broader portfolio of models when it comes to body variants and powertrain options. The line-up encompasses fully electric models (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and efficient ICE models.
The Company is headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, where it also has its biggest production plant. Additional facilities are located in Kvasiny and Vrchlabí. Vehicles are also manufactured in India, China, and Slovakia, mostly through Group partnerships, and in Ukraine, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan in cooperation with local partners. Apart from developing, manufacturing, and selling vehicles and components such as the MEB battery systems which are also mounted in vehicles of other Group brands, Škoda Auto sells spare parts and accessories and provides after-sales servicing.
The Company’s successful electric mobility is being developed at its very heart in its home country. The Company is delivering on its clearly defined e-mobility strategy, which includes the launch of new electric models in the years ahead. Following the successful launch of the Elroq, an all-electric compact SUV, and the new Enyaq family on international markets in 2025, the Czech carmaker is moving ahead with the electrification of its portfolio: in 2026, it will unveil the Epiq, a fully electric urban SUV crossover, and a large family SUV Peaq, complementing the BEV portfolio at both ends. At the same time, the Company continuously enhances its combustion‑engine models to maximise their efficiency and ensure compliance with even the strictest emission standards.
The widest model range in Company history
Škoda Auto has taken on responsibility for the Volkswagen Group’s activities and brand operations in India – a key market for Škoda Auto’s internationalisation plans and a future export hub. The Company has also expanded its footprint within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by entering Vietnam, one of the fastest-developing markets in the region. Vietnam now serves as a strategic gateway to the broader Indo-Pacific region.
In March 2025, Škoda Auto, together with a regional partner and investor, opened a new production facility in Vietnam. Also in 2025, it entered the Saudi Arabian and Omani markets. These steps underscored the Company’s ambition to strengthen its international presence and build a strong second pillar beyond its European home market.