Škoda's Vrchlabi plant is selected as manufacturing location for Volkswagen's DQ200 DSG gearbox.

MLADA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic - Beginning at the end of 2012, Škoda will manufacture the direct shift gearbox DQ200 at its Northern Bohemian plant in Vrchalbí. The modern direct shift gearbox – called DSG for short – will be used in vehicles of the Škoda brand, but also in models built by Volkswagen, Seat, and Audi. With the new production of components, the Czech manufacturer secures the future of the Vrchlabí plant, where right now only the Roomster is being assembled.

“We are very happy about the nod for Vrchlabí,” explains Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland, the chairman of the board of Škoda Auto. “The DQ200 gearbox plays an significant role for the respective models of the various brands of the Group and is of strategic importance for the Group.”

Michael Oeljeklaus, the board member for production and logistics, emphasizes the advantages of the DQ200 manufacture for the Škoda brand: “This decision corresponds with our goal to produce engines and gearboxes for our most important models in our own plants. The new production in Vrchlabí will also profit from the knowledge gained in the production of gearboxes in Mladá Boleslav. The production in our own plant will facilitate the logistical processes of the automobile manufacture in the Czech Republic.