ŠKODA WEEKLY

03/2021

NEW CENTRE FOR BUILDING TEST

VEHICLES AND PROTOTYPES

ŠKODA AUTO’s Technical Development department opened a new centre

for the manufacture of test vehicles and prototypes at its Mladá Boleslav

site. The new facility means that these special vehicles can now be built

completely under one roof. The carmaker uses state-of-the-art technologies,

such as robot stations and virtual reality solutions, through the entire

production process. Thanks to two robot stations, the automation in the

body shop has increased from 15 to 45 percent, doubling the production

capacity to ten car bodies per week – while requiring 20 percent less space.

ŠKODA AUTO

ON THE IIHF

DECISION

REGARDING

THE 2021 WC

The International Ice

Hockey Federation (IIHF)

confirmed on 18/01/2021

that the 2021 IIHF Ice

Hockey World

Championship

will not be hosted by

Belarus due to safety and

security issues that are

beyond the IIHF’s control.

Video from the new centre is available at https://vimeo.com/500478860

„WON'T CHARGE?

DON'T PARK!“

Due to the growing number 

of electromobiles in the company car

fleet, we are asking all company

car drivers with internal

combustion engines (ICE) to

avoid blocking parking spots with

a designated charging station.

These spaces are reserved

for electric cars only. Blocking

parking spots for charging is similar

to parking electric cars next to a fuel

dispenser at a fuel station.

However, in the case of blocking

a charging spot, the driver of an ICE

car in addition actually commits

a traffic offense by using a reserved

spot with a vehicle, that was not

designated for this spot by law.

Therefore, we appeal to the decency,

consideration and collegiality of

company car drivers with ICEs in the

upcoming era of electromobility.

NEW EPISODE

ŠKODA AUTO welcomes

IIHF's decision that the

2021 Ice Hockey World

Championship will not take

place in Minsk. The IIHF is

now discussing the

selection of alternate

locations. We are

expecting further steps in

deciding the new location.

We hope that a good

solution is found.

Various doctors look after the

health of employees, and expert

technicians are responsible for

the smooth operation of our

machinery. The technicians at

the Central Technical Service,

for example, focus on vibro

diagnostics. Find out what they

are responsible for in the

newest episode of the My

Machine series, produced by

Internal Communication.

You will hear it all from the

source itself – the people

working with these machines

on a daily basis.

Watch the new episode

at ŠKODA Space or at our

official YouTube channel.

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SPORTS

ŠKODA AUTO won a public

tender for the delivery of

police cars 4×2. Based on the

agreement, we will deliver

over 1200 ŠKODA SCALAs

in a special police version

during the next 4 years. The

specialized police gear will

include e.g. a mobile terminal

mounting kit for a radio with

an audible warning device, a

powder fire extinguisher, a

Garmin camera monitoring

the front of the vehicle, a

removable grille separating

the crew compartment from

the luggage and other items

required for police work.

The total value of the tender

is CZK 840 million. (excl.VAT)

Some of the sports leagues have acquired a government exception from the Czech Ministry of Health. This allows them

to continue organizing games, e.g. of the top Czech professional divisions in football or hockey. All matches will take place

without any spectators in the crowd. However, selected duels may still be watched on TV or through online streams.

MLADÁ BOLESLAV

KVASINY

VRCHLABÍ

ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

22 January / 17:30

BK Mladá Boleslav – HC Oceláři Třinec

24 January/ 16:00

HC Sparta Praha – BK Mladá Boleslav

21 January / 17:30

HC Energie K. Vary – HC Dynamo Pardubice

22 January / 17:30

HC Škoda Plzeň – Mountfield HK

24 January/ 14:00

HC Dynamo Pardubice – HC Kometa Brno

24 January / 16:00

Mountfield HK – HC Energie K. Vary

23 January / 16:00

HC Poruba 2011 – HC Stadion Vrchlabí

25 January / 18:00

HC Stadion Vrchlabí – HC Frýdek-Místek

Fotbal

24 January / 18:30

AC Sparta Praha – FK Mladá Boleslav

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