WEEKLY

FOR ŠKODA AUTO EMPLOYEES

MEASURES

AND STATE OF

EMERGENCY

EXTENDED

Dear colleagues, The state of emergency

in the Czech Republic was extended until

the end of February 2021. The situation

around the coronavirus pandemic in the

Czech Republic remains very serious: the

numbers of infected and hospitalized

patients are very high and new virus

mutations are spreading fast. To stop the

spread of COVID-19, all of the existing

Safe Production and Safe Office

restrictions & measures that ŠKODA

AUTO has adopted in cooperation with

the KOVO Trade Union remain

unchanged and need to be followed

consistently.

Effective as of 12 February 2021 for

the period of 14 days until 26

February 2021, increased measures

apply in the Vrchlabí plant (read here).

Thank you for your support!

The overview of all current rules and

measures related to COVID-19 is

at the ŠKODA Space homepage.

07 / 2021

ŠKODA OFFERS FIRST GLIMPSE

OF THE NEW FABIA

ŠKODA gives a first preview of the fourth-generation FABIA. In a silhouette image, the

roofline hints at the new proportions of the small car, which is based on the Volkswagen

Group’s Modular Transverse Toolkit MQB-A0 for the first time. This platform enhances

the interior space and supports the use of state-of-the-art assistance systems and

connectivity features. The new FABIA is powered by the latest generation of petrol

engines, making it perfect for young families and recent graduates or as an ideal second

car. The world premiere of the new ŠKODA FABIA is set for spring 2021.

Take a look back at how the first generation of ŠKODA FABIA was born back in the past century.

Recall the story with ŠKODA Storyboard.

HOW

A VETERAN

CONQUERED

DAKAR

ONE OF THE CLOSELY WATCHED PARTICIPANTS IN

THIS YEAR’S DAKAR RALLY WAS A ŠKODA 130 LR.

ALTHOUGH IT TOOK PART IN THE VETERANS’

CATEGORY AND HAD AN EXPERIENCED CREW, IT WAS

THIS MODEL’S FIRST-EVER START IN THE DESERT.

“The car was pushed to its limits: we covered over 9,000

kilometres some days, so there’s not much time for stripping

down the car and putting it back together again. Although

the components were made to the original design out of

modern materials, fatigue is unavoidable. Few people get

through an event as tough as that without any breakdowns.

Things go wrong even on the most rugged, specially made

vehicles. What’s more, our car was a veteran,” says driver

Ondřej Klymčiw. He and his navigator Petr Vlček had both

taken part in the event four times before. On motorbikes.

More about ŠKODA 130 LR on this year's Rally Dakar

was writtten at ŠKODA Storyboard.

ŠKODA AUTO AND ČEZ TO BUILD

NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT

We are increasingly focusing on renewable energy and today, ŠKODA

AUTO CEO Thomas Schäfer and Daniel Beneš, CEO of the ČEZ

Group, agreed to expand collaboration between ŠKODA AUTO and

energy supplier ČEZ. From the second half of this decade, the energy

required for the manufacture of vehicles and components at ŠKODA

AUTO’s Czech plants will come entirely from renewable sources.

The next joint project between ŠKODA AUTO and ČEZ is the

construction of the largest roof photovoltaic system in the Czech

Republic, which is set to be connected to the grid at ŠKODA AUTO’s

headquarters in Mladá Boleslav later this year.

NEWS AT

ŠKODA

SPACE 䠀刀 䤀吀

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THE LATEST FEATURE OF

ŠKODA SPACE.

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areas by clicking the labels

located on the home page under

the Teaser news (the rotating

banner at the top).

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"News S" and "News SB" labels.

If you are a GK employee, only

the labels “News G” and “News

GK” will be shown to you.

Single-letter area employees,

such as the S Area can only see

the "News S" label. Area-specific

news are also visible on the

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among standard articles.

However, they will only be

visible to employees of units and

departments that

organizationally belong to a

given one- or two-letter area.

If you want to edit these

microsites or publish news for

your areas, first contact your

area's secretariat, and then

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