American Reacts to Fascinating Things You Didn't Know about ŠKODA

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[@fifi23o5]

In my language (Slovenian) škoda means damage, pitty, shame. People don't realize or admit Czeckoslovakia was an industrial superpower before WW2. Without their tanks Germany probably wouldn't be able to conquer France. Just check at Panzer 38. It was a Chechoslovakian tank adopted by Wehrmacht, they were in use untill the end of the war. Few people realize Checkoslovakia was industrial an cultural superpower before the WW2. Germany was industrial, France was cultural power, Checkoslovakia was both. At the end of WW2 they retained their position, Germany transfered a lot of production there and it wasn't destroyed in the war. At the end of the war they had capacities to produce Me-262, the first operational jet fighter in the world. Yugoslavia wanted to purchase them. Even for emerging Israel. The intervention of Soviet Union brought the deal down. Without Soviet intervention European map would be much different now. But they produced a few really remarkable things, regardless. My field is aviation. Nobody will ever produce more gliders of one type than Checkoslovakia. They made a two seat, metal glider, the L-13 Blanik, the most widely produced glider ever, more than 50% of all glider pilots in the world learned their skills on it. They produced the Zlin ''26'' series of aerobatic aeroplanes, Zlin 526, the plane I learned to fly on, was the best aerobatic plane in the world when it appeared in 1965, leter they set new standards and made a blueprint for all modern aerobatic planes when they made a Zlin 50 in the early 1980s. The most widely produced jet trainer in the world, still in use today in many air forces is Aero L-39 Albatros. Škoda was in rank of Mercedes before WW2, Tatra was close to Rolls-Royce then, so, Škoda today doesn't come as a surprise to me, it is just a continuation of the heritage and history, it is a revival. True, they were not widely known and popular, but they were always innovative and quality company, I wish them success. Greetings from Slovenia.

[@TheKubyk]

Just one little inaccuracy - L-39 Albatros is not from Let Kunovice but from Aero Vodochody. Btw Aero was originally motor bike / car maker.

[@fifi23o5]

@@TheKubyk True. Thank you. Corrected.

[@erikhubel1064]

Nicely Said. 🙃

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

We were an industrial superpower because Austria-Hungary placed so much of their factories and pretty good infrastructure (both railroads and public transit later on) I'm guessing they wanted their lands to look pretty :D This is why the short period of 20 years of the "The First Republic" when we were truly free for the first time is regarded as such a golden era. Yes the war began later but we were truly free only 1918-1938 until the Munich agreement where other powers basically betrayed us . Everyone still wonders what wouldve happened had Edward Beneš decided to fight the betrayal pact .. even though wed have become the agressors for defying it.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

Znači i na češkom to

[@mikulaszach2652]

Škoda brand is actually the 5th oldest car brand in the world. Funny thing, Tatra, the other czech car manufacturer (makes only trucks today) is the 2nd oldest car brand in the world. We've got some history. In the 30s Tatra made the first ever "aerodynamics-based car, the Tatra 77, shortly followed by Škoda 935 Dynamic and then the rest of the world with their aerodynamic cars.

[@sonnylatchstring]

These Are The 5 Oldest Car Brands In The World Peugeot (1810) Vauxhall (1857) Opel (1862) Rover (1883) Mercedes-Benz (1883)

[@antoninpospisil7174]

@@sonnylatchstring looks wrong to me, there are multiple topics about oldest car brands on internet, and when you sort them by dates looks for wiki they are all wrong, Peugeot 1810 Tatra 1850 (they dont count Tatra because they made only trucks now, and thats silly disqualifications) Vauxhall 1857 Opel 1862 Mercedes Benz 1883 Škoda 1895 Land Rover ?? (every topic say anything else, one time brand was founded as Starley & Sutton Co. 1877 - wiki say 1878 and later merge with Layland motors, and others say it was Leyland Motors founded 1896..but that brand dont exist anymore for 56years. Actually if you read wiki both are wrong, that company name was only Rover and after merges they dies,.. and there is still existing Land Rover company but only from 1948 to today. Both companies has few same engineers, what i read, but is different brand) Sorry if i probably missed something, im not car historic, i just used google for 30min.

[@davidpelc]

Actualy the word "škoda" doesn´t mean "too bad", but its more like the word "pity". 🙂 But yes, the meaning can be also "damage" for eample in fraze "damage caused", "způsobená škoda".

[@James_Lurk]

Yea but as mentioned in others comments, nobody in CZ actually feels a reason of this word, it is just a foundres name. Many surnames in CZ means something, so nothing special endeed.

[@laserad]

@@James_Lurk I have heard some jokes about the name though. tbh pretty low hanging fruit

[@kibicz]

Pity has completely diffrent meaning. Škoda is harm or damage.

[@novh4ck]

@@kibicz When you want to say "That's a pity" most people will say "To je škoda".

[@davidpelc]

@@kibicz no, it doesn't have different meaning. To say "that's a pity" is literally the same like to say "to je škoda".

[@volcano1979]

they forgot to say that Škoda cars were widely sold abroad as police cars, because Škoda offers ready-made cars with the necessary equipment, if you need a police car for a dog, it will already have a cage from the factory, if you need a car suitable for transporting organs, it will already have all the equipment from the factory. It is therefore cheaper for the states to buy Škoda cars than another brand, for which they would still have to install equipment separately. And yes, they also have a bulletproof Škoda Superb to choose from.

[@ggooaa100]

True! Hungary's police is one of these you mentioned. They even have unmarked police cars (those bastards.. :D) Some political personel owns a Skoda Suberb

[@Dukenukem]

The video is mixing ŠKODA industrial works (based mainly in Pilsen) and L&K (based in Mladá Boleslav) companies, the Škoda bought L&K as their car division. Todays the car division is owned by VW while the rest of the heavier production (mainly locomotives and bus/trams) is by company Škoda Transportation. Think of it as some US corporations, that merged to form a gigantic conglomerate that was split later into separate companies again (Rockwell International)

[@MrToradragon]

Sadly still result of that unfortunate economic and social experiment. The main issue, I see, is that L&K brand was not retained for cars.

