07/2021

ŠKODA Mobil<br>July 2021

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• Flight through the ŠKODA World

  Flight through the ŠKODA World

  WHAT IS Happening at ŠKODA AUTO

  COVID-19 roundtable

  At the end of May, ŠKODA AUTO presented its long-term coronavirus-fighting strategy to journalists through the COVID-19 digital roundtable update. The speakers presented the vaccination campaign, called the #SKODAAUTOhelps project, as well as safety measures and regular testing. The conference was attended by Maren Gräf, Board Member for Human Resources Management, Jaroslav Povšík, Chairman of the KOVO Trade Union, Miroslav Kroupa, Head of PS – Brand Management, Jiří Prokop, Head of SG – Health Services and Ergonomics, and Michal Kadera, Head of SR – External Affairs.

  respirators, face masks and protective shields were distributed by the carmaker to its employees from the beginning of the pandemic until the end of May. 

  You can listen to the roundtable recording here
  

  STRATEGY 2030, NEXT LEVEL ŠKODA

  ŠKODA AUTO CEO Thomas Schäfer presented the carmaker’s new corporate strategy at a press conference on Thursday, 24 June. In his presentation, which was meant for a broader audience and not only journalists, he laid out the main steps of the company’s future direction in terms of drive electrification, expansion into new markets and digitisation.

  Details and video from the presentation can be found on ŠKODA Storyboard.

  Trucks are pumping ecological fuel

  In the Kosmonosy industrial zone near Gate 13, the new mobile LNG station, GasNet, is now accessible to the public. Drivers can use it to pump liquefied natural gas, which is an ecological variant of the freight transport fuel. LNG combustion has significantly lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and hydrocarbons than diesel. Last year, ŠKODA AUTO was the first company to heed the Czech Gas Association’s call to support the use of LNG, and it actively wants to motivate its carriers to do so. In the autumn, driver comfort will increase thanks to a stationary station, which will replace this mobile station in Kosmonosy.

  Experiences with ŠKODA AUTO

  Veterans in the highlands

  On the last Saturday in May, 60 historical cars set off for the 220-kilometre-long Seven Castles Trial. On the track winding around the castles in the Central Bohemian Highlands, there were 10 ŠKODA cars, six of which were dispatched by the ŠKODA Museum with crews comprising journalists from leading Czech media outlets. This year’s race was held in the spirit of commemorating the 120th anniversary of the carmaker’s operations in motorsport, of which ŠKODA AUTO was a partner.

  Visiting Porsche’s home

  The exhibition in Ferdinand Porsche’s birthplace is open to the public once again. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Thomas Schäfer, visited the landmark in Vratislavice nad Nisou for the first time at the beginning of June, as well as the On the Wave of Electromobility exhibition and installations, to mark the anniversary of the ŠKODA brand.

  Take a trip to Ferdinand Porsche’s birthplace. Find more details here.

  Achievements and Trophies

  Another triumph in the CZECH TOP 100

  For the 24th time, the carmaker has topped the renowned ranking of the most important companies in the Czech Republic. It is all the more valuable that it defended its No. 1 spot because last year, which was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, had a major impact on the automotive sector in particular. ŠKODA AUTO is by far the most frequently awarded company in the history of the ranking, which dates back to 1993. In the annual overview, important Czech companies are evaluated on the basis of current developments in economic and other indicators.

  How they see us

  How they see us Elektrickevozy.cz (17 May 2021)

  ENYAQ iV 80

  Thanks to the great chassis and interior, it offers a premium ride. While it will be successful with corporate clients, it will certainly find its place as a family car as well. 

  aerodynamic design

  well-tuned chassis

  debugged software

  lower performance

  heat pump is not part of basic equipment

  INDIA 2.0

  The ŠKODA KUSHAQ model will represent us in one of the fastest-growing automotive segments. 

  Gurpratap Boparai

  Managing Director of ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL)

  KUSHAQ already in production

  On 7 June, a ŠKODA car produced locally as part of the INDIA 2.0 project rolled off the production line at the Chakan plant in Pune, India. The compact SUV is built on the MQB-A0-IN platform, which was developed specifically to meet the needs of the Indian market. Deliveries to customers are scheduled for July. The launch of the KUSHAQ marks the start of a product offensive in India, which includes four new ŠKODA and Volkswagen models.

  Models and Services

  ENYAQ iV with two electric motors

  The new 80x variant of ŠKODA’s electric SUV, which features a pair of electric motors and all-wheel drive, is now available at all authorised dealerships in the Czech Republic. Its recommended retail price starts at CZK 1,277,900, including VAT. The model has maximum power of up to 195 kW and maximum torque of 425 Nm. Its maximum speed is 160 km/h, and it travels up to 495 km in the WLTP mode (preliminary value). Customers can also choose the car in the SPORTLINE sports version with elements in glossy black.

  ŠKODA AUTO Helps

  More cars to care for people

  ŠKODA AUTO is lending a total of 16 cars free of charge for one year to health and social care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first five went to Klaudián Hospital, a local homecare service provider and the branch of the Diocesan Charity in Mladá Boleslav. Another eight vehicles will be used by organisations in the Kvasiny region and three in Vrchlabí. It is part of the #SKODAAUTOpomaha initiative, as part of which the carmaker has already donated 100 OCTAVIA cars or provided shared cars or electric scooters for free.
  

  Aid arrives in India

  A total of EUR 1 million in humanitarian aid for India, which has been plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached its destination thanks to the great efforts of the company’s employees. Medical equipment, an oxygen generator and several hundred pressure cylinders travelled to India on two planes from Ostrava Airport. The aid was provided by ŠKODA AUTO in cooperation with the VW Group.

  Details on the demanding logistics operation and video can be found on ŠKODA Storyboard.

  Motorsport
  

  120 years at the start

  Successful and unlucky. Such was the entry of the Mladá Boleslav carmaker into the world of motorsport 120 years ago. Late in the night of 30 June 1901, Narcis Podsedníček riding an L&K Slavia B motorcycle crossed the finish line of the race from Paris to Berlin and won his category. Unfortunately, he could not find any of the commissioners there; his arrival was confirmed only by a patrolman, and the organisers did not officially recognise his victory. However, this does not change the fact that it was then and there that the long and successful history, from which the current ŠKODA Motorsport arose, began to be written.

  You can read more about racing history in the supplement to this issue of ŠKODA Mobil.

  ŠKODA AUTO donated CZK 1 million to the Hospital Clowns organisation, which helps children and seniors in difficult life situations by using a special kind of humour. The carmaker has been cooperating with it since 2002.

• Production and Logistics

  Production and Logistics

  New FABIA at the Starting Line

  At the main plant, series production of the fourth-generation FABIA model will begin on the MQB-A0 Group platform

  n Monday, 28 June, the first fourth-generation ŠKODA FABIA will leave the production lines of the Mladá Boleslav plant. The lines have been extensively modified to enable production of the latest generation of this popular small car. “The start of production is always an exceptional moment that we are carefully preparing for. We’ve invested a total of EUR 110 million (almost CZK 3 billion) in extensive modernisation and further automation of production processes. It’s great to see how each gear fits together and everything works smoothly. I would like to thank the entire team for their excellent joint performance, and I’m glad that we can make a significant contribution to the FABIA model’s success through our work”, says Michael Oeljeklaus, Board Member for Production and Logistics.

  This small car of the Czech brand is one of the most popular in its segment, and ŠKODA AUTO has invested almost CZK 3 billion in modifying the production lines.

