In 2023, Škoda Auto manufactured over 781,000 automobiles at its Czech vegetation, and its worldwide services contributed an extra 107,000 models. The corporate’s scope of manufacturing was not restricted to automobiles; it manufactured key elements, together with PHEV and MEB battery programs, axles, and engines, which additionally put in in different Volkswagen Group manufacturers’ automobiles. Moreover, Škoda Auto made strategic advances in its internationalisation technique in 2023: The model entered the Vietnamese market in September and started preparations in mid-October for resuming manufacturing in Kazakhstan.

“Over the previous yr, we now have produced greater than 888,000 Škoda automobiles globally, demonstrating our capacity to adapt rapidly and flexibly to a dynamically altering and geopolitically difficult setting. This achievement displays our dedication to our clients, our model, and the Group. Our latest new market entries and the addition of native manufacturing services are key steps in increasing our international manufacturing capacities. I wish to thank all my colleagues for his or her nice dedication and teamwork.”

Andreas Dick, Škoda Auto Board Member for Manufacturing and Logistics

Manufacturing within the Czech Republic

In 2023, Škoda Auto manufactured roughly 556,000 models of the Fabia, Scala, Octavia, Octavia iV, Kamiq, Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé sequence in Mladá Boleslav. This facility additionally produced 349,021 MQ100 and MQ200 handbook transmissions, 1,736,815 axles and 469,935 EA211 engines, that are additionally put in in different Volkswagen Group manufacturers’ automobiles. Moreover, the location manufactured 165,606 battery programs for MEB automobiles and 147,625 battery programs for plug-in hybrid fashions. With a second meeting line commissioned in December 2023, the ability’s capability is about to extend by 50% to 1,500 models a day.

The Kvasiny plant additionally contributed considerably, producing a complete of 225,000 models of the Karoq, Kodiaq, Very good, and Very good iV fashions in 2023. Key highlights of the yr included the disclosing of the second-generation Kodiaq in October and the world premiere of the fourth-generation Superb in November. The model’s ICE flagship will proceed to be obtainable in each hatchback and Combi property physique types.

In Vrchlabí, Škoda Auto’s manufacturing targeted on DQ200 computerized direct-shift transmissions, with a complete of 686,066 models manufactured. These transmissions are integral not solely to Škoda’s fashions but in addition to automobiles throughout the Volkswagen Group.

Worldwide manufacturing services

On the Volkswagen facility in Bratislava, Škoda Auto’s manufacturing included over 36,000 models of the Karoq SUV and the preliminary models of the brand new Very good era. The corporate was chargeable for the complete growth of each the Škoda Very good and Volkswagen Passat, that are manufactured on the identical manufacturing line in Bratislava. This initiative is a part of the Beta+ challenge, aimed toward leveraging synergies within the manufacturing community and additional boosting effectivity. By transferring the manufacturing of the Very good to Bratislava, the carmaker is creating capability for extra models of the Octavia on the Kvasiny plant from the summer season of 2024 onwards. Moreover, the transfer will enable extra battery-electric automobiles to be constructed on the Mladá Boleslav plant.

On the Ukrainian plant in Solomonovo, 2,580 Škoda automobiles have been assembled final yr from semi-knocked-down (SKD) kits imported from Czech manufacturing vegetation. The potential for rising manufacturing volumes on the Solomonovo facility is contingent on the evolving struggle state of affairs in Ukraine.

Throughout the 4 Chinese language factories in Changsha (Kodiaq and Kodiaq GT), Nanjing (Kamiq, Kamiq GT and Very good), Ningbo (Octavia, Octavia Professional and Karoq) and Yizheng (Speedy), the Czech automotive producer constructed roughly 18,500 automobiles in 2023.

Internationalisation technique: getting into new markets and constructing synergies

Škoda Auto successfully superior its internationalisation technique all through 2023. The Pune manufacturing unit in India produced virtually 48,000 models of the domestically developed Kushaq and Slavia fashions. Moreover, the Aurangabad plant contributed roughly 4,400 models, encompassing the Very good, Octavia, and Kodiaq fashions. In complete, Škoda Auto’s Indian services produced over 52,000 automobiles.
The corporate is actively looking for to achieve extra clients in India whereas additionally increasing its worldwide market presence. Consistent with this goal, Škoda Auto opened a brand new Parts Expedition Centre in Pune in October 2023. This may function a logistics hub for completely-knocked-down (CKD) kits of the Kushaq and Slavia fashions manufactured in India, beginning this yr.

In December final yr, the Indian Elements Expedition Centre achieved a major milestone by being the primary in India to obtain the Indian Inexperienced Constructing Council’s platinum certificates for inexperienced constructing. The certification underscores the ability’s adherence to inexperienced constructing ideas, specializing in water conservation, power effectivity, pure useful resource preservation, waste discount, and creating more healthy areas for employees. These efforts align with Škoda Auto’s company technique for a sustainable future.

From Pune, the CKD kits are set to be exported to Vietnam, reflecting Škoda Auto’s enlargement into that market in September 2023. Vietnam is a part of the ASEAN area the place Škoda Auto strategically leads the Model Group Core and goals to maximise progress for the Volkswagen Group.

Škoda Auto’s re-entry into Kazakhstan in October 2023 marks one other vital step in its internationalisation efforts, contributing to the corporate’s purpose of increasing its international presence.

Škoda Auto’s manufacturing in 2023 (*rounded figures)

SOURCE: Škoda