Škoda Auto a.s., often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. From Wikipedia
April 2025 saw BMW surpass Mercedes in total car sales, while Skoda rose to second place in EV registrations, pushing Tesla to 16th place.