  The ŠKODA FABIA will be built on the same line as the SCALA and KAMIQ models. Before production started, the Czech carmaker had also made adjustments in the Press Shop and the Welding Shop. A number of complex and physically demanding production operations will be taken over by robots, thus enabling a high degree of automation of production processes.

  For the first time, the FABIA is using the VW Group’s modular MQB-A0 platform, which enables a significant expansion of the safety and comfort equipment previously reserved for higher-end cars. With a length of 4,108 millimetres, it exceeds the 4-metre threshold for the first time, and with a width of 1,780 millimetres, it offers even more space than its predecessor. In addition, the car’s boot volume has increased by 50 litres to a total of 380 litres. ŠKODA AUTO offers the new-generation FABIA with front-wheel drive and manual transmission or with a seven-speed automatic DSG transmission. Five petrol engines of the current EVO generation from the VW Group combine low emissions with high efficiency and dynamics. In the small car segment, FABIA achieves a record-low air resistance co-efficient of cx 0.28, which, in combination with the optional 50-litre fuel tank, enables more than 900 kilometres of driving in the WLTP mode. ED
  

  Did you know that...

  … the first generation of the FABIA model, which was introduced all the way back in 1999, was one of the most successful models in the small car segment, with more than 1.7 million cars sold? The same victory was also achieved by its second generation, which has been on the market since 2007. Together with the third generation, introduced in 2014, a total of 4.5 million cars have been delivered to customers worldwide since the model was first launched.

  Jiří Závorka

  PAS – Launch Management Project SMALL

  Preparations for the start of production of the new generation FABIA was made easier by the fact that this model is built on the same production line and MQB-A0 platform as the SCALA or KAMIQ, so we’ve had experience with many of the elements.

  
  

  David Tondr

  PAS – Launch Management Project SMALL

  In previous generations, production of the FABIA COMBI model was launched practically at the same time as that of the standard version. This time, we were able to fully concentrate on the hatchback version.

  Pavla Landecká

  GQF-2/1 – QM Vehicle Product. & Welding Shop MB II
  

  When dealing with start of production from a quality perspective given the pandemic situation we made maximum use of the new communication tools, which in many cases proved to be more effective. The FABIA also has some specific technical details, such as the spoiler on the fifth door, which consists of a metal and a plastic part. We had to master a completely new process of fitting and assembling them for the customer to get a part in top quality.

  Luděk Dohalský

  PF2/1 – Pilot Hall MB II

  The car’s individual components have certain manufacturing tolerances, and minor ones are also created during assembly. At first glance, these are insignificant values; however, they affect the joint sizes, various details or easy manufacturability. We balance these tolerances in the series pilot hall so that there are no problems during the production of the new FABIA and its resulting quality reaches a top level.

  
  

  Here you can find the New FABIA supplement

• Ice Hockey World Championship

  Ice Hockey World Championship

  Green Fleet for the Championship

  For the first time, the hockey championship’s organising team used only ŠKODA ENYAQ iV electric cars

  his year marked the 29th time that the Mladá Boleslav carmaker was the main sponsor of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, thus maintaining a tradition that started in 1992. This year’s milestone was the deployment of a fleet consisting of 45 ENYAQ iV electric cars, which a local importer handed over to the organisers. “Electromobility is a challenge, but if we look at it from the environmental angle, the whole world is moving in this direction. I’m glad that ŠKODA AUTO, our main sponsor, is also taking these big steps towards better solutions”, said Edgars Buncis, who heads the championship’s organisation committee.

  95,000

  Kilometres were driven by the fleet of 45 ENYAQ iV cars during the Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga, Latvia.

  Naturally, the electric car fleet involved different sets of logistics. In addition to the growing network of public charging stations in Riga, car drivers could also rely on special AC charger sets that the brand’s importer had placed at both of the stadiums. The importer also arranged for the training of drivers and managers who were using the car for a week. “The big difference with a regular car is its recuperation, which makes driving not only more economical but also more comfortable. Another important part of the training was the charging and its planning”, describes Māris Balodis, logistics manager of the organising committee and also one of the fleet drivers. He praised the spaciousness of the ENYAQ iV model and especially its quiet and dynamic performance.

  For AUTO 100 Latvija, the ŠKODA brand importer in Latvia, the championship came at the ideal time. The ENYAQ iV model was just being introduced on the local market. “It immediately became the best-selling electric car in the first four months of this year. I believe this trend will help us achieve a historic sales record”, says the importer’s manager, Māris Jansons. ED

  Trophy from ŠKODA Design

  Canadian hockey players triumphed in no small part thanks to Andrew Mangiapane from Calgary. At the World Championship, he received the Most Valuable Player award, which includes a crystal trophy. It was designed by ŠKODA Design under the leadership of Peter Olah, Head of EDI –Design Interior, Colour and Trim. The work inspired by ice skating marks relates to the design of ŠKODA cars via clearly shaped surfaces, harmonious proportions and distinctive lines.

  Cardboard fans

  Thanks to ŠKODA AUTO, fans were able to participate in the championship at least symbolically

  mid strict conditions, at least some of the fans were able to be on the stands of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga, but only right at the end. Otherwise, because of the measures against COVID-19, stadiums and travel to the championship were banned for those supporting the teams. Therefore, the Czech carmaker’s marketing specialists prepared a special event that allowed them to support their favourites during the matches. Fans uploaded their photo through a website where they could select the team they were rooting for. The website automatically added their photo to the corresponding hockey jersey.š. The result was sent and then taken over by partner agencies in Riga. They printed life-size cut-outs, which they delivered to stadiums: 600 seats were reserved for them during every match in the Riga Arena, and 200 seats in the Olympic Sports Centre. ED

  15,000

  At least this much fans had their printed portraits placed in the arenas during the Ice Hockey World Championship matches.

  

• ŠKODA AUTO Helps

  ŠKODA AUTO Helps

  How not to panic when you see an accident

  Useful advice on what to do if you find yourself at the site of an accident with an injury

  specially during the holidays, on long holiday trips or even short bike trips, you may come across an accident. In this case, each of us has a civic duty to help, but it is important not to panic.

  The biggest priority is your safety

  A dead or injured rescuer can’t help anyone. Therefore, in the event of an accident, think about your own health and that of your fellow passengers first. Don’t make hasty decisions. Stop at a sufficient distance from the accident (depending on the situation, either behind or in front of it) so there is enough space for the rescue units to arrive and do their work. Put on a reflective vest before getting out of the car, preferably on the shoulder side of the road. Unless they are helping, other passengers should wait a few metres behind the crash barriers or as far away from the road as possible.

  First steps at the accident site

  Mark the place with a triangle, prepare your first aid kit and call an ambulance – you can use the Ambulance application to determine the location of the accident more precisely. On the call, specify: your name and location, what happened and to whom. Do not hang up. Switch on the speakerphone to free your hands and provide help based on the instructions that you receive.

  How to care for the injured

  Put on rubber gloves from the first aid kit and determine whom you need to help first. Preference is given to wounds with massive bleeding and people who are unconscious. Also, those who call for help are usually in better shape than those who do not. Unless necessary, do not pull the injured person out of the car. Also, be sure not to put your head in any area where an airbag could still deploy. 

  When a life is at stake

  Do not try to assess whether the wounded person has a heartbeat; unless you are a professional, you will not be able to tell anyway. Focus on whether the injured person is breathing. You can determine this by looking at the person’s chest and placing your ear to their mouth. If they are not breathing, check the injured person’s airways by tilting their head, moving their chin to the front and removing items from their mouth if necessary. If the injured person is still not breathing, do not start artificial respiration; it is essential to maintain blood circulation by massaging the heart. In this case, fix the injured person’s head and pull them out of the car. If the injured person is breathing, leave them in a stabilised position or keep their head in the correct position inside the car. It is also essential to stop the bleeding. Use gloves or a bag and stop the massive bleeding directly in the wound with your hand. If possible, apply a pressure bandage.

