Skoda's main plant celebrates start of production for the new Fabia

The production staff at Skoda's parent production plant in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, gave the first Fabia - finished in Race Blue - a standing ovation as it passed the final inspection. The all new Skoda Fabia wows with its emotionally-rich design language, innovative safety, comfort and infotainment systems from higher car segments, as well as with its low consumption values.

Skoda claims the new Fabia is 'simply more car' in every respect. The third generation compact hatchback demonstrates how Skoda's design has developed into a more expressive and emotionally-rich design language.

Smooth proportions, crystalline shapes and clear-cut lines make the new edition stand out. In addition, the new Skoda Fabia provides much more scope for customisation than ever before, inside and out.

The new Skoda Fabia has been given innovative safety, comfort and infotainment systems from higher vehicle segments. The completely new range of engines also sets new benchmarks, making the all new Fabia the most ecological and economical nameplate of all time.

With a completely newly developed, third generation model, the manufacturer wants to continue the Skoda Fabia's impressive success story. Having sold approximately 3.4 million vehicles to date worldwide - making it the automaker's best-selling car after the Skoda Octavia.