"SKODA is one of the flagships of the Czech Republic industrial arts. It is a vehicle of national pride which helps the Czechs build a kind of identity and gives them a sense of belonging to the community of high-tech and innovative nations. SKODA is a unique testimony of what we have achieved to date and what more we can achieve in the future. It is a symbol of success of the economic transformation as a result of which the Czech Republic has emerged as a vibrant, highly competitive economy, one of the fastest growing markets in Europe these days", said Ambassador Hovorka.

In his intervention, Ambassador Hovorka also appreciated a decision taken by the Czech Republic almost 25 years ago to invite VOLKSWAGEN GROUP to become a strategic partner of SKODA AUTO.

"Today, SKODA is one of the fastest growing automotive brands providing leading edge technologies. Instead of 170 thousand medium-quality cars in 1991, it sold 1.06 million awards-winning smart cars across the globe in 2015", commented Ambassador. 

In conclusion, Ambassador Hovorka expressed his best wishes for a successful launch of  the new SKODA Superb and shared his belief that the car, the best ever produced in the Czech Republic, would take the competition by storm.