  Waiting for the paramedics

  If you have already administered first aid, do not leave the wounded persons unattended. Talk to them, calm them down, stroke them and provide them with shade. As a precaution, also prepare fire extinguishers in case they are needed; for example, get help from truck drivers, who are well equipped for such situations. ED

  While in line at the accident site

  If you arrive at the accident later and it is not up to you to carry out first aid, keep in mind that you can still help the rescuers, yourself and others to alleviate the situation.

  Keep the way clear for rescue vehicles, even after they pass through. Other rescuers can still arrive.

  If it is hot, help those in need, such as the elderly, young children and pregnant women, for example, by providing shade or giving fluids.

  Switch off the engine when waiting for a long time.

  Do not walk far away from your car so you do not prevent the line from moving.

  
  

  Education as the safety basis

  he safest possible road traffic is a priority for ŠKODA AUTO, and the carmaker thinks about it not only when designing its cars. The carmaker supports a number of activities in this area, which has been expanded by the partnership with the Start Driving project. It focuses on educating young drivers, who are the most at-risk group in terms of accidents. Practical demonstrations in the safe driving centres and subsequent driving in traffic help graduates to deepen their skills in driving vehicles, and traffic-psychological seminars focus on responsible traffic behaviour. The project is organised by the Association of Driving Schools of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Association of Safe Driving Centres, and it is funded from the Damage Prevention Fund of the Czech Insurers’ Bureau. 

  700 

  more than this number of hours of traffic education with the NFŠA support took place in the Mladá Boleslav region this year.

  Educational projects supported by the ŠKODA AUTO Endowment Fund (NFŠA) in the Mladá Boleslav, Vrchlabí and Kvasiny regions form a long-term pillar. This year, a lot of the teaching took place in the online environment, and the school evaluations were very positive. The findings of the ŠKODA AUTO Traffic Safety Research Team, as well as visual aids that we designed, among others, are used there. After the holidays, webinars are also planned for the carmaker’s employees, which will focus on traffic accidents and can be viewed on ŠKODA Space. NFŠA is preparing other grants for dates in the autumn. ED

• Coronavirus

  Coronavirus
  

  ŠKODA AUTO FORvaccination

  Colleagues are reaching out to employees with a new vaccination campaign

  ollowing intensive internal communication on the fight against the coronavirus over the past 14 months, ŠKODA AUTO is starting another phase to inform more than 35,000 employees in its Czech plants.

  The new ŠKODA AUTO for Vaccinations campaign aims to answer the most common questions related to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in a simple way and simultaneously present how people benefit from getting vaccinated. “Doctors and scientists agree that this is one of the most effective ways to reduce the COVID-19 pandemic and return to normal life. Since our priority is the health of employees and their families, we strive to provide detailed and open information about all aspects of the protective vaccine administration”, says Jiří Prokop, Head of SG – Health Services and Ergonomics. In addition to detailed texts informing about the latest study findings and recommendations from doctors and scientists, the information campaign seeks to describe the vaccination benefits in the words of specific employees who have already received the vaccine. For example, the fire department coordinator is in favour of vaccinations to keep his team at full strength, the security officer is looking forward to travelling more easily with his family, and the plant physician wants us to finally throw away our protective face masks and respirators thanks to the vaccinations. Colleagues from other areas have also taken part.

  To raise awareness of vaccination opportunities, the campaign uses a wide variety of communication channels to reach all employees at the Czech plants. Most of them work in production, where communication is directed through ŠKODA Mobil, ŠKODA Weekly, posters and stickers in washrooms, as well as information screens and disinfection stands. The central continuously updated source of information is the ockovani.skoda-auto.cz website, which you can access, along with ŠKODA Space, after logging in with your DZC username and LDAP password (detailed instructions can be found in the May 2021 issue of ŠKODA Mobil).

  The carmaker’s management, in cooperation with the KOVO Trade Union, has previously called on employees to use the state vaccination system, and the Board Members set an example by getting vaccinated as soon as the state vaccination system rules allowed them to do so. The vaccination campaign also motivates employees through the Cafeteria ŠKODA Benefits programme. Every employee who gets vaccinated against coronavirus will receive 300 points (corresponding to CZK 300) in the internal benefits system, which can be exchanged for a wide range of benefits and services from external partners or ŠKODA AUTO. ED

  travelling with my family

  seeing a visible human smile

  living a life without limits

  protecting senior citizens

  attending social events again

  Rules

  Except at the office that you share with your regular colleagues, the mandatory respiratory protection still applies since even a vaccinated person can continue to transmit the infection and endanger others.

  The exception to mandatory on-site testing goes into effect for fully (both doses) vaccinated people on 4 June. You can prove this by showing a certificate generated on the ocko.uzis.cz website. If you were vaccinated outside of the ŠKODA AUTO medical facility, you must e-mail a scan of this certificate to: prohlidky.prevence@skoda-auto.cz.

  An issued certificate also means that you can, for example, receive spa rehabilitation care or take part in authorised events where a test would otherwise be required.

  Are you for vaccinations?

  Where: For vaccinations, use the Central Reservation System of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic at registrace.mzcr.cz; you will also find a link to it below in the form of a QR code. On the ockoreport.uzis.cz website, you will see the current number of people waiting at the individual vaccination places, as well as the number of people vaccinated in the past few days. In many places, waiting times are now very short – only a few days.

  Who: Anyone over the age of 16 can currently register in the Central Reservation System.

  How: Vaccination is considered a medical facility treatment or examination; as such, it is carried out either outside of working hours or during working hours when the employee is excused for the necessary time up to a maximum of one shift on a given day. 

  Enter the Central Registration System and register to get the vaccination here.

• Group Visit

  Group Visit

  We Will Complete the Transformation Together

  Daniela Cavallo, who heads the VW Group’s General and Group Works Council, visited Mladá Boleslav for the first time

  t the end of May, the KOVO Trade Union, led by Chairman Jaroslav Povšík, welcomed special visitors to the Mladá Boleslav plant: Daniela Cavallo and other colleagues from the VW Group (see the Group Visit). On this occasion, the new most senior representative of the Group’s unions shared how ŠKODA AUTO perceives its employees and what the carmaker’s dialogue with its social partner entails.

  We know that the Czech Republic has been hit really hard by the coronavirus pandemic, so I wish all the employees and their families a speedy recovery from its effects.

  In addition to the successful model offensive, Cavallo sees the success of the Czech brand in the employees’ effort as well. “They’re doing a great job. Thanks to them, ŠKODA AUTO is an established company in our industry and rightly enjoys respect and recognition within the VW Group and beyond”, added Cavallo. She also said that it was thanks to this effort that ŠKODA AUTO took over the Group’s responsibility for managing the regions of India, North Africa and Russia, which are very important areas for the VW Group. “This also confirms the trust that the VW Group places in the Czech carmaker and its employees”, said D. Cavallo.