[@WwarpfirewW]

​@@MrToradragonit's a shame that company was sold, great history, national treasure could be said... At least some free hand was left for lead developers, although I feel like Germans always feel jealous of Skoda so they try to limit it, as in all modern history with Czechia

[@TheKubyk]

@@WwarpfirewW after 1989 was Skoda very close to bankruptcy, it needed strong partner/owner and VW wanted Skoda as cheaper brand... but Skoda was very successful, quality was great, Skoda cars were simple, reliable and cheap. After few years Skoda was that much successful that VW was afraid of VW sales. Because of that Skoda was limited and didn't get most powerful engines, didn't get most luxury gadgets etc. On one side VW was happy from Skoda's success, on the other side there was problem with Skoda/VW concurency. IMHO Skoda is really famous and respected brand and is almost similar premium level as VW, but price is not that cheap as it was few years ago.

[@WwarpfirewW]

@@TheKubyk you are right, these were rough years, big companies have more assets, better branding and dealership, greater experience on foreign markets, although all development tools, machinery and engineering was there as well... If money wouldn't disappear in the system and were used in a better way, we could have bought back part or whole brand back in some decades, at least sales would add to nation budget, but we know how it goes, sadly. This splitting of companies is step back in the future progress, good enough tram and train division is still kinda here but for a good example Czechoslovakian group with their large portfolio of arms manufacturers, bought Colt and brought more value back

[@MrToradragon]

@@WwarpfirewW It is shame how companies were treated between 1948 and 1989, all politics aside, they were not well managed and had often outdated machinery and production and amount of produced goods was low as well and product lines were not great as well. So breaking them in smaller parts and selling them was perhaps the better option as there was not enough resources for necessary modernization.

[@CaptainGarisen-bl3vp]

The thing is "Škoda" is not that rare name in Czech Republic. Its more like common and I guess most of Czechs dont even feel that word negatively in connection with the brand but just a name of someone who founded the brand. Of course foreigners dont know what does it mean so there was no reason to change the name, right? :D

[@josefferda6282]

It's great to see an American so interested in our car brand. You should visit Czech republic. There are Škoda cars everywhere. Love your content.

[@MILELONGJOINT]

Měli by jsme mu poslat listky na offroad do Milovic :-)

[@wassilia1234]

Agree, sometimes I drive through Czech and basically every 4th car is Skoda XD

[@martinjanota2205]

Plus, we're hosting the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2024, all the more reason to come and visit

[@archereegmb8032]

I'm in UK. I love my Skoda. I'm on my second Octavia (with all the toys). My favourite trinkets....the ice scraper in the filler cap, the parking ticket holder, and the USB connector in the mirror (to connect a dashcam), and the fold-away tow ball has saved me from battered shins.

[@tenik1365]

Don't forget Skoda makes trams that you can see in SF and Portland. Now, there is a subsidiary in Baltimore as Skoda Transportation USA, LLC

[@Pepadai]

In Seattle too

[@stepanmarousek9480]

19:24 Škoda also made a similar commercial for "Fabia II RS" and it goes HARD. Propably the coolest commercial they ever made

[@frufruJ]

Yes! I hope he makes a reaction to them both (first the cake, then "reklama na Škoda Fabia RS" - just googled it - because the latter references the former).

[@chacaf22]

Both are awesome!

[@maximux777]

Don't forget škoda Felicia commercial it was good one too

[@chrisreinert9981]

My wife and I have been driving a 2012 Yeti TDI 4wd up until last week when my wife crashed it during a snowstorm here in Norway. This week I'm buy a used Yeti of the same type. We're older and plan to drive for only 2-3 years more.

[@reminsten]

I wish you and your wife are allright and safe. Many people around me have Skoda Yeti and it always amazes me how reliable and usefull that car is.

[@johnvender]

I spent the first twelve years of my life in Czechoslovakia and when we said "to je škoda" we were saying "it's a pity". My understanding about Lamborghini is Lamborghini who was making tractors thought of ideas that would have improved the cars Ferrari was making. He went to Enzo's house and when he told Enzo he had ideas that would improve Ferrari's cars. Enzo sent him away telling him to stick to making tractors. Naturally Lamborgini was offended and decided to start making cars better than Ferrari's.

[@martindworak]

I believe it was the feeling of the clutch engagement that Mr. Lamborghini didn’t like, he said his tractors had a better clutch, 😀😀. Also, I spent the first 15 years of my life in Poland, and Polish and Czech are very close, in Polish “szkoda” does translate to “pity” or “too bad”, also “szkoda” could mean “damage” in an insurance context. I’ve seen and known of Škoda since being a child but never put the two together until just now, it is hella funny now!! 😀

[@kibicz]

@@martindworak Škoda doesnt mena pity or "too bad" it means harm or damage. Its just that the phrase "its a pity" has same use as "to je škoda" but the literal meaining in Czech is "its a damage/waste" - "its a pity you couldnt come" in Czech the meaining is more like "It caused a harm that you didnt come".

[@ohjonny95]

​@@martindworakyou're completely right on that, he was complaining about the clutch and said to Enzo he knew how to make better ones, I have never heard that he literally said his tractors had better ones. Enzo did reply to this with "go back and keep producing your tractors". Well, good for us to have one supercar brand more 😂

[@Radim-e3o]

Škoda got behind technologically during the decades of Communism. That is the reason why it was necessary to sell it to someone who was able to modernize everything. That is also the reason why it is not sold in the USA. During 70' 80' and early 90' Škoda was unable to compete with other automakers from the free world. And now, when it is part of the WW it is better to sell only one brand since Cars are somewhat similar.

[@michelbeauloye4269]

A propos sponsorship, I like to mention here that Skoda provides transportation vehicules for the Tour de France cycling race since more than 10 years. Whatch Tour de France racing and you will spot Skoda Superb cars carrying officials, team coaches, spare bikes, etc.

[@hebijirik]

Here in EU there have repeatedly been rumors of VW executives being angry at Škoda because it tends to offer value that is close to its corresponding VW model for price that is not close, making them look bad. One example I remember is that a VW Passat sized Škoda Superb uses a lot of components from cheaper VW cars like Golf but uses them in the bigger car, making a similar car for less money. Or something to that effect. If this was true when the VW boss flatly refused to entertain the idea of taking Škoda to US market I would imagine something like shared dealership would not fly. Imagine running an established VW dealership and now you are asked to start offerig cars of a different brand but with similar sizes and features that are 20% cheaper than your VW models.

[@litaveccz]

Passat actually will almost be just rebranded Superb, at least from what I know about new Superb which has been presented just few days ago. So looks like something happened in VW HQ. But you are actually right about VW trying use Škoda just as value uninteresting cars brand. I can recommend tour of Škoda's factory in Mladá Boleslav. We've been taken to depository of many very interesting but unfortunately never released prototypes.

[@paulozavala3232]

Im an Audi owner. If i had to choose between a VW or a Skoda i would choose a skoda all the way! And yes, i’ve heard the same rumor that Skoda is trying to surpasse VW and that VW group is not happy about that!

