For the entire quarter, despite the June decline, the carmaker reported a year-on-year increase in sales of 20.8 percent to 515,300 cars.
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The Mladá Boleslav carmaker operates three production plants in the Czech Republic. In addition, it also produces in China, Russia, Slovakia and India, mostly through group partnerships; further in Ukraine and Kazakhstan in cooperation with local partners. It operates in more than 100 markets.
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The automotive industry around the world was hit hard last year by the covidu-19 pandemic, which had a negative impact on production activities and demand. This year, car manufacturers are facing a shortage of components, especially chips. It also disrupted the production activities of Škoda Auto.
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The industry is now facing a shortage of semiconductors to produce some components. Some days of Škoda Auto’s operations had to stop production completely on some days.
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According to the forecast of the chip chip manufacturer Flex, the automotive industry may face a shortage of semiconductors at least until the middle of 2022. Blacker scenarios speak of a continuation of the shortage until 2023.
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