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  • Manufacture of Czech automobile Skoda Superb will move to Slovakia

    Manufacture of Czech automobile Skoda Superb will move to Slovakia

    By relocating the manufacture of the next-generation Superb from the Czech plant in Kvasiny to Bratislava in Slovakia, Skoda wants to free up the capacity in Czechia.

    After the move, scheduled for 2023, the development of the next-generation Superb will remain in Czechia.

    The extra capacity will be used to build additional cars like Skoda Kodiaq and Karoq SUVs and for another Skoda model.

    Skoda currently produces the Kodiaq and Karoq SUVs as well as the Superb and the Superb iV plug-in hybrid at its Kvasiny plant.

    This move is part of Volkswagen plan to abandon investment in Turkey and to expand production in Slovakia.

  • Volkswagen abandons investment in Turkey and expands production in Slovakia

    Volkswagen abandons investment in Turkey and expands production in Slovakia

    Volkswagen will move production of its Passat model and premium Skoda Superb model to its plant in Bratislava, after initially wanting to produce the two cars in Turkey, The Slovak Spectator reported on Tuesday.

    The German group’s investment will be much higher than expected by Prime Minister Igor Matovič’s government.

    It is unknown whether electric vehicles will be produced in Bratislava, said another Slovak publication, Denník N.

    In July, the Slovak government signed a memorandum with Volkswagen representatives, suggesting an investment of 500 million euros, but recent information indicates an investment of over one billion euros.

    The amount was mentioned by Herbert Diess, Volkswagen CEO, in an interview with the German magazine Automobilwoche. He confirmed the increase in production at the plant in Slovakia.