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 koda Auto a.s Skoda Motors
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ABOUT  koda Auto a.s

 koda Auto, more commonly known as  koda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer founded in 1895 as Laurin & Klement. It is headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

In 1925 Laurin & Klement was acquired by  koda Works which itself became state owned during the communist regime. After 1991 it was gradually privatized and in 2000  koda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.

In the following years,  koda became the fourth brand of the German group, as the Volkswagen Group raised its equity share first on 19 December 1994, to 60.3%, followed on 11 December 1995, to 70%.

Backed by Volkswagen Group expertise and investments, the design — both style and engineering — has improved greatly. The 1994 model Felicia was effectively a reskin of the Favorit, but quality and equipment improvements helped, and in the Czech Republic the car was perceived as good value for money and became popular. Sales improved across Europe, including the United Kingdom, where the Felicia was one of the best-ranking cars in customer satisfaction surveys.

Volkswagen AG chairman Ferdinand Piëch personally chose Dirk van Braeckel as head of design, and the subsequent Octavia and Fabia models made their way to the demanding European Union markets.

The perception of  koda in Western Europe has completely changed since the takeover by VW, in stark comparison with the reputation of the cars throughout the 1980s—often described as "the laughing stock" of the automotive world. As technical development progressed and attractive new models were marketed,  koda's image fastly improve.

Massive rejuvenation of the model range was a major tune for 2013 at  koda: The Czech car maker launched the third-generation Octavia Combi as well as facelifted Superb. They were accompanied by brand new Rapid family. The Yeti also faced significant changes. Chinese customers were also given a Yeti with an extended wheelbase.

As of August 2016, Skoda was being sold in 102 countries with planned expansions to South Korea, Singapore and Iran within a year.

 koda has maintained sound financial stability over recent years. In 2013 the brand achieved sales revenues totalling €10.3 billion.  koda achieved a successful start to 2014: As well as recording the highest number of deliveries to customers in a first quarter ever (up 12.1%),  koda recorded a significant increase in sales revenue (23.7%) to almost 3 billion euros. Operating profit increased 65.2% to 185 million Euros over the previous year.
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