Ahead of the recent transfer of responsibility and activities into Skoda, the brand had been playing an important role within the VW group. For example, it has been making vehicles for the Seat brand (notably the Ateca SUV now and, in the past, the Toledo compact sedan). Skoda also makes batteries and electric motors for other Volkswagen group operations. It has recently been given lead responsibility for the MQB AO platform, as well as taking overall responsibility for the group’s activities in India and the next Passat/Superb range. 

The replacements for the Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Superb will be built in a new multi-brand plant in Turkey, or possibly elsewhere in eastern Europe, potential details of which follow below. In terms of corporate organisation, the brand is part of the ‘volume’ brand group alongside Volkswagen cars and LCVs, and Seat. 

The growth in Skoda’s vehicle volumes and employment has been accompanied by and underpinned by a strong investment programme in its factories and new model programmes…