Strana 1
28
2026
The Executive Board of the Volkswagen Group is continuing
the strategic realignment of the company to sustainably
strengthen its competitiveness. In last week's meeting,
the Executive Board presented the Supervisory Board
with a comprehensive package of measures comprising
12 initiatives and the 2030 target picture. In the global
market environment, it is essential to make the company even
more resilient, ecient and agile. The Executive Board has
already begun implementing initial measures of its future plan.
These include, with immediate eect, reducing complexity
and variant complexity in the product portfolio, aligning
products, technologies and development more closely with
regional markets, adjusting capacities in the production
network to market expectations, and streamlining structures
and the equity portfolio.
Oliver Blume,
CEO of the Volkswagen Group:
“Our goal is clear: by 2030, we will make
the Volkswagen Group the most attractive
automotive company in the world – with
iconic brands, inspiring products, leading
technologies, robust nancial results,
reliable capital market performance and
a team spirit in action. With our future
plan, we are moving into the next phase
of transformation by our own means.
We are making the Group faster, more
resilient and more competitive – even in
an increasingly demanding environment.“
Plan for the Group's
Future
Škoda Kylaq: 19.000 km without a scratch
▶ Check out the plan on Škoda Space.
Ahead of the well-de-
served summer break,
I want to say something
simple: thank you.
The rst half of 2026 has
asked a lot of our teams.
• The world premiere of
the all-new Epiq, our most
aordable BEV
• The reveal of our new ag-
ship, the all-electric Peaq
• Together, doubling our fully
electric range with these
two models
• Strong deliveries that
elevated Škoda to the no. 2
brand in Europe
• Recognition for the
top-selling Elroq as Auto-
car’s Best Electric Car and
German Car of the Year
• 10,000 members in Škoda
EV Lounge
• And we head into summer
at the heart of the Tour de
France, for the 23
rd
year
in a row
Škoda’s milestones in
the rst half of this year are
many and varied, but they
have one key factor in
common: people made them
happen. With the Škoda
culture of pragmatism and
can-do spirit.
Now I hope many of you will
nd time to recharge.
Summer is not only a pause
in the calendar. It is a chance
to gain perspective, enjoy
time with the people who
matter, and return with fresh
energy for what comes next.
Klaus Zellmer
A team of Indian journalists from Autocar India magazine
has successfully completed the extraordinary “Pune to
Prague (P2P)“ expedition. Driving the compact SUV
Škoda Kylaq, they set o from the Indian production plant
in Pune and arrived in Prague after 70 days and traveling
through 13 countries. They covered an impressive
19,351 kilometers. The Kylaq, developed specically for
the Indian market, passed this extreme durability test with
ying colors. “Without a single scratch – even the alloy
wheels remained untouched,“ praised Hormazd Sorabjee,
the magazine's editor-in-chief. Not a single complication
or puncture occurred during the entire journey.
If you want to see the expedition vehicle with
your own eyes, visit the Laurin & Klement Kampus
to July 17.
Summer
Greetings from
Klaus Zellmer
The 7-millionth DQ200 automatic transmission – which has
been manufactured in Vrchlabí since 2012 – has now rolled o the
production line there. Customer demand for the 7-speed dual-clutch
transmission with direct shifting continues to grow; approximately
60% of production is destined for vehicles from other brands within
the group: Audi, Cupra, Seat, and Volkswagen. Production is shipped
to countries such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal, as well as to
South Africa and India. Due to high demand, the plant in Vrchlabí had
already introduced 7-day-a-week production with a total of 20 shifts
by the end of 2022, which signicantly increased capacity: production
increased from 500,000 units per year to 690,000 units in 2023, and
last year a record 721,400 transmissions rolled o the production line.
▶ Read more on Škoda Space.
▶ Read the full letter on
Škoda Space.
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the Week:
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