[@daveamies5031]

Yep that's pretty much what happened in Australia when Škoda was introduced here, it took about 1/3 -1/2 of VW sales, but it also took a lot of sales from Mazda, Honda and Toyota, so ended up with VW actually selling more cars than they did with just VW and Audi, so while VW brand lost sales and became smaller, VW group increased it's market share because Škoda took so many customers from other brands particularly premium Japanese brands.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

And yet despite reusing parts, somehow Volkswagens still end being a lot less reliable than Škodas

[@wykydytron]

@@daveamies5031 but those were fleet sales, skoda did not change regular customer market at all but it did change fleet market as they simply offered cheapest but decent quality cars for corporate customers.

[@Mladjasmilic]

Also fun fact: For having biggest cars in class, in my country they call them Škodilak, aftee Cadillac.

[@MrToradragon]

7:54 Back in 50's Škoda had produced fastest Czechoslovak steam locomotive class 498.1 (nicknamed Albatros) with speed record of over 101mph, one operational is preserved in Bratislava, another one is currently being rebuild. If you would be interested, there should be more than enough videos available.

[@Case_]

"Škoda" literally means "damage" or "harm". It can however coloquially also be used as "oh well" or "pity" in a statement along the lines of "what a pity". But the company simply bears the name of its de facto founder, Emil Škoda, similar to many other companies (and their names can have various meanings, just look at Ford ;) ), so it really has little relevance to actual meaning of the word.

[@nigelpluck3342]

15:51 I have a feeling that VW don’t want to have Skoda in the American market because Skoda would probably outsell VW. VW and Skoda share a number of engines, and it has been said that for as long as they have shared engines, that Skoda have been able to set up the engines to be more reliable and run better than VW, and privately VW are not happy with that.

[@Dan-fo9dk]

Skoda has a LOT more with VW to do than just the engine. First of all they are build on VW MQB platform (fossil cars) and the MEB platform (electric cars ) It's the same with Seat / Cupra and some Audi models. Than there are the gearbox / transmission, 4WD system, the different safety / assist systems tech, light tech, infotainment and bla, bla, bla ....it all is VW ....which fully control what Skoda can get of parts and what they can do. There are hardly any major components that isn't from VW.

[@JanHejn]

@@Dan-fo9dk But we manufacture many licensed things from VW inhouse and do some little manufacturing changes. Especially in tolerances and setup. It's very usual that engines from Škoda have more on dynos that advertised by VW. Usually about 20-30 Nm more and about 10-15HP more. Not sure if VW engines do the same but it is pretty common in Skoda models

[@ohrt]

Well, that’s the same situation in Europe, where Škoda outsells VW in some markets. It’s the same company and same bottom line, so I guess a sell is a sell. Similar to why Kia and Hyundai both exist. They compete for the same customers, but rather lose to each other and keep the money in the same company than to lose to a competitor company. Same goes for GM, Stellantis and other companies with more brands for the same segment.

[@Alexein455]

Skoda is more practicall VW.

[@janeviemuz524]

VW don't even allow Škoda to make good cars :D But for real that's how it goes here with many well-known factories that were bought by Germans after the revolution. In short, they don't want anyone else to make products of at least the same quality as they do. VW had a policy for VW cars to be the basic option for people, with Škoda being the more affordable alternative. However, Škoda gained a strong reputation for reliability, leading to forced artificial reduction in reliability (a pretty common practice here). And now, with competition from cheap cars from China and Dacia, VW's policy seems to be turning Škoda into just another cheap piece of scrap. I can give you another one ridiculous example. That white fat gummy guy with tires... He bought Czech Barum after revolution. So they invested into extention of productin..., and with that they started force Barum to use worse recepture on material on tires than using that white fat gummy guy with tires.

[@kibicz]

ŠKODA is pretty good name for factory that produces cannons, howitzers and mortars;)

[@Radim_009]

The reason behind Škoda making weapons is because original Škoda company is from Plzeň (or Pilsen in ENG). The Škoda as car selling company was in the begginings named Laurin&Klement but after the Škoda from Plzeň bought it, it became Škoda.

[@scorpionc773]

2:30 Skoda Commercial slogan was: Simply Clever and they live by that Slogan. - Parkingticket Holder on the Lower left side of the Windshield - The newer Skoda have a Ice Scraper in the Tank Cap, so it is easy accessable from the Outside without having the danger that Snow is weting the Seat. - The Refil Cap for the Washer fluid acts as a funnel, because most Washer fluid premix comes in a 5 Liter Canister and is hard to Manoeuver into the tiny hole. - The Twindoor on the Superb, where you can open the Trunklid like a normal Limousine or you could open it like a hatchback. - In the Trunk they have a Hook where you can hang smaller bags so they do not tumble around, maybe unloading itself into the trunk. - last invention was a umbrella compartment in the Drivers door. So you can feel like in a Rolls Royce, kinda, without having to pay hundred thousends of Euros. This is a theme since the early 1900 hundreds, Skoda was one of the first companies to over a modular build Car. In a time when you would take your chassis to a coachbuilder. And not to forget the Skoda Journeyman Workshop. From time to time there are Skoda Cars beeing build that are unique and kind of a think outside the Box thing. - The Slavia, a Spider version of the Scala. - Mountiaq, a Pick-up made out of a Kodiak - Roadiaq from 23, a HomeOffice/Camper on the Enyaq chassis - Afriq a Long Distance rallyeing version of the Kamiq - Funstar, the most emotional i guess as it is replicating the Felicia Fun a UTE from Skoda with a movable Backwall to transport 2 more people, in sunny weather. So on you can search these in Google as "AzubiCar" or "Azubi Car" i would link a video, but there is none that sums up all 8 Cars. But i can link official Media: www.skoda-storyboard.com/de/pressemappe/skoda-afriq-azubi-car-nr-8-ist-bereit-fuer-die-rallyepiste-pressemappe/skoda-azubi-car-leuchtturmprojekt-mit-tradition/attachment/skoda_afriq_geschichte/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqoloSYnqedi8k Skoda Germany presenting the Mountiaq

[@SMSas]

Here in Lithuania Škoda is called managers car. A lot of companies buy them for their sales or other managers, directors and so on 😃

[@NuSpirit_]

AFAIK Favorit was last Skoda "solo" car, the next Felicia was co-produced (from Favorit know-how and some VW know-how) and later Octavia was then done under VW ownership and basically first full car done under them.

