Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic?

Jonno VRs · 21-03-2008, 17:34

From AutoExpress this week:

Skoda party as Octavia hits 2m
TWO million and still counting. That's the major production milestone that Skoda has just hit with its Octavia, since the car was first launched in 1996. The current generation model, which arrived in showrooms in 2004 and is built at a plant in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic, accounts for 685,000 of these. There are also assembly factories in India, Russia and Kazakhstan.

I'd always assumed my VRs had come from the CR which according to this would be true. Anyone know if this is really the case?

I'd be gutted if I found out mine came from Kazakhstan

**roo** · 21-03-2008, 17:41

All UK skodas are built in the Czech Republic

Why does it matter where the car is built, as long as it is built to the same standards.

Some Vauxhalll Zafiras come from Thailand, some Honda Jazzs are imported from China, but you would not know the difference from the EU/Japan built ones apart from a sticker saying as such.

Dor · 21-03-2008, 17:44

Yup, I read that too.

I would assume that the other factories apart from the Czech one make the old style octy for asian / indian markets etc.

Chris

Jonno VRs · 21-03-2008, 17:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by roo

All UK skodas are built in the Czech Republic

Why does it matter where the car is built, as long as it is built to the same standards.

Some Vauxhalll Zafiras come from Thailand, some Honda Jazzs are imported from China, but you would not know the difference from the EU/Japan built ones apart from a sticker saying as such.

I want my car to come from the mother ship mate.

Standards will invariably differ between plants in different countries. I recall that some of the Mk4 Golfs that were not built in Wolfsberg had questionable build quality.

You've also just summarised why I wouldn't buy a Vauxhall or Honda too.

Graham PoLoskie · 21-03-2008, 18:37

A lot of Golfs in particular the estate are now built and shipped in from mexico.
Now that's German efficiency!!

GF's polo was built in Morocco and a grey import from Spain I think. Quality not that great.

Johnwg · 21-03-2008, 18:40

I remember reading that the 'old' Rover 75's were built in 2 locations (can't for the life of me remember where) and if buying used it was a must to ensure it was one built in location 'a' rather than location 'b'........ I know out of that lot I'd want mine to come from Cz Republic

astonbuilder · 21-03-2008, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnwg

I remember reading that the 'old' Rover 75's were built in 2 locations (can't for the life of me remember where) and if buying used it was a must to ensure it was one built in location 'a' rather than location 'b'........ I know out of that lot I'd want mine to come from Cz Republic

Rover 75's were initially built at the Cowley plant in Oxford. When BMW carved the business up it 'swopped' the R75 for the new MINI being readied at Longbridge, Birmingham.

The R75 estate was not yet launched at Cowley so was only ever (production) built at Longbridge.

It was said that the Longbridge one's weren't as good. I, personally, think thats an insult to the workers and is usually a bit non-tangible as a statement. I imagine they had teething problems in launch, after all it wasn't really designed as a facility to work there (The MINI had the luxury of a delayed launch until it was 'just right'). At the end of its life the workforce having been thrown on the scrap-heap probably didn't do the best job on their last days.....

How do I know all this? I used to run the body facility at Cowley

Remember its now the Roewe 75 (they didn't get the Rover name) built in China and the MG version of the 75 will probably be relaunched in Longbridge at some point although the two Chinese companies have now merged so its all up in the air again with the MG TF being built in limited numbers back at Longbridge

Graham PoLoskie · 21-03-2008, 19:31

?koda Auto - ?koda Production abroad
See this link to the Skoda Auto website says where cars are built. A useful site for an explanation to all the european specs

fordfan · 21-03-2008, 20:52

The early Rover 75s had black sills, presumably the Cowley built ones. Apparently it was an amazing feat of logistics and engineering in transferring the production line from Cowley to Longbridge.

The VIN will contain a code for the production factory.

Kairouan · 21-03-2008, 22:24

.. well ..
i've got an oportunity in the US to test the mexican made jetta ............ brrrrrr!!!
i would say nothing - jetta like jetta

wow !
like in kaliningrad (russian teritorry) beemers x-3 are made ... perfect

i would recommend to buy one ... (sorry, but it's like the 20 years of the soviet work experience)
.................................. nothing personal, sorrrrrrrrry !!!!

astonbuilder · 21-03-2008, 22:46

[quote=fordfan;1221364]The early Rover 75s had black sills, presumably the Cowley built ones. Apparently it was an amazing feat of logistics and engineering in transferring the production line from Cowley to Longbridge.quote]

The black sills were stopped whilst at Cowley. Initially looked as a cost-down (body had to be processed twice to mask the sills for black overpaint) but styling bought it off as an aethetic improvement as well

andy2407 · 22-03-2008, 01:11

You can check the build location against your VIN number with the reference guide VRStu posted in http://briskoda.net/forums/reference...verview/78258/

gillywibble · 22-03-2008, 03:32

I want to go to the factory again now.

