Skoda is considering adding a third shift in the paintshop at its Kvasiny plant to increase daily throughput to 320 bodies per day and expand capacity for the Roomster, reports Automobilwoche.

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At the moment the capacity of the paintshop is just 200 bodies a day with two shifts.


 


The Roomster, shown as a design study in 2003, uses elements of the VW A and AO platforms (Octavia and Fabia), and is expected to go on sale in Europe in September 2006.

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Skoda is also considering that it may need more capacity for a de-contented version of the Fabia sedan to compete with the Logan. If it proves to be viable, a low-cost Fabia could go on sale in India from the middle of next year, reports the newspaper.

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