  In her discussion with the Czech trade union members, she praised the extraordinary continuity and reliability of the social partner, KOVO Trade Union, led by Jaroslav Povšík, who has been a member of the ŠKODA AUTO’s Supervisory Board for almost 30 years, while also paying attention to transformation processes. She appealed to her Czech colleagues: “Think about the future, embark on new things, use qualifications and lifelong learning, get others involved.” She cited the successful transformation of the plant in Vrchlabí as a good example of a joint and promising solution reached by the employee representatives and the carmaker. On her visit, she also spoke highly of the work of all the ŠKODA AUTO employees. “I would like to thank them for their performance to date and send them greetings from their colleagues in Germany, but also from employees of the Group’s European and Global Works Councils”, she added. She noted that last year, the VW Group had wanted to focus on the 125th anniversary of the carmaker’s foundation and 115 years of car production in Mladá Boleslav. Unfortunately, the celebrations were complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. “You can be sure that for a lot of people in Wolfsburg and throughout the VW Group, this tradition means a lot”, said D. Cavallo, noting that they would be happy to catch up with joint celebrations within the VW Group. ED

  You can find the interview with Daniela Cavallo on ŠKODA Space.

  Group Visit

  Daniela Cavallo is one of the newest members of ŠKODA AUTO’s Supervisory Board and is Chairwoman of the General and Group Works Council of the VW Group. During her visit to Mladá Boleslav, she was accompanied by Dariusz Dabrowski, Secretary General of the Board, Gunnar Kilian, the Volkswagen Group Board Member for Human Resources, and Karsten Brack, Head of the VW Group’s Human Resources. In addition to the KOVO Trade Union representatives who invited them to Mladá Boleslav, they also met CEO Thomas Schäfer, and Maren Gräf, Board Member for Human Resources, in May.

  
  

• Together4Integrity – Integrity Ambassador

  Together4integrity
  

  Individual Approach

  Interview with Hynek Homér, Integrity Ambassador, foreman from PF1-M/113 V – Assembly Line MB I

  What inspired you to become an integrity ambassador?

  My interest in the topic was piqued by a survey in ŠKODA Mobil. I joined the group of ambassadors because I wanted to know how other colleagues view integrity at the carmaker.

  How do you see the ambassadorship in your production department?

  For me, this is an opportunity to inform colleagues who have not yet been introduced to the integrity topic on what exactly it is and what form it takes.

  What would you like to achieve as an ambassador?

  I would like to help people not be afraid to do the right thing. I want to lead by example by showing them that it is acceptable to act according to one’s conscience.

  What benefits do you see in employees following the integrity principles in practice?

  In particular, it will lead to transparency and improved interpersonal relationships. In the end, every problem that goes unreported gets worse, as do bad workplace relationships. For example, if an employee accidentally damages something and reports it, it is immediately corrected and everything is solved. By contrast, an unreported problem can end in customer dissatisfaction. And all of us want to prevent that.

  How do you understand integrity at ŠKODA AUTO?

  It is a summary of the correct behaviour of employees at all levels and positions and is derived from the corporate culture. Recently, I’ve noticed significant improvements, especially in the workplace, as supervisors have greater trust in their subordinates, and vice versa.

  Integrity is often associated with a situation where there is no one right solution, and it’s necessary to follow one’s own values and conscience and often to prove personal courage. In your work, have you ever encountered a situation where you couldn’t rely on fixed rules, yet you knew you had to solve the situation?

  Everyone who works with people knows that they have to approach them individually. For example, when we have a 10-minute break during a shift to take care of our physiological needs, the coordinator rotates the team members so that they can take it. However, this time may not be sufficient for certain employees due to health reasons or because they can’t at the moment. As the boss, you have to evaluate the situation correctly and respect it. ED

• Component Production

  Component Production

  Digital Machine Monitoring

  Condition monitoring is an idea that has already proved itself effective in several operations

  imple things are beautiful. And using an already implemented and proven idea is one such simple solution. Copying an already successful process saves time and money, and thanks to the sharing of experiences among the individual teams, it supports cooperation at the car manufacturer. ŠKODA AUTO recently decided to support similar activities and make them visible – for example, through the Best Digital Copy Award competition, which seeks the best examples of re-using already implemented digitisation projects.

  In the first year, the Condition Monitoring project won. It currently helps to streamline production in the PKM – Engine EA 211 department. The Thingworks platform has recently been deployed on the line and enables online machine conditioning and production monitoring. “The parameters are evaluated in real time, and when the set limits are exceeded, an order is automatically entered into the Mobile Maintenance Application system. Based on the orders created in this way, the equipment is subsequently inspected by maintenance, thus eliminating any unscheduled production downtime,” says Jan Ecler from the PK/1 – MGMT Control Systems Component Production department. According to him, the benefits include not only the automatic reporting of any deviations from the desired states but also the user environment, which has clear visualisations of various data. “We can clearly see the current state of the machines, as well as the number of manufactured parts for a given operation, for example. Upon clicking, the details are displayed, including the graphical display of its cycle and list of faults for a given period. Thanks to this information, the foremen can react more quickly to any potential line issues and re-organise the production flow to minimise any potential losses”, adds a colleague from the PKM department, Michal Krejčí.

  The visualisation includes an alarm database, which helps in the retrospective fault analysis. It also makes it possible to identify the reasons behind the faults in more detail and set up measures that will prevent such undesirable conditions from happening again. Thanks to this, the project features a very quick return on investment and is a suitable candidate for further sharing or deployment in other ŠKODA AUTO operations. At the same time, it represents a high degree of digitisation because, among others, it removes paper forms, automates data collection and analysis and enables both digital diagnostics and prevention. ED

  Project implementation in individual operations

  2017

  Project starts at PKM – Engines EA 211, implementation on the cylinder block line

  2019

  Project starts at PKM – Engines EA 211, implementation on the cylinder block line

  2021

  Project extended to the plasma line in Hall M6

  System benefits

  Online machine condition, production and maintenance monitoring

  Notification of machine and equipment defects

  Streamlining of scheduled downtimes

  Increase in the usability of machinery and equipment

  Possibility of connecting with other ŠKODA AUTO systems

  Modular system layout

• Interview

  Interview
  

  Different Ways of Working

  Interview with Pavel Hlaváč, currently Head of the SP – Human Resources Planning department, who retired on May 31 after four decades

  How has the area of Human Resources Management changed during your time at ŠKODA AUTO?

  There are differences, of course. First, there was the era without personal computers, but I was lucky, and one of the first ones was in my office. After that, the first SAP systems were introduced. Working with data made our planning easier for us, and it has remained so to this day. The more information and processed data we have, the more effectively we can manage our tasks. However, the carmaker has made the most progress in internationalisation. Our 50 nationalities in various job positions represent a great scope not only for human resources. Speed, flexibility and decision-making in negotiations with the KOVO Trade Union are at a completely different level. We can jointly and immediately respond to the company’s needs.

  ŠKODA AUTO celebrates 30 years since its merger with the VW Group. What are the most significant changes it has brought from your point of view?

  We are a strong company in the European environment. Therefore, we must also support our employees abroad, during their business trips and when they return home. It was very important not to wait for what the labour market would bring. Our staff are highly qualified thanks to our support of the vocational school and other schools. A separate chapter was the establishment of our ŠKODA AUTO University and the transfer of corporate education to its higher level of quality. The demands for our employees’ skills have changed very quickly; however, luckily, we were often able to rely on the VW Group’s experiences.

  What do you think the carmaker should focus on in its HR area in the coming years in order to maintain its competitiveness?

  It is certainly not common for someone to stay in a similar position for as long as I have. There will still be a great fight for talent and experts in all the jobs. If we get them, we have to keep and motivate them. Not only our remuneration system, but also work–life balance will play a role in this regard in the future. We should evaluate the situation in the time of COVID-19 as well, since one of the greatest challenges for the future will be to deal with different ways of doing work.

  What would be your message to the ŠKODA employees?

  I wish all employees could experience the same successful years with the ŠKODA brand as I’ve had the honour to have. ED
  

• Sales and Marketing

  Sales and Marketing
  

  Customer Orientation is Key

  The V – Sales and Marketing area has undergone major structural changes since 1 June

  New structure in the V area

  Unchanged departments:  

  VV Sales Management, VT Sales and Marketing CZ

  Sales Europe 

  It focuses on traditional European markets, as well as Israel, where the ŠKODA brand is already established.

  Sales International 

  It operates worldwide and is seeking new opportunities in other markets as well.

  After Sales 

  In the new structure, it has strengthened its role as a pillar for direct interaction with dealers and customers.

  Customer Journey 

  The brand-new department’s goal is to increase customer satisfaction and combine all the digital processes and data use.

  Marketing 

  It will focus exclusively on unified communication in the area of sales and services.

  Product Marketing 

  Product planning, which used to fall under VM, is now covered by a separate department.

  ŠKODA DigiLab 

  It will cover the activities of the Innovation Centre, which, among other things, is seeking out new technologies.

  Project Management Office GigaFactory 

  It is primarily responsible for the placement of the giant battery factory in the Czech Republic.

  he automotive industry is changing, and so are car sales and associated services. This means new challenges for ŠKODA AUTO, and to cope with them, the structure of the V – Sales and Marketing area is tied to a significant change in the agreement with the KOVO Trade Union. “Their goal is also to effectively implement the new NEXT LEVEL ŠKODA strategy with a focus on developing new markets and business models and transforming the automotive industry”, explains Martin Jahn, Board Member for Sales and Marketing (you can read his thoughts on the new trends in the “New car in a few clicks” interview). Restructuring will not reduce the number of job positions – quite the opposite: The goal is to increase synergies and improve the use of human and financial resources.

  The changes take effect on 1 June and apply to most departments in the V area. The restructuring includes a more effective division of the sales regions into two main areas: traditional European markets (VE) and growing international markets (VI). We will pay more attention to this division in the next issue of ŠKODA Mobil. In the new structure, the position of the VA – After Sales department is changing. It includes the Customer Centre, ŠKODA Service Centre in Kosmonosy, Customer Care and the newly created Training Academy in Kosmonosy. This will allow a strong integration of sales and after-sales training, as well as better use of the available synergies in all the service areas. The VM – Marketing department also underwent a transformation, and a separate VP – Product Marketing department has emerged. The former VP – Production Marketing department has been separated from it, and its goal is product planning. However, completely new departments are being created as well. First and foremost, VX – Customer Journey takes over some of the roles and teams of the original VB, VC and GG departments. Its task is to fine-tune the digital processes and use of data so that the customers’ path to products is as simple and pleasant as possible. The VD – ŠKODA DigiLab organisational unit covers the activities of the carmaker’s innovation centre represented in the Czech Republic, Israel, China and India. In addition to scouting new technologies, it handles the development and operation of the mobility services, such as car sharing, and future business with regular customers and corporate clients.

  The brand-new VG – Project Management Office GigaFactory is responsible for the placement of the giant VW battery cell factory in the Czech Republic (GigaFactory Ost) together with the SR – External Affairs department. It is also responsible for coordinating the Electrification of Central and Eastern Europe strategic transformation initiative in which it will participate with SR, VE, VT and other internal and external partners within the framework of Strategy 2030. ED

  How to please the customer

  Seamless Customer Journey
  

  This approach may be translated as a seamless customer journey. It is about enabling the client to purchase a product or service in the simplest and shortest way possible. The customer basically has to enjoy not only the product but also the way there. 

  Human Touch

  This is ŠKODA AUTO’s long-term philosophy. Its core is the personal approach to every customer who must perceive friendly and positive behaviour, maximum support and competence in their communication with the carmaker’s employees or dealers.

• Sales and Marketing / Interview

  Prodej a marketing / Rozhovor
  

  New car in a few clicks

  Martin Jahn, Board Member for Sales and Marketing, describes the future of car sales

  What made the carmaker restructure its V – Sales and Marketing area?

  This is the result of ŠKODA AUTO’s efforts to be even more customer-oriented in line with the Human Touch principle. The principle forms part of the complete Customer Journey and introduction of our Simply Clever solutions into the main areas of our new activities: electromobility, connectivity and digitisation.

  Has the pandemic situation accelerated the onset of online car sales?

  It has, but it is also something that has been talked about for 10 to 15 years. The common denominator is a lot of pressure to reduce our distribution costs and also the advent of a generation that is new and does more things in a virtual environment. They buy everything online, from books to clothes, so they will tend to buy a car online as well. And they expect to be able to buy it in five clicks. By around 2025, in my opinion, about 25 percent of our sales could take place online in certain markets.

  More and more car functions will be controlled from one’s mobile phone. Our long-term vision is to have everything in a single app.

  Can a virtual environment replace meeting a dealer and exploring a car in person?

  We have to offer everything the customer is used to. That is, virtual reality and a chatbot that communicates with the customer or connects them to our dealership’s representative. In this way, the customer can experience a lot of things online with our product. Today, our configurator is very user-friendly and familiarises the customer with what the car is doing or compares market offers. After seeing the options and deciding what one wants, it is possible to configure the car and pay online.

  Do the dealers lose their position in such a system?

  Certainly not. We will still need them. We need to have someone hand over the car to the customer and arrange for a test drive, even if they order it online. And even if part of our service, such as a software update, ultimately goes wireless, there are still plenty of things left to be done by the dealer.

  What new services can we expect from ŠKODA AUTO in the future?

  Very soon, we will introduce our services, such as the delivery of goods to one’s car boot, which already operates in the Czech Republic. Another one is location-based services (services based on the user’s location – ed.), where we inform the customer in their car about a specific offer of goods. This will be followed by the use of driving data, road quality and traffic monitoring, providing insurance tailored to the driver and his car and more. I expect the expansion of gamification in our cars, for example, in the form of adapting the appearance of displays to the driver’s taste. ED

  You can listen to the entire interview with Martin Jahn in the next part of the SIMPLY CLEVER PODCAST on platforms like Spotify or here.

• Stimmungsbarometer

  Stimmungsbarometer
  

  WHAT'S NEXT FOR US

  The employee satisfaction survey for the Year of 2020 has entered its final phase
  

  he way in which the coronavirus epidemic has limited the work and personal lives of the carmaker's employees has naturally been reflected in the employee satisfaction survey. The deadline for discussing the results and developing measures has therefore been extended until the end of May. The final phase of the implementation and review of measures is currently underway and must be concluded by the end of the year. All teams have jointly developed nearly five hundred measures and will now continuously deploy them and review their contribution. It remains the case that if you cannot manage the deployment by yourself, you can ask for support in the application for a solution or mark a measure as not deployable (not feasible). Until the end of the year, supervisors can discuss their not-yet-deployed measures with colleagues as part of the regular measure discussions. The aim is to bring all measures to a successful conclusion. In the autumn, everyone will then have another survey in which they will give feedback to the car company on the past 12 months and evaluate various aspects of working life. ED

• Health

  Health
  

  Non-Smoking ŠKODA AUTO 

  ŠKODA AUTO and the KOVO Trade Union plan to introduce a smoking ban in all areas and operations

  modern and, above all, healthy company: This is the concept that the carmaker and its social partner, the KOVO Trade Union, have jointly developed to further increase the employer’s social responsibility. This activity includes a wide range of preventive measures to protect employees’ health. The measures applied during the coronavirus pandemic, which include a ban on smoking in all the areas of the carmaker, laid the groundwork for a new idea: to make ŠKODA AUTO a non-smoking company. With this step, the carmaker promises to create an environment that will be friendly to all of its employees, featuring mutual respect and trust. “Our main priority is to protect our employees’ health as much as possible. Our measures against COVID-19 form an excellent basis, and we are now building on it. The next logical step is, therefore, to make ŠKODA AUTO a non-smoking company”, says Maren Gräf, Board Member for Human Resources Management.

