The stories of individual people are far better able to convey how a vision became a successful reality. He pauses for a moment and smiles. He is not the only one to have a good feeling as he reminisces about the past 25 years. They did what was needed, and we did what was desired. Just think of the Felicia, the old convertible, probably the only car of its kind in the entire Eastern Bloc. It was also made in Kvasiny, starting in , which was my first year at the factory.
It was also very popular in the West. I can well remember our dealer in West Germany who imported the convertibles and sold them in Germany. When production stopped in , he sat the directors down and harangued them until they finally agreed that there was sufficient demand in the West to make production worthwhile. They continued for a good year afterwards, until the last convertible rolled off the line in early Those were special editions, with top-grade materials, wood and leather, and the highest export quality.
My first car also came from our factory in Kvasiny. It was a Octavia. I bought it scond-hand in and drove it for many years. It was an outstanding car. Funnily enough, I now have another old Octavia Combi, built in , just two years younger than my first car. I bought it last year and am restoring it little by little.
Even the exhaust system is an original component. But I should add that I take very good care of my treasure. I even talk to her! And she pays me back with undying loyalty. I used to keep my cars for around ten years and then sell them.
Now, after 18 years with this one, I see no reason whatsoever to purchase a new car. Instead of doing quality assurance in the production department I then got involved in the museum. The biggest changes came in the middle of this period, roughly speaking, first with the change in the political system, followed by the merger with Volkswagen. In retrospect, that was the best thing we could have done. Of course in situations like that you can never know what the future will be like.
But the world opened up to us with Volkswagen as a partner. Cutting-edge technology, sales markets, modern in every sense. Also the increasing levels of automation, which can be a double-edged sword for employment, turned out to be good for us. I can remember when we only had seven robots here in Kvasiny. And thanks in part to Volkswagen, the brand now has a worldwide reputation.
Production of the was supposed to start up then, and a lot of new people were being hired. When it worked out and I passed the selection process, I was thrilled to bits. A dream came true for me as a young man. I started off by doing assembly work.
My foreman noticed that I was good at it, and when he transferred to the quality assurance department a few years later he took me along as part of his team. That was the ideal preparation for my subsequent job at the test centre, where all the new models are given the once-over before they are allowed to enter production. My area of speciality was water resistance.
Which of the models is the most impressive? The Superb, without a doubt. And also the Fabia, especially the new model, which is a very remarkable car.
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It combines rear or all-wheel drive with a range of up to km that is suited for everyday usability. In the Octavia family, the Octavia G-Tec, which runs on compressed natural gas and the robust off-road Octavia Scout Combi were also brought onto the market. China remained the largest individual market. However, deliveries there fell by The Scala, Kamiq and Octavia Combi models were in especially high demand.
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