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Škoda Auto a.s. , often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. After 1991, it was gradually privatized to the German Volkswagen Group, becoming a partial subsidiary in 1994 and a wholly owned subsidiary in 2000.

• Founded: 1925
• Parent: Volkswagen Group

Czech automotive manufacturer and branch of Volkswagen Group, Škoda Auto debuted a new brand.