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The eighth IRC championship, the Rally held on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was dominated by cars from the Škoda Motorsport factory team. Coming in first place was the Freddy Loix-Fréderic Miclotte team, starting thanks to the support of the Belgian importer for the Škoda factory team and won in the IRC for the second time in a short period. In second place came the Jan Kopecký-Petr Starý team, which solidified its overall second place in the IRC, and Juho Hänninen and Mikko Markkula fought it out for third place in a beautiful competition on the final special stages. Hänninen is still holding onto the lead in the championship and Škoda still leads in the manufacturer standings.
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LAURIN A KLEMENT MERGED WITH ŠKODA 85 YEARS AGO. YEARS LATER, THE TWO COMPANIES WERE SEPARATED BY NATIONALISATION

Škoda Auto is celebrating 85 years since its merger with Škoda Plzeň through which it acquired its today's name, as well as its winged-arrow logo. This strategic partnership lasted until 1945 when the government nationalised major industrial companies and decided that the liaison between the Mladá Boleslav-based car manufacturer and the machinery works in Pilsen was no longer necessary. In 1991, Škoda merged with another strategic partner, the German based Volkswagen Group. The Czech Republic's biggest car manufacturer, Škoda Auto, is now a global player present in ove...

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• Škoda Auto's first appearance at the GTI Wörthersee tuning event
• Presentation of tuned Škoda Octavia RS+ and Škoda Fabia RS+
• Two Fabia S2000 race cars

Škoda Auto is going to appear at the GTI tuning event at the Austrian lake Wörthersee over 12 – 15 May, 2010 with tuned Fabia RS+ & Octavia RS+ vehicles plus two Fabia Super 2000 race cars. Designed by Škoda Auto designers, the display cars will be used to present special optical packets and colour adaptations based on self-adhesive foils.
 
The Fabia R...

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• Škoda unveils Fabia Combi GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II
• New technology further reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emission levels
• Innovations include a new engine with Common Rail, Start-Stop, braking-energy recovery and gear recommendation

Following-on from the launch of production of the face-lifted Fabia and Roomster, Škoda Auto has unveiled the Fabia Combi GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II – the first of its second generation of its special line of environmentally-friendly GreenLine models.
 
The new GreenLine models have been face-lifted to correspond with the bas...

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-       New sports version of the Fabia
-       world premiere for Fabia Combi RS
-       unique engine: 1.4 TSI 132 kW

Škoda Auto is presenting the new Fabia RS and Fabia Combi RS at the Geneva Motor Show, its second sports-tuned car after the Octavia RS. The properties of both Fabia RS versions are indeed impressive: for the first time ever, Škoda Auto is using a double-supercharged four-cylinder petrol engine providing 132 kW of power, despite just 1.4 litres of its volume. A sophisticated compressor-and-turbo combination increases the engine power smoothly and harmonically, and the maximum speed of 224 km/h (Combi 2...

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ŠKODA SHOWS NEW FACES OF FABIA AND ROOMSTER

-       complete facelift of the smallest product line
-       thoroughly new design
-       state of art engines and used technologies





Škoda Auto is presenting the first photos of its smallest product line that has now been completely facelifted. Made to all of the models of this line, the changes involve outside design, as well as technology and the portfolio of available engines. The vehicle's height has remained unchanged, but its new design “language” that stresses the vehicle's width and the brand new front make both the Fabia and the Roomster look more dynamic and self confident on the ...

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The Škoda Octavia is going to get a new engine - the existing line of petrol units will be extended with the turbocharged four-cylinder 1.2 TSI/77 kW with direct injection that the manufacturer has been using in the Yeti for some time. With its performance and maximum torque of 175 Nm at 1,550 – 4,100 revs/min-1, this extremely responsive new engine is an ideal solution for both city and motorway driving. Optionally, the unit ca...

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Škoda vehicles have been successful at the Monte Carlo Rally that is part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) series, as all of the three crews of the Mladá Boleslav factory team managed to get among the first five in the ranking – Finland's Juho Hänninen came second, Nicolas Vouilloz third and Jan Kopecký fifth.


The Škoda vehicles managed to struggle their way to the podium for the first time over 78 years of the history of this famous rally event. Hänninen, the most successful of Škoda's three factory drivers in Monte Carlo, was fighting for a medal position from the first day – in the end, he came less than two minutes behind the winner. Kopecký, the other...

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Following last year’s successful launch of the five-door Superb sedan, Škoda premiered the long-awaited Superb Combi at the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt. The Czech carmaker is keen for this medium-class car, delivering exceptional space and comfort, to re-define benchmarks in the segment. The unique design with the typical Škoda “face”, the expressive rear section and the dynamic silhouette help the new Superb Combi stand out clearly from market competitors. The car commands respect not just because of its practical qualities, but also on account of its style a...