  ŠKODA AUTO’s management team sees a new standard behind the ban on smoking in the form of a non-smoking company, thanks to which it will join numerous other facilities that are already non-smoking: from restaurants and public transport stops to sports grounds and cultural facilities. The tobacco-free regime has also been adopted by our colleagues at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited. ED

  What happens when you quit smoking

  20 

  minutes until your blood pressure and pulse drop back to normal level.

  9 

  months until the so-called smoker’s cough begins to subside.

  1 

  year until the risk of one’s cardiovascular disease decreases by 30 percent. 

  10 

  years until one’s risk of lung, oesophageal, larynx or liver cancer decreases.

  Source: National Institute of Public Health

  Did you know that...

  … with one pack of the cheapest cigarettes smoked every day, the ordinary smoker spends around CZK 2,500 a month? It is CZK 30,000 a year, which represents a nice holiday by the sea for two or a language course for children. If you have been smoking in this way for 30 years, this vice may have cost you as much as CZK 1.7 million! What’s more, if you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, that means smoking will take up around four years of your life.

  Thomas Schäfer

  Chairman of the Board

  With this step, we wish to motivate our employees to have a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. Our goal is, of course, also to remove any barriers between smokers and non-smokers and reduce the amount of waste that smoking generates. Thus, we will contribute to protecting the environment.

  
  

  Marek Jancák

  Head of PF – Car Production

  Our company and its social partner are using considerable resources to protect our employees’ health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this effort was the greatest in our company’s history. It would be indefensible to invest a single Czech crown to support damaging our health – for example, by building and maintaining any smoking areas. Such an approach would certainly be unfair to our non-smoking employees, who do not get any exclusive facilities.

  
  

  Štěpán Lacina

  Head of SP – Human Resources Planning

  A number of measures applied during the coronavirus pandemic, which we set up together with the KOVO Trade Union, have worked out so successfully that they have shown us how everything could work in the future. I’m pleased that one of these trends is a non-smoking company, because it is normal not to smoke.

  
  

• Green Future

  ENYAQ iV with a Carbon-Neutral Balance

  When using electricity from renewable sources, drivers of new electric cars can drive completely “green”

  he new ENYAQ iV is not only emission-free on the road at the local level: ŠKODA AUTO also supplies it to customers with a carbon-neutral production emission balance. This is possible thanks to a number of measures. Which ones are they?

  Production process optimisation

  The carmaker is constantly innovating its operation and production processes. The Vrchlabí plant is the first at ŠKODA AUTO to use all its energy for production from carbon-neutral sources since the end of 2020. In this decade, some of the carmaker’s other facilities in the Czech Republic will join it. The brand’s logistics have also, for example, developed the OPTIKON application, which uses artificial intelligence to ensure the ideal use of space in containers. In the first half of 2020 alone, 151 container transports and, thus, 80 tonnes of CO2 emissions were prevented.

  ENYAQ iV is produced in the main plant in Mladá Boleslav where the carmaker, in cooperation with ČEZ, is building the largest photovoltaic roof system in the Czech Republic.

  Monitoring of CO2 emissions in the supply chain

  ŠKODA AUTO ensures that CO2 emissions in the supply chain, the entire production process and logistics are reduced proportionately – also by using electricity from renewable sources – or completely prevented. For example, LG guarantees the use of electricity from renewable sources in the production of batteries for ENYAQ iV. Many other partners also guarantee environmentally friendly production processes. The calculation of the remaining CO2 emissions is based on the specific environmental balance of the ENYAQ iV, which is certified by TÜV NORD CERT. It also verifies the ongoing emissions that are associated with it. On the certificates, it confirms the correctness of the registration of all the CO2 emissions within the entire life cycle and classification of the ENYAQ iV model as a product with a neutral CO2 balance when it is delivered to customers.

  Car and battery recycling

  CO2 emissions during the life cycle also include car recycling. First, the drive batteries get a “second life” in ŠKODA iV smart energy storage devices. Next, they are recycled and the used raw materials are further used. CO2 emissions from car recycling are considered in the balance.

  Emission compensation through certified projects

  A certain share of CO2 emissions arising from the production (suppliers and production) of the ENYAQ iV model cannot be avoided yet. The carmaker compensates for them by purchasing certified carbon credits, which it does by supporting climate protection projects, such as the construction of a large wind farm in Tamil Nadu in southern India. The total capacity of hundreds of wind turbines will reach 200 MW and provide clean energy to 600,000 households. ED
  

  
  

  Sugar Beet Patent
  

  The carmaker uses ecological materials in its car production and is investigating the use of new natural raw materials

   nnovative and sustainable materials with a portion of crushed sugar beet coloured in accordance with the procedure developed by ŠKODA AUTO can also be used for fillings and certain design elements in the car’s interior. But it is not necessary to transport it from far away; the carmaker obtains organic raw material from Dobrovice near Mladá Boleslav, where it is created as a by-product in sugar production and has not yet had any technical use. The material processed in this way has already been patented by the Technical Development department, together with the Technical University of Liberec. Technical Development is also working on another material – this time, using silvergrass. Its fibres can be processed and used, for example, in the manufacturing of door linings.

  70 %

  of the seat upholstery in the ENYAQ iV with the Lodge interior consists of polyester from recycled PET bottles; the rest is from certified natural wool.

  The carmaker already uses a number of sustainable materials in production; however, it intends to go even further. “We want to be sustainability pioneers. For us, this means much more than just reducing the CO2 emissions of our model range. That is why we prefer ecologically produced materials. For example, we’re currently exploring how to make greater use of waste products, such as coffee grounds, coconut fibre and rice husks”, adds Johannes Neft, Board Member for Technical Development. The use of sustainable materials significantly reduces our carbon footprint, especially if they come from renewable sources near production plants. Organic production waste that can be recycled without the need for other materials is ideal and reduces the need for industrially produced primary materials. ED

• Pravidla soutěže PDF

• Škodováci – fotogalerie

  Kristýna Jeřábková miluje charitavní běžecké výzvy. 

  Jejím největším koníčkem je běh...

  ... nepohrdne však ani jízdou na kole.

• Cyklistika – fotogalerie

  Zakladatel Tour de ŠKODA Karel Koblása (vpravo) se svým následovníkem Martinem Špačkem.

  Celá skupina se sešla v sobotu ráno u ŠKODA Muzea v Mladé Boleslavi. 

  Po společném focení mohli všichni vyrazit směr Vrchlabí.

• Pravidla soutěže

  Pravidla soutěže ve ŠKODA Mobilu

  1. Pořadatel Soutěže

  Společnost ŠKODA AUTO a.s., se sídlem tř. Václava Klementa 869, Mladá Boleslav II, 293 01 Mladá Boleslav, IČO: 00177041, zapsaná v obchodním rejstříku vedeném Městským soudem v Praze pod sp. zn. B 332 (dále jen „Pořadatel“), pořádá tuto čtenářskou soutěž (dále jen „Soutěž“), jejíž postup a podmínky upravují tato pravidla (dále jen „Pravidla“).

  2. Doba trvání soutěže

  Soutěž probíhá v době od 26.02.2021 do 19.03.2021 (dále jen „Doba soutěže“).