[@NuSpirit_]

Also if you want to know more about Skoda Transporation (separate group making trains, trams, metro, trolleybuses, etc.) they have a channel :) www.youtube.com/@SkodaTransportation/

[@PachezZ]

Octavia is basically mk4 Golf in different body, most of non-body parts fit...

[@foxy126pl6]

Yep, felicia was a mix, it used older favorit 1.3 engines (except top trim that used VWs 1.6 engine) and skoda designed suspension aswell if im not mistaken. I think the interior parts and a few other stuff were directly from VW

[@wykydytron]

@@PachezZ all VW group cars use same parts in many cases, just like GM group uses their parts in all cars. Toyota, Mazda Nissan and Volvo are only companies that for most part have only dedicated parts to their brands.

[@cadifan]

New Zealand's one and only locally produced vehicle was called the "Trekka". It was only rear wheel drive but looked very similar to a small Land Rover. Through a trade deal with Skoda they supplied all the mechanicals for the vehicle. My dad had one and the thing was as rough as guts, underpowered, but bullet proof! Never got a tune up yet never missed a beat! In fact the spark plugs were frozen to the head so we didn't dare attempt to break them free. The only "tune up" it ever got was regular oil and filter changes, that was it!

[@Busfles984]

Skoda was forced to make bombs for the Nazi Luftwaffe during WW2. Many of those bombs were filled with sand instead of explosives and are still excavated in the UK till this day.

[@martinmikula6036]

Your theory about why VW doesn't bring Škoda to the US is probably correct. I was for many years working in Mladá Boleslav where Škoda has its factories and a LOT of people work for Škoda there. I was assembling furniture and so on in their homes and many of them had stories about VW bottlenecking this or that from many different sides of production. I remember that one person told me a story that they had to change parts of the design of Octavia because it looked better than higher-end Audi but was 30 % less money.

[@chrisperyagh]

The latest Skoda adverts use the opening 7 note motif (E-F#-G-F#-G-A-B) of 'Vltava' (from the tone poem 'Ma Vlast') by Bedrich Smetana as their jingle.

[@gustavpepa6462]

Škoda is old company (1895) but Tatra is much older (1850) 😉

[@MrTomprokopec]

You are swiftly becoming my favourite US youtuber, needless to say, I am Czech :D

[@pipboy2k7]

Even though they were technically the same company for quite some time, I wouldn't exactly mix the history of Škoda Works heavy industries company and the Laurin & Klement / Škoda Auto company. L&K/ŠA never really did anything outside the automotive stuff, besides perhaps providing some early airplane engines and working on afaik 2 armored combat vehicle prototypes.

[@jojokrog8095]

I just wanna say one thing. My first car was a skodá superb first gen (03 model) and that bad boy was insane on features. It had a solar panel sunroof that charged the battery. The glovebox and storage under the armrest was cooled with ac, making them small refrigerators for drinks. It had rainsensors for the wipers and it had led lights behind all the door Handles and auto-dimming mirrors both inside and outside. IT WAS A 2003 MODEL WITH THOSE FEATURES!!! Not to mention the insane legroom in the backseats that was just silly for a sedan. It also had an umbrella in the right rear door. It also lasted 360.000km before the engine died, possibly due to a shitty tune. It was a 1.9tdi pushing 130bhp stock, but was tuned to 230bhp (and bucket loads of tourqe)

[@pugle1]

Skoda experimented with sales in Canada in the early '80s. I've owned two. My first car ever was a 1983 120 GL 4 speed. I paid $5,200 for it brand new from the show room. My second was a 1985 120 GLS with a 5 speed gearbox. Both were almost identical except for the grill and headlights. Four round headlights on the 83, and large rectangular single headlights on the 85. I thought the latter was a much improved look. Sadly, Skoda folded in Canada I want to say around 1988. Fun, affordable, and for the most part, very reliable. On weakness they had in my opinion was the in-take exhaust valve layout. On cylinders 2 and 3, the exhaust valves were side by side concentrating the heat in that spot. Cracked cylinder heads or blown head gaskets were common if you drove them too hard.

[@stanislavbandur7355]

there were more problems, like orientation of engine, every acceleration every breaking put load on bearings and when they became loose it caused stop of engine on every crossroad, whole construction was more like speaker which was reason they were very noisy inside (latter models changed it a bit, but until Favorit it was not so good). It was most accessible/affordable car here in CzechoSlovakia and we were used to it and lowed it. (proud owner of 1982 Škoda 105L)

[@domagojbatinic1526]

talking about unfortunate naming - Ford is selling in Europe SUV named Kuga , which in my language (Croatian) means Plague

[@module79l28]

Portugal is the only country in the world where the Hyundai Kona has a different name, here it's called Kauai. They had to change it because Kona sounds like the portuguese slang word "cona", which is a derrogatory term for vagina. Talk about even more unfortunate naming! 😆

[@herb6677]

And Johnny Depp translates in German to Hansi Idiot. Ok, a bit offtopic, sorry for that.

[@ChinoKawaii1021]

the Superb actually has the biggest boot/cargo space you can get before you get a van or a pickup truck it's very long and wide, we can fit a whole inflatable boat with a 20hp engine in there lol

[@margaretbamford7176]

I read a Wheels magazine review which said the Octavia [similar roomy boot] must have had Dr Who as design consultant.

[@ChinoKawaii1021]

@@margaretbamford7176 ye Octavias boot is similary big Superb is longer so if you pull the back seats down it'll have more space

[@kizi86]

i like the aesthetics of Skoda, their perfect blend of smooth bends and curves, with sharp highlighting lines and corners. The interior is also really well built, quality materials used, and space is plenty, even for the biggest of us, i am 6'5.5" / 197cm and i have plenty of room, in all skodas i have both driven and been a passenger in, skoda superb, in the back, i have so much room, even if you put the drivers seat all the way back, i still have really much room for my legs.

[@dietrichengel2149]

We have now the 7th Skoda. They were 3 Octavia, 2 Fabia and right now I drive a Citigo iV and my Wife got a Karoq. The best cars we ever had. No Problems, good dealership. 😊 Greetings from Germany

[@paulfisker]

Czech nation is the smartest slavic nation. Period. Best Regards from Poland.

