Skoda Auto as, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG, increased production 62.1% to 43,235 in January 2001 from 26,675 in January 2000, according to provisional data provided to just-auto.com.












































































Skoda Production – January
Model Body Platform
January 2000
January 2001
% Change
Fabia hatchback AO4
3,936
11,431
190.4
Fabia Combi station wagon AO4
0
8,427
–
Felicia hatchback Favorit
7,949
4,390
-44.8
Felicia Combi station wagon Favorit
2,469
962
-61.0
Felicia Pick-Up pickup Favorit
1,644
2,024
23.1
Felicia Van van Favorit
56
0
-100.0
Octavia sedan A4
6,187
10,059
62.6
Octavia Combi station wagon A4
4,434
5,942
34.0

TOTAL
26,675
43,235
62.1

SOURCE just-auto.com

Skoda, based northeast of Prague in Mlada Boleslav, plans to make 470,000 vehicles this year, up 4.2% on last year.


In 2000 versus 1999, output grew 21.4% to 450,910 from 371,430.












































































Skoda Production – 2000
Model Body Platform
1999
2000
% Change
Fabia hatchback AO4
3,883
161,078
4048.3
Fabia Combi station wagon AO4
0
14,702
–
Felicia hatchback Favorit
151,895
71,954
-52.6
Felicia Combi station wagon Favorit
45,527
26,081
-42.7
Felicia Pick-Up pickup Favorit
21,972
22,865
4.1
Felicia Van van Favorit
1,306
440
-66.3
Octavia sedan A4
90,176
92,411
2.5
Octavia Combi station wagon A4
56,671
61,379
8.3

TOTAL
371,430
450,910
21.4

SOURCE just-auto.com


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