WEEKLY

FOR ŠKODA AUTO EMPLOYEES

43/2020

TOGETHER AGAINST COVID-19

COVID-19 is still active worldwide including the Czech Republic, and we should therefore maintain proper hygiene standards while

complying with all government-issued and Company-adopted health & safety measures. Let's refresh a few everyday basic situations

and actions that we can take to protect not just ourselves, but also the people around us, from family members to work colleagues.

You can always find the latest news and overview of the health & safety measures against COVID- 19 at ŠKODA Space.

JAN VRBA

HAS DIED

AT AGE 83

JAN VRBA, FORMER CZECH

MINISTER OF INDUSTRY

IN 1990-1992 (PICTURED ON

THE LEFT, AT THE TABLE)

DIED LAST WEEK AT AGE 83.

The cultivated and respected

economist was renowned for his

deep knowledge and the ability to

rationally evaluate the situation. He

was one of the main initiators of the

ŠKODA AUTO privatization

through direct sale to a defined

buyer, and therefore not in the form

of coupon privatization, preferred by

some of the politicians back then.

Jan Vrba officially signed the sale

contract of ŠKODA to Volkswagen

Group on 28/3/1991 for the Czech

side. The German side was

represented by Carl H. Hahn, VW

Group Chairman of the Board from

1982 to 1993.

CONTACTLESS

BUTTON AT

EIGHT GATE

EMPLOYEES AT THE 8TH GATE

IN MLADÁ BOLESLAV CAN NOW

USE A CONTACTLESS BUTTON

WHEN CHECKING-IN.

The new addition increases hygiene

standards, and leads to better security

and prevention against the infection. At the

check-in terminal, you only have to scan

the MFA card and vehicle card like you are

used to. Then after successfully scanning all

cards, you just bring your hand closer to the

sensor marked with a hand icon – instead of

pressing the standard button. The standard

touch button remains on terminal and you

can still use it if necessary. The new

contactless button uses a microwave

technology with movement detection.

If this technology proves successful, it will

be installed in other locations as well.

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ŠKODA POPULAR MONTE CARLO

GETS A MAKEOVER

MIKKELSEN WINS

AT HUNGARIAN RALLY

They came, saw and won:

Andreas Mikkelsen and his

co-driver Ola Fløene made a

successful return to the world

of rally racing. Driving a Topp

Cars Rally Team entered

ŠKODA FABIA Rally2 evo,

the Norwegian crew took

victory at Rally Hungary, fourth

round of the FIA European

Rally Championship.

ŠKODA Motorsport

supported Oliver Solberg

(SWE) and co-driver Aaron

Johnston (IRL) finished fourth

in Eurosol Racing Team’s

similar car. Fighting back after

two punctures during the first

stage, they finished collected

valuable points for the ERC1

Junior Championship.

Rally Hungary

in Numbers:

16

CREWS DRIVING

ŠKODA CARS WON

9 OUT OF THE 16

STAGES AT THE

HUNGARIAN RALLY.

7

NORWEGIAN CREW

MIKKELSEN/

FLØENE SET 7

FASTEST TIMES AT

RALLY HUNGARY

WITH THEIR ŠKODA

FABIA RALLY2 EVO.

The next stop of the European Championship will be

Rally Islas Canarias from 26 to 28 November 2020.

The latest in the Icons Get a Makeover series showcases

a modern vision of another famous ŠKODA model.

Designer Ljudmil Slavov has transformed this iconic car into

a futuristic and funky roadster.

“The POPULAR MONTE CARLO is one

of the most beautiful cars ever made,

and I found its history fascinating as

well. It isincredibly elegant and tasteful,”

says Slavov, explaining the reasons for

choosing this particular icon from the

history of ŠKODA. And no wonder: the

coupé version is a legendary Czech car.

The first revamped

model in ŠKODA

Storyboard‘s

Icons Get a Makeover

series was the modern

interpretation of the

VOITURETTE A.