[@gustavpepa6462]

I am not sure about it but thanks 😉 Greeting from Czechia

[@darkredvan]

For several years now Skoda is the number one importer in Germany, selling by far the most units from any imported car brand. Going by models Octavia and Fabia are most numerous, with Superb and SUV‘s following. BTW most Octavia’s are station wagons, Saloons are quite rare in comparison. And yes, Skodas in general offer the most (leg) room in comparison to VW‘s, trunk is bigger as well. Though they raised prices, they still offer more value. I would prefer buying a Skoda than a VW. In Germany you usually find dealerships at least in different buildings (but with the same owners) or completely separate. Most VW dealers in Germany will offer Skoda Service as well (if they don‘t have a separate Skoda Service nearby).

[@MisterLajk]

That Vision E concept has already made it to the streets. It's called Enyaq and it's electric only.

[@Pidalin]

and it's much uglier than in the concept, as always

[@ltrtg13]

Both my brother and I own a Skoda each. Plus one of our neighbours owns a Skoda as well. Actually my brother has had 4 other Skoda Octavia vRS models before his current Octavia vRS. I have only owned the Skoda Rapid.

[@eddiezweers4158]

@12:13 That is Fabian Cancellara (Swiss), not Sir Bradley Wiggins, in 2016 at his golden farewell race on the "Kuipke" Track Velodrome in Belgium...Oh and Sir Bradley Wiggins was invited at this party as well. Bradley rode for SKY and therefore on a Pinarello most of his (road cycling) career. After his career Skoda UK launched a new campaign featuring Sir Bradley Wiggins from 2017-2019.

[@VanijaMi]

In my country Škoda is best suited for our rough and and full of potholes roads, because of it's tough and durable suspension.

[@vitezslavhron3879]

It´s time to discover another amazing Czech brand - Praga!!!!!

[@RushRacer]

Praga R1

[@vitezslavhron3879]

@@RushRacer Praga Bohema

[@RushRacer]

yh the new car@@vitezslavhron3879

[@pawel115]

I am in Canada and i am a hockey fan i knew about Skoda sponsoring for a long time you see that logo all the time watching international hockey i grew up in Poland before i moved, and Skoda was very well know auto company then and that continues to this day.

[@YummyCore]

it's true that Škoda would cannibalize VW's sales. For example Citigo was ready to be sold, but sales were pushed back by a few months, so that VW could release the VW Up first. I don't think we are selling 1+M cars every year anymore or whatever was that goal in the video, since covid, Russian - Ukrainian war and some fire at warehouses / plants hurt the logistics a lot, there were big parking lots around Czech Republic full of Škodas with missing parts and some people were even waiting for 1-2 years for their ordered car to be made. I think we are also pulling out from China slowly, but we are trying to get into new markets like Vietnam, oh yeah India is working out really well so far as well.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

The thing is that Škodas have much more premium looking exteriors than VW and maybe even Audi. Fabia consistently makes Golf look very plebeian. Same with Superb and Arteon. And there's even more confusion about VW brands, when you put Seat into this mix. They are typically sportier and better looking than VWs, but have more "boy racer" aura than Škoda and VW, despite internally being really similar. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, VW is often just ends up feeling like the least cool version of same car, despite having just bellow Audi interiors.

[@ondrejlukacs6561]

Škoda is also the third longest running car brand (after ford and tatra) and the second non-stop running brand (as tatra stopped their production for some time)

[@martinwebb1681]

Peugeot is the worlds oldest car manufacturing company founded in 1810.

[@uncle_matula]

I had a 1961 Octavia that was used to make the Felicia Cabrio you see at 14:01. It wasn't a flash, but I loved it.

[@andreashofer4442]

Remember the Mazda 323 Turbo? A friend of my father drove Ice-Rally with it and eventually went to Sweden-Rally (+4 mechanics & euipment in the car!^^) and won in Group N/4th overall (Group N was mad, street legal, tuned production cars after Group B times)... Long story short: When the 323 wasn't competitive anymore, he bought an Oktavia 4x4 Turbo Diesel Kombi with 200HP and won the next Ice Rally vs all the older EVOs, Imprezas, Lancias & Audi S1's with up to 540hp - I was completely chanceless with my 460hp 90's Audi S2 Coupe with S1 inside - That's how good they are! (especially sideways ;) )

[@jensschroder8214]

The Skoda Favorit and the Felicia were the last old Skoda. The Felicia is still based on its predecessor but already has VW parts. There are still Skoda locomotives and trams. This has nothing to do with the Skoda car group, except that they were previously managed together.

[@Geker3]

Another interesting fact about Škoda: During WWII Škoda company in Plzeň (the one making guns, trains and turbines, not cars) was directed by Albert Goring - brother of Hermann Goring (one of the top 5 Nazzis). Albert was able to save countless lives when he was ordering prisoners from concentration camps to work in Škoda and in same time he let guards of the transports to stop on their way form camp to factory and let the prisoners escape. He also suported (at least by turning blind eye) all the procrastination and laziness of his workors. He let the Škoda rot so bad that by the end of the war Gestapo accually put him on list of enemies to be killed but the war ended before they killed him.

[@azxctr]

Pagani started in a similar fashion. Mr. Pagani used to work for Lamborghini, and saw the immense potential in carbon fibre. He was so passionate that he bought his own heavy machinery to create carbon fiber bodys in order to make a prototype for Lamborghini. They never took him seriously so he decided to start his own brand and that's how the Pagani brand was born.

[@DenUitvreter]

Four things I like about Skoda. - The 110R coupe, just a very pretty car during communism. - After being bought by VW and becoming a B-brand of it they got their own profile and looks almost right away. - Rear leg room as USP for the Superb, at a time when the Chinese market opened where rear leg room was a status symbol, good for European taxi sales too. That's just smart business. - The Yeti. Such an allround good car that even Top Gear started doing proper car tests again.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

Yeti was too good, that's why VW axed it.

[@CsotPet]

As an owner of a 2007 fabia, it's a great reliable everyday car. Not an exciting, sporty thing, but it transport me and my family from A to B every day. Hence it's a comby/wagon it can take a lot of stuff for camping or just transporing my hobby: huge RC planes :P

[@josifvissarionovich5320]

Here in slovakia owning a Škoda is almost part of our national pride. And yes i do own one. it is Fabia model from 2001 still going strong.

[@johnpipere83]

The taxi rank outside the trainstation here in the UK where I live has all Skoda cars in it's fleet, they are excellent cars and extremely comfortable.

[@SanderVandeWiel]

In Europe Skoda is considered the "budget-VW". But I think they look better than the VW counterparts (Octavia/Golf - Superb/Passat). At this point, they're not that much cheaper anymore but now they are known for the massive interior space.

