Škoda Auto

automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
Organization business Q29637
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Summary

Škoda Auto is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,921 views/month, #63 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Český plynárenský svaz[3], Automotive Industry Association[4]
  • Country: Czech Republic[5]
  • Instance of: enterprise[6], automobile manufacturer[7]
  • Founder: Václav Laurin[8], Václav Klement[9], Emil Škoda[10]
  • Owned by: Volkswagen Finance Luxemburg[11], Škoda Works[12]
  • Follows: Laurin & Klement[13]
  • Headquarters location: Mladá Boleslav[14]
  • Chief executive officer: Klaus Zellmer[15]
  • Location: Mladá Boleslav[16]
  • Commons category: Škoda Auto[17]
  • Industry: automotive industry[18]
  • Inception: December 17, 1895[19], November 20, 1990[20]
  • Location of formation: Plzeň[21]
  • Parent organization or unit: Volkswagen Group[22]
  • Significant event: incorporation date[23]
  • Official website: https://www.skoda-auto.com/[24], https://www.skoda.com.tr/[25], https://www.skoda-avto.ru/[26], http://skoda-auto.kz/[27], http://www.skoda.com.cn[28], https://www.skoda-auto.cz[29], https://www.skoda-auto.de/[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Škoda Auto[31]
  • Main subject: Škoda[32], Škoda Auto a.s.[33]
  • Commons gallery: Škoda Auto[34]
  • Described at URL: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/skoda-auto-a-s-history/[35]
  • Product or material produced: car[36], Škoda Fabia[37], Škoda Rapid[38], Škoda Octavia[39], Škoda Yeti[40], Škoda Superb[41], Škoda Kodiaq[42], Škoda Citigo[43], Škoda Karoq[44], Škoda Kamiq[45]
  • Employees: 25,452[46], 24,631[47], 25,758[48], 26,404[49], 28,373[50], 31,626[51], 33,696[52], 35,437[53], 34,829[54], 26,565[55], 24,714[56], 26,153[57], 26,695[58], 29,141[59]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Škoda Auto include Xanthi F.C.[60], a men's association football club[61], in Greece[62], founded in 1967[63], headquartered in Xanthi[64].

Why It Matters

Škoda Auto has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Entities named for it include Xanthi F.C.[60], a men's association football club[61], in Greece[62], founded in 1967[63], headquartered in Xanthi[64].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2017. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Access to Registers of Economic Subjects. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . cgoa.cz. Retrieved . cgoa.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . autosap.cz. Retrieved . autosap.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Access to Registers of Economic Subjects. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2015. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2015. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . skoda-auto.com. skoda-auto.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . skoda-auto.com. skoda-auto.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . skoda-auto.com. skoda-auto.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2016. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2017. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Škoda Annual Report 2018. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . annual report. cdn.skoda-storyboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0280689-skoda-automobilova-akciova-spolecnost
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br
    Sitelink count → 80
    Net profit → {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+30816000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+18421000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+25163000000'} +17
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  2. 22d ago · Jklamo · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+314897000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+299318000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+268500000000'} +18
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  3. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 53B9-79B2-4D39-0112-E48E
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  4. 13w ago · Jklamo · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Český plynárenský svaz, Automotive Industry Association
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  5. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 366177
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  6. 17w ago · Fabe56 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → business, enterprise, automobile manufacturer
    Opencorporates id → cz/00177041
    Subreddit → skoda
    Eu vat number → CZ00177041
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  7. 18w ago · Fabe56 · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Mladá Boleslav
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  8. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0280689-skoda-automobilova-akciova-spolecnost
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  9. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    European unique identifier → CZVROR.00177041
    Svkkl authority id → 0280689-skoda-automobilova-akciova-spolecnost
    Youtube channel id → UCjG24cC7xIEkVtxKdhHDwtg
    Official name → {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Automobilový koncern ŠKODA a.s.'}, {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ŠKODA, automobilová a.s.'}, {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ŠKODA AUTO a.s.'} +1
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  10. 19w ago · Fabe56 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Board member → Martin Jahn, Klaus Zellmer, Thomas Schäfer +1
    Total assets → {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+202615000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+176869000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+228180000000'} +15
    Screenscraper company id → 105614
    Oxford reference overview id → 20110803100510316
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Legal entity identifier: 529900I8XOZDM4ZQSQ21, Moving to Q139096224"
  11. 19w ago · Jklamo · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating income → {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+35154000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+32598000000'}, {'unit': 'Q131016', 'amount': '+30892000000'} +15
    Image needs reharvest → —
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