Private company

Škoda Auto

Czech automobile manufacturer

Škoda Auto a.s. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃkoda] ), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1896 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Dec 17, 1895Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersMladá Boleslav1
  • Founded inPlzeň1
  • Websitewww.skoda-auto.com
  • Legal formakciová společnost1
  • Slogan“simply clever”1

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The story

Founded by Emil Škoda, Václav Klement and Václav Laurin on Dec 17, 1895, in Plzeň.1

Leadership

Who has led Škoda Auto, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Reinhard Jung2007–2010
  2. Winfried Vahland2010–2015
  3. Bernhard Maier2015–2020
  4. Thomas Schäfer2020–2022
  5. Klaus Zellmer2022–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (4)

Products and brands

  • car
  • Škoda Felicia
  • Škoda Octavia
  • Škoda Fabia
  • Škoda Superb
  • Škoda Roomster
  • Škoda Yeti
  • Škoda Citigo
  • Škoda Rapid
  • Škoda Karoq
  • Škoda Kodiaq
  • Škoda Kamiq

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg 100%
  • Škoda Works since 1925

Subsidiaries

  • Smart City Lab
  • Škoda Auto India Private Limited

Also owns

  • Škoda Auto DigiLab 100%
  • Digiteq Automotive 49%
  • ŠKO-ENERGO 44.5%
  • AGR Automotive Group 16.8%
  • Skoda Auto Volkswagen India 8.1%
  • SAIC Volkswagen 1%

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Škoda Auto employees by year134.0K in 2025+20% since 2016
010.0K20.0K30.0K40.0K2016: 28.4K28.4K20162017: 31.6K31.6K2017+11%2018: 33.7K33.7K2018+7%2019: 34.8K34.8K2019+3%2020: 35.4K35.4K2020+2%2021: 36.0K36.0K2021+2%2022: 35.1K35.1K2022−3%2023: 34.9K34.9K2023−1%2024: 34.2K34.2K2024−2%2025: 34.0K34.0K2025−1%
  • 202534,0061
  • 202434,2151
  • 202334,8841
  • 202235,0631
  • 202136,0321
  • 202035,4371
  • 201934,8291
  • 201833,6961

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Škoda Auto revenue by year127.8B EUR in 2025+16% since 2023
010.0B EUR20.0B EUR30.0B EUR2023: 24.0B EUR24.0B EUR20232024: 25.5B EUR25.5B EUR2024+6%2025: 27.8B EUR27.8B EUR2025+9%
  • 202527.8B EUR1
  • 202425.5B EUR1
  • 202324.0B EUR1

Net income

Škoda Auto net income by year11.9B EUR in 2025+40% since 2023
0500.0M EUR1.0B EUR1.5B EUR2.0B EUR2023: 1.3B EUR1.3B EUR20232024: 1.7B EUR1.7B EUR2024+25%2025: 1.9B EUR1.9B EUR2025+12%
  • 20251.9B EUR1
  • 20241.7B EUR1
  • 20231.3B EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2023Renamed Name changed to Škoda Auto a.s.1
  2. 2022New chief executive Klaus Zellmer becomes CEO1
  3. Aug 3, 2020New chief executive Thomas Schäfer becomes CEO1
  4. Nov 1, 2015New chief executive Bernhard Maier becomes CEO1
  5. Sep 2010New chief executive Winfried Vahland becomes CEO1
  6. 2007New chief executive Reinhard Jung becomes CEO1
  7. 1998Renamed Name changed to ŠKODA AUTO a.s.1
  8. 1991Acquired Acquired by Volkswagen Group1
  9. 1991Renamed Name changed to ŠKODA, automobilová a.s.1
  10. 1925Acquired Acquired by Škoda Works1
  11. Dec 17, 1895Founded Founded in Plzeň1

Sources

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