  3. Soutěžící

  Soutěže se může účastnit každý čtenář zaměstnaneckých novin ŠKODA Mobil, který v Době soutěže vyplní kvíz a své odpovědi zašle na e-mailovou adresu skoda.mobil@skoda-auto.cz (dále jen „Soutěžící“). Soutěžící se zavazuje uvádět v soutěžní registraci pouze pravdivé údaje.

  Soutěžící mladší 18 let se mohou Soutěže zúčastnit pouze se souhlasem svého zákonného zástupce, který je povinen se na žádost Pořadateli prokázat.

  Ze Soutěže jsou vyloučeni zaměstnanci útvaru GK/2 jako organizátora soutěže a osoby těmto osobám blízké podle § 22 zákona č. 89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.

  4. Princip Soutěže

  Úkolem soutěžícího je zodpovědět otázky v kvízu, který Pořadatel zveřejní v tištěné verzi zaměstnaneckých novin ŠKODA Mobil (vydání Březen 2021), nebo v online verzi novin téhož vydání na webové adrese www.skodamobil.cz. Zodpovězením otázek se rozumí odeslání odpovědí na kvízové otázky na e-mailovou adresu skoda.mobil@skoda-auto.cz. Každý soutěžící může odeslat své odpovědi za Dobu soutěže jen jednou. Ze správných odpovědí budou vylosováni 3 výherci (dále jen „Výherce“).

  5. Výhra v Soutěži

  Výhrou jsou následující ceny:

  3x Kalendář ŠKODA Motorsport 2021 s vlastnoručním podpisem továrního jezdce Jana Kopeckého

  6. Kontaktování Výherce a podmínky čerpání výhry

  Pořadatel bude Výherce informovat o výhře zejména telefonicky/písemně na kontaktní telefonní číslo / e-mailovou adresu, které Soutěžící uvedl v e-mailu se svými odpověďmi, a to nejpozději do 14 dnů od ukončení Soutěže. S Výhercem se Pořadatel následně dohodne na způsobu předání Výhry. Standardní způsob předání výhry je osobní předání. Podmínkou předání výhry je podpis předávacího protokolu nebo potvrzení o převzetí ze strany Výherce.

  Výhru není možné alternativně vyplatit v hotovosti ani v jiném plnění. Výhra není soudně vymahatelná. Poskytovatelem výhry je Pořadatel. Pořadatel nenese žádnou odpovědnost za jakákoliv rizika a závazky související s užíváním výhry. Pořadatel si rovněž vyhrazuje právo výměny výhry za výhru, která je odpovídající náhradou.

  V případě, že Výherce výhru nepřevezme osobně ve sjednaném termínu, ztrácí na výhru nárok a výhra propadne, aniž by Výherci vznikl nárok na jakoukoliv kompenzaci ze strany Pořadatele.

  7. Pravidla ochrany osobních údajů (v souladu s GDPR 2016/679)

  Vyplněním kvízu a zasláním odpovědí na výše uvedenou e-mailovou adresu Soutěžící vědomě a dobrovolně souhlasí s Pravidly soutěže (viz tento dokument), což znamená:

  – zařazení do soutěže a příslušné evidence Soutěžících;

  – zasílání informačních e-mailů týkajících se této Soutěže;

  – případné zveřejnění jeho osobních údajů v rozsahu jméno a útvar na výherní listině.

  Osobní údaje budou uchovávány pouze pro potřebu Soutěže a nebudou využívány k marketingovým účelům.

  Osobní údaje se zpracovávají po dobu od jejich poskytnutí v rámci Soutěže až do vyhlášení výsledků Soutěže, maximálně však na 1 rok od jejich poskytnutí. Osobní údaje jsou od Soutěžícího získávány na základě pravdivě vyplněného registračního e-mailu (e-mail se správnými odpověďmi zaslaný na skoda.mobil@skoda-auto.cz). Osobní údaje Soutěžícího budou zpracovány ve výše uvedeném rozsahu v elektronické databázi správce osobních údajů, popř. zpracovatelem, se kterým správce osobních údajů (Pořadatel) uzavře příslušnou smlouvu.

  Požádá-li Soutěžící o informaci o zpracování svých osobních údajů, je mu správce a případně i zpracovatel povinen tuto informaci bez zbytečného odkladu předat. Každý Soutěžící, který zjistí nebo se domnívá, že správce provádí zpracování jeho osobních údajů, které je v rozporu s ochranou soukromého a osobního života Soutěžícího nebo v rozporu se zákonem, může požádat správce o vysvětlení nebo požadovat, aby správce odstranil takto vzniklý stav. Soutěžící má právo (omezení zpracování, oprava osobních údajů, doplnění nebo likvidace osobních údajů, podání stížnosti) se obracet na správce na: DPoffice@skoda-auto.cz.

  Kontakty:

  Pověřenec pro ochranu osobních údajů ve ŠKODA AUTO: DPO@skoda-auto.cz

  Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů: www.uoou.cz.

  8. Ostatní ustanovení

  Pořadatel neodpovídá za přímé či nepřímé škody v souvislosti s účastí v Soutěži. Nebezpečí škody na výhře přechází na Výherce okamžikem předání výhry Výherci. Pořadatel není odpovědný za jakékoli technické problémy vzniklé při přenosu dat elektronickými prostředky.

  Pořadatel si vyhrazuje právo bez udání důvodu vyloučit Soutěžícího, jehož chování či jednání vykazuje známky nekalého či podvodného jednání. Osoby nesplňující podmínky účasti v Soutěži nebo jednající v rozporu s Pravidly Soutěže nebudou do Soutěže zařazeny. I pokud taková osoba splní některé podmínky pro získání výhry, např. v důsledku nepravdivých informací, které poskytla, nestává se Výhercem a nemá nárok na výhru. Výhra bude v takovém případě předána dalšímu Soutěžícímu v pořadí. Soutěžící bude vyloučen v případě, že Pořadatel zjistí nebo bude mít oprávněné podezření na spáchání podvodného nebo nekalého jednání ze strany některého ze Soutěžících či jiné osoby, která dopomohla danému Soutěžícímu k získání Výhry.

  Pořadatel si vyhrazuje právo i bez uvedení důvodů Dobu soutěže zkrátit, Soutěž přerušit nebo zrušit či změnit její Pravidla, a to i bez udělení výhry a bez poskytnutí náhrad. Pořadatel si rovněž vyhrazuje právo nahradit ohlášenou výhru předmětem podobného typu a odpovídající hodnoty a upravit podmínky předání výhry v případě, že výhra nebude poskytnuta způsobem umožňujícím předání výhry vítězům v souladu s těmito Pravidly.

  Pořadatel má právo konečného rozhodnutí ve všech záležitostech Soutěže včetně rozhodnutí o neudělení výhry v Soutěži a také si vyhrazuje právo konečného posouzení splnění či nesplnění podmínek stanovených pro získání výhry v Soutěži. Výhru nezískají ti Soutěžící, kteří nesplní byť jen okrajově či částečně stanovené podmínky pro získání výhry. Pořadatel tímto nepřebírá vůči Soutěžícím žádné jiné závazky, a tito nemají nárok na jakákoliv jiná plnění ze strany Pořadatele než uvedená v těchto Pravidlech.

  V případě, že dojde ke změnám podmínek a Pravidel Soutěže, bude toto učiněno písemně ve formě aktualizace těchto Pravidel. Aktuální verze těchto Pravidel je v plném znění dostupná na www.skodamobil.cz. Soutěžící nemá právo na náhradu nákladů spojených s účastí v Soutěži, a to ani v případě změny těchto Pravidel.

  Tato Pravidla jsou platná a účinná ode dne 26. 02. 2021.