**GAFF** · 22-03-2008, 11:55

When I was over NO vRS's were made in the Mlada Boleslav plant (so the tour guide said), they were all made in Vrchlabí IIRC.
Although there were a couple of Octy's in Race Blue at a distance but can only assume that colour was available in some countries. In was in some sort of test area so could only see certain angles.

Organist · 22-03-2008, 12:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by astonbuilder

It was said that the Longbridge one's weren't as good. I, personally, think thats an insult to the workers and is usually a bit non-tangible as a statement. I imagine they had teething problems in launch, after all it wasn't really designed as a facility to work there (The MINI had the luxury of a delayed launch until it was 'just right'). At the end of its life the workforce having been thrown on the scrap-heap probably didn't do the best job on their last days.....

I always thought that the Rover 75 was the best car they ever built. They drive really nicely!

Johnwg · 22-03-2008, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Organist

I always thought that the Rover 75 was the best car they ever built. They drive really nicely!

I'd have to agree, I remember they came out about the same time the S-Type Jag did - I always thought that the 75 looked more Jag like than the S-Type

bertJ · 22-03-2008, 17:39

Many years ago a friend bought a new Ford Fiesta maintaining that he would only ever buy British. He was somewhat upset when he found a sticker under the bonnet which stated (I think!) 'Fabricado en Espana',

daverapid · 22-03-2008, 18:24

There are one or two Skodas being built in Royston, Herts at the moment!

Jonno VRs · 22-03-2008, 19:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by daverapid

There are one or two Skodas being built in Royston, Herts at the moment!

The pic of the skoda in your sig takes me back some years - I always remember a bloke who lived on our road when I was a kid had one of those!

Dor · 22-03-2008, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonno VRs

The pic of the skoda in your sig takes me back some years - I always remember a bloke who lived on our road when I was a kid had one of those!

I used to have one

. Won a couple of road rallies in it too. Modertely tuned and you can take them apart with very few tools. The only bad thig about the was the rot. There was actually some very innovative design features incorporated by the Czech engineers

Chris

androdev · 23-03-2008, 07:20

Not sure there will that much quality difference if the plants are only used for assembling parts imported from "mother factory".

Skoda plant in India does not make any parts locally. Parts are imported from Czech plant and assembled here.

Jonno VRs · 23-03-2008, 11:41

Surely the correct assembly of the parts is a pivotol part of the process too!

Dor · 23-03-2008, 12:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonno VRs

Surely the correct assembly of the parts is a pivotol part of the process too!

I'd say so. Otherwise your likely to get all sorts of issues from badly terminated electrical connectors to rubbing and squeeling trim.

Chris

Gula faran · 24-03-2008, 10:12

?koda Auto - Two Millionth Octavia was produced in Vrchlabí

Factories in Czech

Fabia - Mladá Boleslav
Octavia Tour - Vrchlabí
Octavia - Mladá Boleslav + Vrchlabí
Superb - Kvasiny
Roomster - Kvasiny
RS, 4x4, L&K, Octavia Scout - Vrchlabí

Sancy · 14-05-2008, 22:57

I have a question. I can't find the 11th char code (OII).
This code is letter C.
Which factory is it?

21-03-2008, 17:34	#1
Jonno VRs Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,243 Members Car: Octy II VRs 200 Thanks: 10 Thanked 48 Times in 47 Posts	Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? From AutoExpress this week: *Skoda party as Octavia hits 2m* TWO million and still counting. That's the major production milestone that Skoda has just hit with its Octavia, since the car was first launched in 1996. The current generation model, which arrived in showrooms in 2004 and is built at a plant in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic, accounts for 685,000 of these. There are also assembly factories in India, Russia and Kazakhstan. I'd always assumed my VRs had come from the CR which according to this would be true. Anyone know if this is really the case? I'd be gutted if I found out mine came from Kazakhstan __________________ 06 Skoda Octavia VRs 200 bhp (Black) Coming soon: 58 Skoda Octavia VRs CR TDi (Candy White) Previous Cars: 04 Audi TT 3.2 V6 250 bhp (Black) 02 VW Golf V5 170 bhp (Black)

