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Kosmonosy/Mladá Boleslav, December 14 2011 – ŠKODA opened its new Service Training Center in the Czech town of Kosmonosy today. The building, located near ŠKODA's Headquarters, is one of the most advanced training centers in the international automobile industry. It now combines the technical and business training for the brand's importers and dealers from all over the world.

The new centre was built in only fourteen months. ŠKODA has invested some EUR 6 million in the facility. The EU Structural Fund subsidized the project with an additional 2.5 million EUR.

During the commissioning ceremony, ŠKODA's chairman of the board, Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland, emphasized the great significance of a qualified dealership network for the Growth Strategy 2018: "Following our sales record in 2011, we would like to continue to accelerate our expansion in the coming years. Competent and qualified partners are a key factor in sustained growth. Therefore, a growth campaign also requires a service campaign. Our new Service Training Center marks an important turning point for a permanently strong and competent dealership network and another clear sign of the ŠKODA's emergence." Dealerships and workshops with the ŠKODA logo currently employ around 15 thousand employees worldwide.

In just over a year of construction, a modern, a multi-purpose, five-story building had been completed in Kosmonosy. "This centre is the central base for the service campaign for the coming years," emphasizes Jürgen Stackmann, the board member for Sales and Marketing. The training program is focused in the areas of technology and processes, management and organization, as well as IT and car body construction. Up to 200 people per day can be trained in theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

The five floors accommodate various learning facilities, all equipped with the latest training and presentation technology. In addition to the numerous training rooms, there is also a video conference room, an archive, and a library. A body shop is available for training bodywork constructors. A presentation hall, seating 100 people, provides a great environment to comprehensively explain vehicles. The top floor is essentially one large conference hall. The partially open basement serves as a parking area for training vehicles, as a storage area, and the technical back-office of the building.

Important Milestones:

September 25th, 2009 – Release of the project by the ŠKODA board of Direcotors
December 18th, 2009 – Investment Approval
February 12th, 2010 – Release of a subsidy to the amount of 2.5 million EUR from the EU Structural Fund
April 7th, 2010 – Purchase of the site
October 7th, 2010 – Ceremonial laying of the foundation stone
December 14th, 2011 – Ceremonial commissioning of the ŠKODA Service Training Center

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