◆M

ARCH 22, 2004A

UTO

MO

TIVE N

EWS EU

RO

PE12

◆

ALL GLAZING FOR SEDAN:AGC AUTOM

OTIVEEUROPE

CD CHANGER:PANASONIC

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

AUTO DIMM

ING M

IRRORS:GENTEX

HVAC:VALEO

WATERBORNE

BASECOATS:DUPONT

TURBOCHARGER:BORGW

ARNER

CLEAN AIR INTAKE FORTURBOCHARGED ENGINES:VIBRACOUSTIC

BATTERY:VARTA

TURBOCHARGER HOSES:TEKLAS

DUAL MASS

FLYWHEEL:

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

CONDENSER:DENSO

OIL & W

ATERPIPES:BENTELER

HOODLINER:RIETER

UNIT INJECTORDIESEL SYSTEM

:BOSCH

FUEL FILTERS:M

ANN+HUM

MEL,

UFI FILTERS

ENGINE MOUNTING

SYSTEM:

TRELLEBORG

FRONT & REAR

COIL SPRINGS:M

UBEA, THYSSENKRUPPABS/ESP:CONTINENTAL TEVES

ELECTRIC POWER

STEERING:ZF LENKSYSTEM

EALLOY W

HEELS:AUSTRIA ALU-GUSS

SEATS:JOHNSON CONTROLS

REAR CORNER MODULE:

VW BRAUNSCHW

EIG

AWD SYSTEM

:HALDEX

AIRBAG MODULES:

TRW AUTOM

OTIVE

SUNROOF:W

EBASTODOM

E LAMPS:

SLI MINIATURELIGHTING

HEADLINER:GRUPO ANTOLIN

HIGH-MOUNTED

BRAKE LIGHT:FER

HEADRESTS & FRONT

CENTER ARMREST:

GRAMM

ER

REAR CENTER ARM

REST:F S FEHRER

INFLATABLE CURTAINAIRBAG:AUTOLIV

GLASS RUN CHANNEL:

DURA

STEERING COLUMN:

THYSSENKRUPPPRESTA

PARK BRAKE:EDSCHA

AUTOMATIC

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER:

FICOSADOOR M

ODULES:ARVINM

ERITORINSTRUM

ENT PANEL:VENTURE/PEGUFORM

INSTRUMENT

CLUSTER:SIEM

ENS VDO

ELECTROCOATS:PPG

FRAME GASKET:

FREUDENBERGLIGHTING SYSTEM

:VISTEON

The Octavia was the first Skoda car built on a platform

designed by parent Volksw

agen. The Octavia shares parts and a platform w

ith vehicles such as the Audi A3 and VW

Golf. Aisin Seiki provides

six-speed manual and autom

atic transmissions

to the Octavia, Golf, A3 and other cars on the platform

. BorgWarner’s DualTronic

double-clutch transmission is also available across the platform

’s

numerous m

odels. Several parts vendors, such as Octavia seat supplier Johnson Controls, are located in Skoda’s plant in M

ladaBoleslav, Czech Republic.

Su

pp

liers

to th

e n

ew

Sk

od

a O

cta

via

AN.supp.050321.12octavia.qxd 11.03.2005 15:33 Uhr Page 4