Škoda, pronounced [choda], is a Czech automobile manufacturer, as one of the top 4 in the world. Since 1991 the Volkswagen Group has been involved.
Škoda is the second largest revenue-producing company in the Czech Republic, generating revenues equivalent to 5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product [2]. In 2010, the company's sales rose by 11.5% to a record 762,000 vehicles [2].