[@Helge_Torp]

In Norway 80% of new cars are pure electric 😊 and 24% of the total registered cars 👍 we have a great infrastructure of charging stations, but I wish we could focus more on hydrogen. Škoda Enyaq is the best car I've driven and I drive a 2022 Skoda Octavia PHEV (company car)

[@GoldenCroc]

Yes, but thats because the EVs get tax breaks in Norway that are much larger compared to ICE vehicles than anywhere else.

[@Helge_Torp]

@@GoldenCroc Yes, the incentive is there to buy EV cars here, but that doesn't mean other countries can't do the same.. not sure where you're getting at with that comment.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@Helge_Torp I am getting at just adding a bit of context as to the reason why so many cars sold to the public are electric in Norway, in comparison to other places: The very large financial (much larger tham anywhere else) incentive. Most people watching in countries outside Norway wont be aware of this reason. Secondly, yes other countries could theoretically do the same with financial incentives of the same magnitude, but practically its not possible since it would either be ruinously expensive or they would face enormous public backlash (the second one would likely happen in the US for example), or both.

[@Helge_Torp]

@@GoldenCroc I get your point 👍 Doesn't need to be as much as they do here, but free parking and toll roads e.g. could be a start 😊 they are cutting back on the incentives here though and that kinda sucks, but still a lot cheaper than combustion engines. Only thing that is cheaper in Norway than "anywhere" else; electric cars, electronic items and diapers 😅

[@cirion66]

@@Helge_Torp Funny part is that Norway is so economically powerful, that it can afford to go electric all the way for its citizens, because relative to the population size, it is disproportionally humongous exporter of fossil fuels (a bit of a "green hypocrisy"). For the rest of the Europe, going full electric is not financially viable for the vast majority of the population. That's why with EU pushing combustion-engine powered cars out with regulations, it seems likely that only top 10-20% wealthiest part of population will afford to own and run a personal vehicle. (as of 2023 ~0.3% of registered vehicles in Czechia are electric)

[@86501freightliner]

I'm surprised that Skoda never tried again in the US with any generation of Superb, back before everyone went nuts for crossovers and SUVs. A big, large, comfortable sedan/fastback, what Americans really loved back then.....

[@bohomazdesign725]

Brands by customer segment (humoristic): Average Joe segment: Seat ----> Wannabe chad, but to poor to buy something actually sporty Cupra ----> Leveled up Seat guy Skoda ----> Family guy that thinks he is cool VW ----> Boring Family guy that believes he is a successful businessmen Audi ----> Boring guy that thinks he is cool Rich but not rich enough people segment: Porsche ----> The brand that responsible rich people should buy if they want something fancy / sporty and at the same its the brand for not rich enough people buy that later have to cease the lease Super rich segment: Bentley ----> For people that believe we still live in the Victorian era Bugatti ----> Probably has pending human trafficking charges Lamborghini ----> Sporty guy that wont be able to drive it so he will total it sooner or later

[@Kaczmar51]

Actually we have 2 companies named Škoda. Škoda Auto, making cars as you know and just “Škoda” making trains, trams and trolleybuses for example. They are separate companies unfortunately but you can say they still make trains (not the planes tho as I’m aware) 😁 I love your videos and the pure enjoyment over Czech Republic and Czech cars, you definitely have to come, see you in my hometown Olomouc someday 😁👍

[@pavelhlavaty2621]

Dont forget at Škoda Nuclear Machinery! :)

[@Kropikovo]

My comments: @3:40 These bike manufacturers were called Laurin & Klement. Skoda actually bought this company in the mid 1920s and incorporated into the Skoda "empire". Fun fact, many of current models can be purchased in Laurin & Klement trim. @5:06 It is said that companies like Skoda were part of the reason why Hitler didn't want to go to war with Czechoslovakia. He wanted to seize the country with its industrial power still untouched, so that he could utilize for his war effort. @5:47 In 2023 it's actually 30 years now. Also, they announced that they extended their contract and will sponsor Ice Hockey Championship till 2027 (at least). Fun fact, 2023 also market the 20th anniversary of Skoda sponsorship with Tour de France (20 years in a row). @7:51 Yep, think about Skoda the same way you'd think about Siemens :) @8:26 The numbers dropped because of Covid... 2022 Skoda produced less than 800K cars. But it's getting back up @10:10 Now, of course, there is the Skoda Enyaq iV. Fully electric car you can buy @13:13 Well, we shouldn't translate surnames right, but still... :D You could play with it even more. You could say, "That is Skoda". in Czech it is literarily, "To je Škoda", which in the Queen's English would translate as "That's a pitty". @14:12 I heard that VW leaders were actually afraid of Skoda's drive, which lead to measure being put in place to make sure the VW would remain #1 in the VW group and never overtaken by Skoda. Allegedly, this even negatively effected R&D at Skoda, where they were not allowed to develop certain things, because it would make VW look lame. Especially in connection to Octavia and Superb. It would be interesting to learn, why can you buy Skoda in Australia, and not the USA. Is it that the US market is more protective of its "local" brands? @19:19 And the floral design on the bottom part of the logo is a reference to Laurin&Klement who used this motif in their logo prior to the purchase of their company by Skoda. @20:36 The Socialism almost rekt the reputation of the bran completely. In its worst days, Skoda made ugly, unreliable, rust prone cars. But still, a very nice vintage version of a Socialist Skoda 1000 (the 1960s) would cost the same as a brand new Fabia. A delux version of the 1000 could cost the same as a new Superb? Maybe, because they were so poorly made that finding a good one is rare, and/or involves a lot of renovation. Today, Skoda is considered cooler than VW

[@nickolasgaspar9660]

Next month I will be visiting Prague. Their Technological Museum has many ŠKODA vehicles in display and I am planning to pay a visit.

[@jirkahavelka6353]

Try visiting the Škoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav.

[@vitezslavnovak2077]

Enjoy jour visit. National technical museum is great for boys aged from 5 to 100 yrs.

[@berounmv7024]

13:00 @IWrocker The word "Škoda" has 2 meanings in Czech. One can be said with the sentence "Damage on a crashed car is 10,000 crowns" and the other with the sentence "It's a shame you didn't advance to the finals of the tournament." The words "damage" and "shame" are both pronounced with the word "škoda" in Czech. It wasn't explained properly in the video. Well, except for the fact that the brand is named after Emil Škoda, that's true.

[@adamcichon6957]

Škoda as a saying means "too bad" or "pity", but also in the law terms it's the damaged property or injury/harm caused to a person.

