Å kodaAuto ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Skoda Auto

MILESTONES IN 2006
January
– Škoda Roomster presented to trade
journalists and jury of the prestigious
automotive competition “CAR OF
THE YEAR“
February
– World premiere of Škoda Roomster
at the Geneva Motorshow
– Škoda Auto releases its 2005 financial
performance figures
March
– Series production of Škoda Roomster
begins at Kvasiny plant
April
– Škoda Auto is a general sponsor of
the World Ice Hockey Championships
in Latvia
May
– Opening of a new centre for preparing
and shipping vehicle assemblies
– Volkswagen Group and Škoda Auto sign
an agreement on the construction of an
assembly plant in Kaluga, Russia
June
– Company holds an international
presentation of the Škoda Roomster for
the press in Prague
– Škoda Roomster goes on sale
July
– Celebrations to mark the historic
10,000,000th vehicle produced by
Škoda Auto (since 1905). The jubilee
vehicle was a Škoda Octavia from the
Mladá Boleslav plant
– Škoda Auto is general partner of the
Tour de France
August
– 100,000th Škoda Superb produced
September
– World premiere of the Škoda Octavia
Scout 4x4 and the Joyster design study
at the Auto Salon Paris
– Škoda brand officially launched in the
Chinese market
October
– Healthy Company project launched
– Škoda Roomster Scout goes into series
production at the Kvasiny plant
November
– 500,000th Škoda-brand vehicle
produced in a year
– Cornerstone of a new Škoda Auto
Technology Centre laid in Mladá Boleslav
– First presentation of Škoda brand at the
international motor show in Beijing
December
– Series production of the Škoda Fabia
Hatchback successor begins in Mladá
Boleslav plant
– Company achieves best sales and
earnings performance in its history
List of awards won by
Škoda brand vehicles in 2006
– 1st place “Car of the Year” for Škoda
Roomster in Estonia, Finland and Bulgaria
– 1st place “Auto Trophy” in Minivan
category for Škoda Roomster
– 1st place “Family Car of the Year” for
Škoda Roomster in Sweden and Belgium
– “Red Dot” design award for Škoda
Octavia Combi
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