WEEKLY
FOR ŠKODA AUTO EMPLOYEES
PENULTIMATE
OPEN TALK
OF 2020
ŠKODA Academy invites you
to the 6th OPEN TALK with
Board Members Christian
Strube (Technical Development) and Dr. Michael
Oeljeklaus (Production and
Logistics), accompanied by
Karel Švábek, Head of
Concept Development
and Jiří Drbout, Head
of Brand Planning.
ŠKODA GAINS NEW
PRODUCTION
CAPACITY WITHIN
VW GROUP
ŠKODA AUTO IS TO GAIN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WITHIN
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP’S PRODUCTION NETWORK.
BY RELOCATING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE NEXTGENERATION SUPERB FROM THE CZECH PLANT
IN KVASINY TO BRATISLAVA IN SLOVAKIA, ŠKODA AUTO
WILL FREE UP THE CAPACITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
REQUIRED FOR THE BRAND’S PLANS FOR GROWTH.
The extra capacity will be used to build additional KODIAQ and
KAROQ SUVs and another ŠKODA model. In this regard, it was
decided that the next generation of the ŠKODA KODIAQ would
continue to be produced in Kvasiny.
The development of the next-generation SUPERB will also
remain with ŠKODA AUTO in the Czech Republic. Following
India, ŠKODA AUTO has now also been given responsibility
for Russia and North Africa. Due to the INDIA 2.0 project,
ŠKODA AUTO has a wealth of experience in developing
emerging car markets.
VI
WE NOT ME
You have an unique
opportunity to discuss current
issues related to the Group
Essential VI “We not me”.
With regard to the safety
measures, the discussion will
again take place through
an online interactive live
broadcast. Czech, English, and
German interpretation will
be provided.
The discussion will be held
on Tuesday, 24/11/2020,
from 15:30 to 17:00.
Don’t hesitate and sign up
before 23/11/2020 at
ŠKODA Space.
On the day of the live broadcast,
we will send you an email with
more specific details on where
and how to start watching.
NEWS AT
ŠKODA SPACE
All employees have access to the ŠKODA
Space Employee Portal. Both production and
office workers can get to us via their smart
devices or computers. The coronacrisis
brought new challenges and accelerated the
company’s digitalization needs. Here are
the 5 areas that we currently focus on
with great intensity:
Information
Editing, visibility and
accessibility improvements.
UX/UI
Function over form. We are adjusting
the portal to make it as effective as possible
as a working tool. That means less scrolling,
clicking, more efficient use of space, smart
devices optimalization, etc.
Communication
We continue to support employees even
when they‘re working from home and
we try to simplify the exchange between
the employees and our company.
Notification
The notification center is another new
feature we’d like to introduce. It will ensure
company and personal notifications
for the followed Employee Portal content,
news and essential work events related
to your Area or you specifically.
Further Group Integration
Knowledge is the cornerstone.
We are trying to break down barriers
inside not just in our company, but
in the whole Group as well.
More info about the planned features, that we’d
like to implement this and the next year, will be
shared at ŠKODA Space before Christmas.
We are also preparing a survey for you to help us
find out what features you’d like to add and what
else we can improve.
ŠKODA OCTAVIA WINS
PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRIAN AWARD
The Austrian Automobile Association (ARBÖ) has honoured the all-new ŠKODA OCTAVIA with the Austrian
“Car of the Year” award, the “Große Österreichische Automobil-Preis”. The Czech best-seller’s 4th generation
has won the “Medium” category (vehicles costing from 20,001 to 50,000 euros, in the 37th edition of this longestablished event. It’s the OCTAVIA’s first win of the award, which has twice gone to the SUPERB in previous
years. The 100-strong jury consisted of experts, celebrities and readers of the association’s “Freie Fahrt”
magazine. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s award was presented at the Porsche Holding
headquarters in Salzburg. The new OCTAVIA is currently the best-selling vehicle in Austria.