[@fxlxpxk]

What you said about Škoda's potentially dipping into VW's sales is probably true to some extension. Škoda's are better looking, have a bigger personality, and for the price you get more of a car than with VWs. The Czech Republic is flooded with them and a lot of people can say: "Yeah, well, it's your national brand, of course there's a lot of them. Look at Romania and Dacias - those are just cheaper Renaults." But over the years, my family has had a lot of cars from both brands (we've had Octavia, Superb, Golf, Passat, Felicia and Touareg) and I can safely say, that Škodas are overall just better. They feel ligter, sportier, are a better place to sit in and are way cheaper than the VW equivalents (especially used models).

[@yournemesis192]

I don’t understand why VW is so expensive in Europe. Audi BMW and Mercedes make sense as everyone knows them as premium cars but VW is almost as expensive as Audi with none of the status. Why would anyone get a VW when Skoda and Seat offer the same quality for less money.

[@johnnygomez7063]

and Škoda usually beats VW in independent car tests - whats make the german owners hell-angry... but you know - "golden Czech hands"

[@chrisbrady83]

I bought my wife the 2023 skoda Kodiak last year and it's brilliant

[@neolerades2987]

The Škoda Plzeň plants even produced VVER nuclear reactor pressure vessels, the nuclear power plant where I live has reactor vessels from Škoda. Historical videos of the transportation of pressure vessels can also be found on KZbin. When I was at school in 2010, old Škoda Favorit and Felicia could be bought for ridiculous prices, they were then worthless cars at a price of 50-300€and some students drove them to school. Today the price went up a bit and cars without rust can be bought from €1500. I personally own a 2019 Škoda Fabia, it is my first Skoda and it is reliable.

[@karlf.karlsen4365]

I think you've done more to make Skoda popular in North America than anyone else, my friend. If the VW company decides to start exporting Skoda to the US, they should go to you for heading promotions. And I'm not kidding.

[@Crimerenegade]

7:44 Skoda till this day produces Trains and Trams for eg: new Metro Trains for Warsaw are made by Skoda. Skoda also made components for nuclear power plants. Reactors in first commercial nuclear power plant in Poland (Żarnowiec) were made by Skoda (the mechanical parts and reactor casing). Due to opposition from local residents, distrust after 1986 Chernobyl disaster and misinformation and downright lies by greenpeace (greenpeace was lying about technology used for construction of it, as they were saying it will use same technology as Chernobyl, while in reality the computer and electronics systems were made by Siemens, mechanical and metal parts by Skoda. The only thing from Russia was supposed to be uranium for fuel) the power plant never went live. And the Skoda made reactors were sold to Finland and Hungary, where they work till this day.

[@ggooaa100]

Skoda Kodiaq even has an umbrella in the door same as Rolls-Royce. Skoda has a performance oriented "sub-brand" called VRS. They are awesome price/performance. Skoda since made that concept car into a real car. Its called the Enyaq, and it also has a VRS variant. Seats are almost the same as Skoda, trying to be different and affordable. They are made in Spain, and they are about sportiness and try to sell them to younger folks. Seat also had a sub-brand called Cupra, but since its a standalone brand. Cupras look wicked good. You should check them out.

[@patrikbartek2729]

take a look on a designer from czech republic, who goes from designing octavia 3 and kodiac to BMW G models and now he design for Rolce Royce.. thats why it looks like BMW.

[@lth1072]

Have you ever watched a channel called Morts?. He travelled around Europe living inside his Skoda CitiGo. A remarkable achievement considering the tiny size of the car. He visited all the great cities on the cheap. Genius.

[@michagrzesiak8793]

Warsaw Metro has received some Metro trains recently from Škoda

[@Truckspotterappelscha]

I love Skoda so much, by the way I drove a Seat Ibiza from 1999 until the engine unfortunately broke down.

[@Oliverii]

that happens when you play with VW-club.

[@DalaiDrama-hp6oj]

What about _Seat,_ the "Spanish VW"? Are those known and sold in the US? Edit: 😂 I posted the comment while watching, stopped right before you talked about Seat. Happy, that you plan to dive in a bit here...

[@martinwebb1681]

Here in the UK we have VWs, Skoda's, Seat's and Audi's, which I find crazy as they are all owned by the same company so are competing with each other.

[@Oliverii]

@@martinwebb1681 only thing i know is that i will never touch VW-group cars even with a stick.

[@jurekvakva]

Another hilarious car company name is Citroen - it means "Lemon" in Dutch. The Citroen family were originally from the Netherlands. Andre Citroen's parents moved from the Netherlands to France a few years before he was born.

[@toruvalejo6152]

Today's Japan car company Nissan original name was Datsun - but after entering US market they rebranded name of the company as "Datsun" pronounced in English sounded as "Dead soon" - not very good selling name for car makers...

[@patrickandresen26]

Skoda is a lot different from VW. They might be driving on the same platforms, But Skoda is a lot more roomier and have a different styling. They have "simply clever" a bunch of clever little things to make every day easier, like an ice scraper stored at the gas cap for easy access, Inside the front doors are stored a small brush for snow or dust, and an umbrella with a flashlight in the handle, stored the same way Rolls royce dose it

[@christofferholmstedt3312]

Its quite common with combined VAG dealerships in europe. I'm in Sweden, and i work at one, and we sell vw, audi, seat/cupra, skoda and porsche

[@paulozavala3232]

I’ve never seen one in Stockholm?! Where I live you have Skoda Bromma that only sells Skoda, my Audi is from Audi Hammarby where they are separated from VW (but door to door) there is a VW in Vällingby and so on. But maybe i have miss something?

[@stoneageskillz6194]

Direct translation of škoda meants - damage, a shame/too bad (like: To je škoda. = Its a shame./Thats too bad. Tvoje škoda. = Your loss.). That said, Škoda is a name, just a name.

[@tortozza]

Skoda needs to sponsor you and send you merch

[@josifvissarionovich5320]

Just one thing to pronunciation. Names of founders Václav Laurin and Václav Klement are meant to read as written with C not K as this machine voice did it. Acording to the wiki in english the name is Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. With name day in 28. September.

[@TominovCZ]

Škoda now produces mostly (along with cars) trams and trains

[@kardulas]

And the trolleys, I remember taking the old 9Tr and 14Tr trolleys when I went to elementary school lol. Won't forget the crazy acceleration, whining noise, and occasionally the driver running out to fix the "horns" that came off the lines, blocking all traffic.

