Škoda Group Acquires Digital Rail System Safety Developer, The Signalling Company.

Škoda Group has established a new subsidiary, Škoda Group Austria GmbH, based in Vienna.

The Estonian railway operator Eesti Liinirongid (Elron) has decided to exercise its option to deliver modern electric units the first of the electric units from this order, which now consists of 16 vehicles, is already in production. Production is taking place at the Škoda Group's production site in Ostrava.

Finnish state railway company VR Group has ordered nine sleeping coaches and eight freight wagons for cars from Škoda Group.

Even after 140 years of existence, electric trams are still very popular all over the world and demand for them is increasing due to the trend towards green technologies.

Cottbusverkehr GmbH (CV), the public transport company from the city of Cottbus, Germany, which signed a contract with Škoda Group for the delivery of seven trams in 2021, has decided to use the option and has ordered 15 more modern unidirectional three-unit trams.

The first three trams from the Liberec fleet started their major overhaul at the Škoda Group production site in Martinov, Ostrava.

On Friday 28 October, Škoda Group festively opened the office of its new subsidiary in Florence, Italy. With this move, the largest Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport strengthens its position on the international market.

Not only students at the University of Brno will be able to enjoy a ride in the new Škoda ForCity Smart 45T tram from mid-December onwards, which was produced for the new tram line leading to the university campus by Škoda Group, a Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport.

Škoda Group continues its successful cooperation with industrial corporation Wabtec and is working on the production of additional mechanical drives for locomotives for Kazakhstan.