The largest Czech manufacturer's result for the first half of 2010 shows not only a new record in sales but also growth in profits.

Forty years ago, right after a company-wide holiday, Škoda Auto (then “Automobilové závody, národní podnik”) started producing the popular sports coupé Škoda 110 R.

Škoda Auto is celebrating 85 years since Laurin a Klement merged with Škoda Plzeň through which it acquired its today's name, as well as its winged-arrow logo.

A great show all over the three days of the seventh event of this year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) that went so well for both Škoda Motorsport crews turned upside down in the last two special stages.

In the first half-year of 2010, Škoda Auto has reached a new sales record with 378,747 vehicles sold worldwide. This means an increase about 15 percent compared to same period of last year.

The Finnish driver Juho Hänninen in a Škoda Fabia S 2000 wins the weekend Rally Bohemia. Pavel Valoušek, Škoda Delimax team driver, has an accident and fails to complete the race.

Reinhard Fleger moves to Volkswagen Financial Services AG. The new Board of Directors member for Sales and Marketing at Škoda Auto is Jürgen Stackmann.

Freddy Loix is celebrating his sixth career win at a home rally with a Škoda Fabia S 2000 Facelift. The crew of Škoda Motorsport team Jan Kopecký – Petr Starý came second, just like last year.

Škoda Auto launched series production of two new versions of its popular Škody Fabia this June - Fabia RS and the second generation Fabia Combi GreenLine.

Škoda Auto produced its hundred thousandth 1.2 TSI engine only a few months after the launch of its production in the engine and transmission manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav.