SKODA Yeti production at the Kvasiny Plant exceeds 500,000

The 500,000 Skoda Yeti has rolled off the Skoda production line in Kvasiny. The milestone vehicle – a Yeti Monte Carlo in Corrida Red – was photographed with production line employees as it completed its journey through the plant. The Czech car manufacturer celebrated its premiere in the SUV segment in 2009 with the ŠKODA Yeti. The Yeti quickly became one of the most successful vehicles in its class.

OneShift Editorial Team

03 Nov 2015

In 2013, the Skoda Yeti was completely redesigned, and has since been available in two individual design versions: the smart Skoda Yeti for the city, and the adventurous Skoda Yeti for the great outdoors. Both versions of the Skoda Yeti score with expressive designs, fresh interiors, attractive 'Simply Clever' ideas, highest functionality and enhanced engine/gearbox combinations.

Both versions of the Yeti are available with front- and all-wheel drive. The modern 4x4 version as outstanding off-road characteristics, offering maximum all-wheel functionality in combination with the Yeti’s proven qualities. The Skoda Yeti Monte Carlo has been available since 2014, extending the Yeti range with a sporty version.

In addition to the production in Kvasiny, the Skoda Yeti runs off the production lines in China and Russia. In China, the Yeti is produced locally at the Shanghai Volkswagen plant as an extended version for the Chinese market. In Russia, production of the compact SUV is carried out in corporation with the Russian manufacturer GAZ Group at the Nizhniy Novgorod plant.

Kvasiny is one of Skoda’s three production plants in the Czech Republic. In addition to the Skoda Yeti, the Skoda Superb and Superb Combi models currently run off the assembly lines here. In 2014, 166,200 Skoda vehicles were produced at Kvasiny.

Around 4,500 employees are currently employed here, making it one of the largest industrial employers in the Hradec Králové region. The automobile factory was founded some 81 years ago, and Skoda cars have been manufactured there since 1947.

The Kvasiny plant is currently undergoing the most extensive modernization and expansion project in the history of the site. Over the next few years, the production capacity of the East-Bohemian region is set to increase by up to 280,000 vehicles per year. There are also plans to create up to 1,300 additional jobs. Skoda will be investing around seven billion Czech crowns into the development project.

Credits: Oneshift News Team