The year 2024 was a transformative period for the group, marked by a focus on stabilising production and streamlining supply chains. Strategic markets include the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Germany, the Baltics, Bulgaria, Italy, and Poland. Škoda also expanded globally through partnerships with Hyundai Rotem and Hyundai Motor Company, while exploring opportunities in Central Asia and India. The acquisition of Czech company Cegelec strengthened the group’s sustainable electric component business.
Škoda Group secured several major contracts in 2024, including orders for commuter trains for Bulgaria and the private carrier RegioJet, as well as battery trains for České dráhy. Option orders were fulfilled for trams for Brno, Tampere, and the operator RNV (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg).
New trolleybus contracts were signed for České Budějovice, Pardubice, Brno, and Tallinn. In components, Škoda secured propulsion system contracts for trolleybuses in Genova and Tychy, and electric buses in Košice. Ongoing projects advanced: tram production began for Prague, Bergamo, and Kassel, alongside the first deliveries to Frankfurt and Cottbus. The world’s longest tram, Škoda 38T, was handed over to Mannheim, with new trams entering service in Bonn and Bratislava. The Bonn tram received the Red Dot Design Award. Production of metro trainsets for Sofia also commenced.
In rail segment, the first Czech battery trains entered service in the Moravian-Silesian Region, and deliveries of 110 RegioPanters for České dráhy were completed. ComfortJets, developed and produced with Siemens Mobility, began operating on the Prague–Berlin route. Deliveries to Latvia were finalised, and first units arrived in Estonia.