Construction of the new Skoda paintshop at its Mladá Boleslav plant began in August 2018. It has the capacity to produce 168,000 lacquered bodies per year. 

Construction of the new Skoda paintshop at its Mladá Boleslav plant began in August 2018. It has the capacity to produce 168,000 lacquered bodies per year. The ovens used in the paintshop are unique to the facility, with bodies travelling sideways instead of front first, and hot air flows into it through the engine compartment and windscreen to ensure more effective drying of the paint away from the sheet metal.