In 2024,
Škoda Auto manufactured over 925,000 vehicles at its global production facilities, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. The company also produced more than 280,000 battery systems for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for the
Volkswagen Group (VW), over one million transmissions and nearly 500,000 engines.
The main plant in Mladá Boleslav, a city in the Czech Republic, accounted for 575,000 of these Škoda vehicles. Last year also saw production start of a record number of new and refreshed models, including the Scala, Kamiq, Kylaq, Octavia and Kodiaq. The company also continued to strengthen its international operations, with capacity at its Pune plant in India expanded for the Kylaq compact SUV — Škoda’s third model ‘made in India for India’. Furthermore, preparations for vehicle assembly in Vietnam were finalised, and Kodiaq SKD (semi knocked down) production started in Kazakhstan.
Andreas Dick, Škoda Auto’s Board member for production and logistics, said: “From a production perspective, 2024 was one of the most challenging years in Škoda Auto’s history. This was due to the launch of a record number of new vehicles, the expansion of our international production capacities, and further optimisation of manufacturing processes.”
Flexible production lineHe continued: “Last year, we took important steps to boost our competitiveness and efficiency, including the logistically demanding partial relocation of the Octavia’s production to Kvasiny, in the Czech Republic. This move freed up capacity on our flexible production line in Mladá Boleslav, which accommodates both ICE vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs), making way for the new Elroq model range.”
Mr Dick said the production line in Mladá Boleslav is ‘unique in the VW Group’ in its ability to simultaneously produce vehicles with internal combustion engines on the MQB platform and electric vehicles on the MEB platform. “This flexibility enhances production efficiency and allows the plant to respond swiftly to changes in demand. By the end of the year, preparations were completed for the series production of the all-new Elroq, with a daily production capacity of up to 600 units.”
Škoda Auto leads operations in India on behalf of VW and its brands. The country serves as Škoda’s second base outside of Europe and a future export hub, capitalising on sales potential in regions such as ASEAN, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. In China, Škoda vehicles are produced in the cities of Changsha, Ningbo, and Nanjing, while in Solomonovo, Ukraine, assembly of the Karoq SUV continues.