• VZOR

  Sysel při západu slunce na Radouči

  Bedřichov po cestě na přehradu 

  Zima v Arberu

  Přehrada Souš

  Kozí hřbety nad Špindlerovým Mlýnem

  Mléčná dráha nad osadou Jizerka

• Prediktivní údržba – fotogalerie

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Ice Hockey World Championship - FOTO

  The local importer of ŠKODA cars took care of a special coating for the electric cars.

  A total of 45 cars were thus prepared for the drivers and managers of the championship organizing committee.

  The ENYAQ iV was presented at the championship in Latvia just as it was entering the market there.

  The mascot of the championship, Spiky the hedgehog, posed with the cars.

• GreenFuture – FOTO

  The carmaker is also trying out new natural materials for interior design elements.

  For their demonstration, a specially cut-out OCTAVIA car was created.

  The silvergrass material was used for the door decorative elements,
  while the shredded beetroot was used, for example, in the panels on the dashboard.

• Výroba a Logistika – fotogalerie

   

  
  

  
  

   

• Srdcovka – fotogalerie

  Na soutěž Yeti Rescue se sjíždějí záchranáři z celé republiky. 

  Soutežící si na akci vyzkoušejí situace přímo v terénu.

  Například musejí přijít na to, zda nedostal pacient špatný lék.

  Nechybí však ani úkoly z urgentní medicíny.

• Okem zrcadlovky – fotogalerie

  Tradiční folklor z Indie

  Členky souboru Horeňák na podiu při západu slunce

  Syn a synovec jako Páni kluci

  Podzimní Hrubá Skála. Do přírody vyrážíme rádi.

  Mexický soubor v ulicích Lázní Bělohrad

  Akční plochá dráha mě fotit baví

• Infrastruktura – fotogalerie

  Linka 20 bude zajíždět až do areálu závodu v Mladé Boleslavi.

  V areálu automobilky budou v rámci pilotního provozu nové zastávky, a to u hal M5 a M16.

  Prostřednictvím mobilních čteček MFA karet zaměstnance prověří strážní služba přímo v autobuse.

• T4I – fotogalerie

  Kolegové EEB/4 – Vývoj elektrické instalace vozu tř. A / B / SUV přispěli na již 2. benefičním koncertu na pomoc Elišce Kešnerové a její rodině. 

  V týmu V2 - Prodej západní Evropa pomáhají tak, že pečou a své výrobky včetně kávy za symbolické ceny prodávají. Výtežěk pak putuje vybraným ogranizacím.

• Tehdy a Ted – fotogalerie

  Slavnostního otevření nové cenrtrální kuchyně se 14. května chopili (zleva): předseda Odborů KOVO Jaroslav Povšík, předseda přdstavenstva ŠKODA AUTO Thomas Schäfer, členka představenstva za oblast Řízení lidských zdrojů Maren Gräf, člen představenstva za oblast Výroby a logistiky Michael Oeljeklaus a provozní ředitel společnosti Aramark Aleš Hertl.

  Špičkové vybavení kuchyně umožňuje zdravé vaření bez přebytečných tuků.

  Stavba kuchyně začala loni v březnu a automobilka do ní investovala téměř 600 milionů Kč.

  Kotle v kuchyni mohou pojmout až 6 900 litrů polévek a omáček.

  Zaměstnancům slouží dvojité šatny pro oddělení sourkomého a pracovního oblečení.

• Výročí – fotogalerie

  Dne 12. března 1991 navštívilo vedení koncernu VW mladoboleslavskou automobilku. A protože ještě nebylo zavedeno letecké spojení, přijeli vlastním mikrobusem.
  

  Ministr průmyslu české vlády Jan Vrba a předseda představenstva koncernu VW Carl Horst Hahn podepisují 28. března 1991 smlouvu o vytvoření společného podniku (joint venture) na výrobu automobilů ŠKODA.
  

  Prvním vozem představeným po spojení byla FELICIA, která se vyráběla  v letech 1994–2001. V zásadě šlo o velkou modernizaci vozu FAVORIT.
  

• ŠKODA AUTO Helps FOTO

  Firefighters demonstrated what an accident response looks like at the Start Driving event in Sosnová.

  However, it didn't stop at just a demonstration of equipment and intervention.

  For example, young drivers learned more about driving in difficult conditions.

  The experts also gave them a range of other advice.

• Premiera Simply Clever – fotogalerie

  USB-C konektor ve vnitřním zpětném zrcátku

  Dvě odkládací kapsy na mobilní telefony na zadní straně opěradel předních sedadel

  Ochranný kryt nákladové hrany

  Skládací pružná odkládací schránka v zavazadlovém prostoru*

• Jak to chodí – fotogalerie

  Jednou z typických příčin poruchy bývá „únava materiálu“, v tomto případě nastala u držáku hlavy robota UBS, který se zlomil. „Náhradní díl již neexistuje, výrobce ho nedodává nebo může být daný stroj i tak starý, že neexistuje ani jeho výrobce,“ říká P. Pánek s tím, že obvykle k takovému dílu neexistuje ani dokumentace. Pokud by byla, ušetřilo by to následující krok.

  Druhou fází je kompletní zaměření poškozeného dílu a tvorba dokumentace, která poslouží v případě, kdy selže stejná součást jinde ve výrobě. Při digitalizaci už konstruktéři přemýšlí nad tím, jak bude nový díl vypadat. Zdaleka totiž nemusí mít stejný tvar jako původní. „Hledáme cestu, jak zlepšit jeho životnost. V tomto konkrétním případě víme, že hliníkový díl praskl, v jakém místě a proč se to stalo, a můžeme vše za pomoci moderních materiálů řešit,“ upřesňuje P. Pánek.

  Po dokončení dokumentace začíná příprava nového náhradního dílu. U něj je nutné určit řadu parametrů a vytvořit model kompletní části. Například definováním hustoty materiálu v jednotlivých místech lze zvyšovat pevnost tam, kde je potřeba. Samotný obslužný program tiskárny Markforged, kterou k tomuto účelu v PSZ využívají, pomůže se základními pevnostními výpočty.

  Nedílnou součástí procesu je volba konkrétního surovinového složení z palety materiálových kombinací odolných kompozitů. Základem je materiál Onyx (či nylon), který lze vyztužit karbonovými, kevlarovými či skelnými vlákny, a to i v jejich vysokopevnostní a vysokoteplotní variantě. Každý prvek dodává výslednému dílu určité vlastnosti: pevnost, pružnost apod. Na různá místa dílu lze při tisku aplikovat rozdílné materiály a tím progresivně přizpůsobovat vlastnosti výsledného produktu.

  Následuje tisk dílu, který trvá řádově hodiny – od jedné u velmi jednoduchých částí až po desítky u složitých. „Během tisku sledujeme jednotlivé vrstvy a snažíme se najít místa, kde by mohly vznikat nedokonalosti. Oproti digitálnímu zadání je výsledkem díl s určitými tolerancemi. Tiskárna například nikdy nevyrobí tak ostrou hranu, jakou můžeme navrhnout, takže je nutné po vytištění díl pečlivě zkontrolovat,“ upozorňuje P. Pánek.

  Hotový díl, který může být jako v tomto případě složen z několika kusů, putuje zpět na linku. Ještě před tím si mohou konstruktéři vyzkoušet usazení dílu přímo u tiskárny. „Takto vytištěná součást dosahuje pevnosti slitiny hliníku, přitom má řádově nižší hmotnost a její výroba je oproti konvenčním metodám, například kompletně obráběnému dílu, méně nákladná,“ vyzdvihuje P. Pánek. Při stejné pevnosti je navíc díky nově navržené struktuře pravděpodobnost opakovaného selhání mnohem menší.