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Thirty years since decision to sell Škoda to Volkswagen

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 11 a.m.

It is exactly 30 years since the Czechoslovak government announced the key decision to sell carmaker Škoda Auto to German giant Volkswagen. The move followed months of talks, though fears that a major domestic enterprise would be undermined were not borne out and today Škoda is the Czech Republic’s largest exporter.