21-03-2008, 17:44	#3
Dor Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Warminster Posts: 271 Members Car: SEAT Ibiza Cupra R Thanks: 9 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? Yup, I read that too. I would assume that the other factories apart from the Czech one make the old style octy for asian / indian markets etc. Chris

21-03-2008, 18:37	#5
Graham PoLoskie Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 125 Members Car: SLX tdi estate & Mazda MX5 Sport mk3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? A lot of Golfs in particular the estate are now built and shipped in from mexico. Now that's German efficiency!! GF's polo was built in Morocco and a grey import from Spain I think. Quality not that great.

21-03-2008, 18:40	#6
Johnwg Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Lakes (Grange Over Sands) Posts: 2,075 Members Car: Octavia II VRS Thanks: 66 Thanked 57 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? I remember reading that the 'old' Rover 75's were built in 2 locations (can't for the life of me remember where) and if buying used it was a must to ensure it was one built in location 'a' rather than location 'b'........ I know out of that lot I'd want mine to come from Cz Republic __________________ 2007: Octavia II VRS TDI in Black

21-03-2008, 19:31	#8
Graham PoLoskie Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 125 Members Car: SLX tdi estate & Mazda MX5 Sport mk3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? ?koda Auto - ?koda Production abroad See this link to the Skoda Auto website says where cars are built. A useful site for an explanation to all the european specs

21-03-2008, 20:52	#9
fordfan ECUless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,062 Members Car: Thanks: 31 Thanked 249 Times in 217 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? The early Rover 75s had black sills, presumably the Cowley built ones. Apparently it was an amazing feat of logistics and engineering in transferring the production line from Cowley to Longbridge. The VIN will contain a code for the production factory.

21-03-2008, 22:24	#10
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21-03-2008, 22:46	#11
astonbuilder Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 70 Members Car: 2006 Skoda Octavia 2.0TDi Laurin & Klement Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? [quote=fordfan;1221364]The early Rover 75s had black sills, presumably the Cowley built ones. Apparently it was an amazing feat of logistics and engineering in transferring the production line from Cowley to Longbridge.quote] The black sills were stopped whilst at Cowley. Initially looked as a cost-down (body had to be processed twice to mask the sills for black overpaint) but styling bought it off as an aethetic improvement as well

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GAFF Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 5,912 Members Car: Octavia II vRS Thanks: 29 Thanked 71 Times in 69 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? When I was over NO vRS's were made in the Mlada Boleslav plant (so the tour guide said), they were all made in Vrchlabí IIRC. Although there were a couple of Octy's in Race Blue at a distance but can only assume that colour was available in some countries. In was in some sort of test area so could only see certain angles. __________________ GAFF Briskoda Ireland Events, Meets & Pictures.....Race Blue Octavia MkII vRS.....Old Octavia MkI vRS

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23-03-2008, 07:20	#21
androdev Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 69 Members Car: Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? Not sure there will that much quality difference if the plants are only used for assembling parts imported from "mother factory". Skoda plant in India does not make any parts locally. Parts are imported from Czech plant and assembled here.

23-03-2008, 11:41	#22
Jonno VRs Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,243 Members Car: Octy II VRs 200 Thanks: 10 Thanked 48 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? Surely the correct assembly of the parts is a pivotol part of the process too! __________________ 06 Skoda Octavia VRs 200 bhp (Black) Coming soon: 58 Skoda Octavia VRs CR TDi (Candy White) Previous Cars: 04 Audi TT 3.2 V6 250 bhp (Black) 02 VW Golf V5 170 bhp (Black)

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Gula faran Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 216 Members Car: Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? ?koda Auto - Two Millionth Octavia was produced in Vrchlabí Factories in Czech Fabia - Mladá Boleslav Octavia Tour - Vrchlabí Octavia - Mladá Boleslav + Vrchlabí Superb - Kvasiny Roomster - Kvasiny RS, 4x4, L&K, Octavia Scout - Vrchlabí __________________ Octavia Elegance 2.0TDI 4x4 2007

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Sancy Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hungary, Europe Posts: 7 Members Car: Skoda 120L 1987 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Are all Octy IIs made in Czech Republic? I have a question. I can't find the 11th char code (OII). This code is letter C. Which factory is it? __________________

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