Skoda Auto Launches Production of a New Low-Volume Supercharged Engine

Škoda Auto has started producing a brand newmanufacturing plant. "I am very pleased that the first
engine in its Mladá Boleslav plant. The new unit isinstallation is going to be performed at Škoda Auto
going to be fitted to Škoda, Audi, Volkswagen andand that I have a chance to be involved in this project,"
Seat vehicles.said Head of the Engine Manufacturing Plant Project
The all-new product is a 1.2-litre superchargedJoachim Rossmanit.
four-cylinder (77 kW) engine with direct fuel injection.The engine manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav
The identification of vehicles to be fitted with thisproduced 270,875 three-cylinder 1.2 HTP atmospheric
engine is going to include the abbreviation "TSI". One ofengines and 538,069 MQ 200 transmissions in 2008.
the key targets in the product development processBesides fitting the new engine, the Mladá Boleslav
was to reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.plant is going to cast the engine block and machine a
"This brand new TSI engine provides a uniquenumber of key parts.
opportunity of combining environmental friendliness with"This new unit is going to be one of the most important
a well-balanced driving performance. With substantiallyengines for the Company, and we are indeed pleased
lower CO2 figures, this new engine needs to be seenthat it is our plant that is going to manufacture it," says
as a contribution to a significant reduction of averageMilan Stanek, Head of Engine Manufacturing at Škoda
emission volumes in our cars," said Škoda Auto BODAuto. Škoda Auto's engine manufacturing department
Chairman Reinhard Jung.was recently also commissioned to produce new MQ
The new engine is going to take the environmental100 transmissions.
friendliness across the VW Group brands to the nextFor further infomation on finding your local Skoda
level. Furthermore, this project is a reason fordealer and the range of Skoda cars such as the
increasing the total capacity of Škoda Auto's engineOctavia RS visit the official Skoda Australia website.