Skoda
Auto as, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG, increased output of light vehicles 7.5%
to 39,772 in May 2001 from 36,992 in May 2000, according to provisional data provided
to just-auto.com.
Fabia, a new supermini replacing Felicia, accounted for 56.2% of volume this
year, compared with 37.1% last year. The proportion of mid-sized Octavia in
production remained stable – 35.7% this May, 36.5% last May.
|
Skoda
Production – May |
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| Model |
Body
|
Platform
|
May
2000 |
May
2001 |
%
Change |
| Fabia |
hatchback
|
AO4
|
13,741
|
12,184
|
-11.3
|
| Fabia |
sedan
|
AO4
|
0
|
2,327
|
–
|
| Fabia Combi |
station
wagon |
AO4
|
0
|
7,860
|
–
|
| Felicia |
hatchback
|
Favorit
|
6,135
|
2,476
|
-59.6
|
| Felicia Combi |
station
wagon |
Favorit
|
1,694
|
724
|
-57.3
|
| Felicia Pick-Up |
pickup
|
Favorit
|
1,247
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Felicia Van |
van
|
Favorit
|
62
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Octavia |
sedan
|
A4
|
8,827
|
8,377
|
-5.1
|
| Octavia Combi |
station
wagon |
A4
|
4,671
|
5,824
|
24.7
|
| other |
edg
|
seg
|
615
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| TOTAL |
sg
|
sg
|
36,992
|
39,772
|
7.5
|
|
SOURCE
just-auto.com |
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Year-to-date, output grew 20.3% to 203,062 in 2001 from 168,824 in 2000. Volume
this year was represented: 50.3% by Fabia, 36.1% by Octavia and 13.5% by Felicia.
|
Skoda
Production – Year to Date |
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| Model |
Body
|
Platform
|
YTD
2000 |
YTD
2001 |
%
Change |
| Fabia |
hatchback
|
AO4
|
47,124
|
59,644
|
26.6
|
| Fabia |
sedan
|
AO4
|
0
|
3,529
|
–
|
| Fabia Combi |
station
wagon |
AO4
|
0
|
39,026
|
–
|
| Felicia |
hatchback
|
Favorit
|
36,305
|
18,242
|
-49.8
|
| Felicia Combi |
station
wagon |
Favorit
|
11,870
|
5,287
|
-55.5
|
| Felicia Pick-Up |
pickup
|
Favorit
|
7,874
|
3,981
|
-49.4
|
| Felicia Van |
van
|
Favorit
|
317
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Octavia |
sedan
|
A4
|
38,920
|
43,157
|
10.9
|
| Octavia Combi |
station
wagon |
A4
|
24,432
|
30,196
|
23.6
|
| other |
dsv
|
dv
|
1,982
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| TOTAL |
dsv
|
sdv
|
168,824
|
203,062
|
20.3
|
|
SOURCE
just-auto.com |
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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, production 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 |
wf
|
wf
|
371,430
|
450,910
|
21.4
|
|
SOURCE
just-auto.com |
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Contact Ryan James Tutak, associate editor of just-auto.com |
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