[@simonhartman4943]

In terms of the name Škoda - the woman in the video explained that there is a meaning difference depending on the capital S or not (it's not even an S, but whatever) - it is not true. Capital letter means only that it is a name (surname, company name etc., it does not change the meaning of the word at al). "too bad" and "damage" translations are correct, it can have both these meanings depending on the context. I don't know about other fellow Czechs, but when I think about Škoda (as a car brand) the true meaning of the word never really strikes to my mind, it is just a name. That's what imo most people think and that's why marketing-wise, meaning doesn't bother anyone, we all know it is a surname. :)

[@ThomasMarxJeetKuneDoIFO]

I wanted to get a Superb this year, but I ended up getting an Toyota station wagon. Škoda has massive sales numbers in Germany.

[@Busfles984]

@Ian: The Hyundai Ionic 5N is an EV with gas engine motor sounds coming from 8 speakers in its body.

[@adamcaspe5139]

Škoda also made all modern tram models for Prague (starting in 2013 I believe)

[@js0988]

SEAT is a really cool Spanish brand, I have had 3 SEAT's and loved them all. Very reliable, very sporty. I have had 2 SEAT Ibiza's an 1991 SXI, very light and 115hp. And a SEAT Ibiza FR again very small and light with 150hp from 2007. And lastly a SEAT LEON Cupra R with 265hp from 2011. Very fun cars.

[@unwokeneuropean3590]

The main problem with most smaller brands is that they take everything from their bigger brothers. Same happened with Yugoslavian cars that were made with a huge influence of the Fiat brand.

[@Bud_Terence]

There are rumours, Seat brand is gonna be retired?! Omly theyr sport brand Cupra will be kept.

[@tomasmestanik9575]

@@Bud_Terencenot rumors. Next year they are oficially ending the brand. Only cupra will stay.

[@henrykjarosz3350]

@@tomasmestanik9575 SkuteKně?

[@tomasmestanik9575]

@@henrykjarosz3350 yes. They will only make replacement parts. But not cars anymore.

[@robertheinrich2994]

last year, I have seen skoda tramways in bratislava. didn't ride one, but they are ingenious. the only low floor tram with real low floor pivoting bogies, which play quite nice with the rails. true, that's the other skoda, but they were once together.

[@frufruJ]

A quick google search told me that they're 29T, which are pretty cool. In Prague, we have a lot of them, but there are still a few of the 14T Škoda with Porsche design which are just plain awful. Still, the best trams are the Tatra T3, fight me! 🙂

[@robertheinrich2994]

@@frufruJ yes, from wikipedia, it's 29T and 30T. and honestly, I'm in vienna. why did vienna ever go with the ULF. ;-)

[@frufruJ]

@@robertheinrich2994 the interior doesn't seem too terrible...

[@robertheinrich2994]

@@frufruJ but for every 3 days in use, that thing requires one day in the workshop for repairs. a tram should be a bit more reliable than that.

[@Gazer75]

@18:30 The local VW dealer here used to sell Audi and even Skoda for a while, but due to some new demands they had to split them up. These days they no longer sell Audi or Skoda. Don't think I've seen a combo dealer for VAG anywhere in like 15+ years now.

[@kaktusman1285]

13:00 ---> Škoda can mean many things: Pity, shame, damage, too bad, harm, injury and stuff like that

[@marty2129]

1:31 - depends on what you mean by "pure Škoda", but Favorit was AFAIK made in cooperation with Bertone (they were authors of the visual design) and Porsche even back during the communist era of Czechoslovakia, and VW was chosen as a partner for Škoda even earlier, considering the company needed money to even get to make other versions of the car (longer Forman estate variant and Škoda Pickup), as the development of Favorit and prior failed development of advanced Škoda 110 replacements (for which Škoda 120 and 130 became stop-gap solution) financially exhausted the company. By the way, "škoda" also means "pity" or "damage".

[@MarcUS.15]

in North America they planned to open Skoda dealerships in several states in 2014, but after several negotiations inside of the Volkswagen Group, this did not happen. So the reason could be anything, but the most likely is that they didn't want to compete with themselves within the company...

[@doktorcz4203]

13:33 my uncle own 2 of these. In summer we often take ride around villages in czech with it... feels amazing.

[@1234Akula]

@ IWrocker The video unfortunately contains all the businesses that were under the Škoda conglomerate. There was a facility dedicated to producing weapons, manufacturing high-quality heavy artillery intended for the battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and armoring some of the British aircraft carriers built before the Second World War. This was the focus of the facility in Plzeň, which even produced parts for nuclear power plants, including reactors. Other mentioned businesses were Škoda as a manufacturer of passenger vehicles from Mladá Boleslav and Škoda in Liberec as a producer of commercial vehicles, later renamed to LIAZ, along with a plant in Slovakia dedicated to the production of small utility vehicles. For the next videos, I would focus on the Škoda 130 RS car .

[@olisipocity]

The wide range of products of a brand that is State owned in a directed economy as opposed to market economy is normal, there is less competition from other brands, and they are usually chosen to produce what the country needs

[@ohrt]

The models shown are several years old. The Yeti has long been replaced by the Kamiq and Karoq, the Octavia you liked so much was replaced by an entirely new model around 2020, and now the Superb and Kodiaq have just been replaced by new 2024 models. And of course one of the biggest sellers, the Enyaq full EV.

[@srabeczech]

Škoda name is from surname of Emil Škoda. Czech surnames were given after house/farm/city/occupation... in 16-17th century. In Emils case one of his ancestors, made damage on something/someone, and they started calling him Škoda.

[@henrykjarosz3350]

7:48 To logo je Škoda Plzeň!!! Auta vyrábí firma LAURIN & KLEMENT!!! That logo is Škoda Pilsen!!! The cars are manufactured by LAURIN & KLEMENT!!! cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_(podnik) Škoda was an engineering company founded in Pilsen in 1866 by Emil Škoda. From the original arms factory, Škoda's plants grew to the level of a large metallurgical and engineering concern, which (together with the ČKD, Ringhoffer/Tatra, etc.) was one of the industrial pillars of the then Czechoslovakia and one of the largest exporters. In 1925 it purchased the Mladá Boleslav automobile factory Laurin & Klement,[4] and in 1929 the Avia aircraft factory in Prague, and at the same time it began to industrialize Slovakia by building a massive complex of underground factories for arms production in Dubnica nad Váhom. The concern also owned ore mines, brown coal mines in the Most region and power plants, and had extensive business ties abroad.

[@tlutlak]

When I was working in a factory, making huge crankshafts for boats, we are talking 40 tons just the crankshaft. We were using lathes and other machines all produced by Škoda, in the 1940s. The factory sadly no longer exist.

[@IQEGO]

Your face when you heard about the cake was priceless :D