Stock Photo - From left to right, Milan Stanek, Head of Skoda Powertrain Production, Frantisek Pfrogner, head of quality management _ Vrchlabi, Manfred Bort, head of quality management, Winfried Vahland, Skoda Auto Chairman, Michael Oeljeklaus, member responsible for Production and Logistics, Josef Vaclavik, Head of the Vrchlabi Plant _ Vrchlabi, pose with Skoda car Winfried Vahland, Skoda Auto Chairman of the Board, speeks about change of Vrchlabi plant to the component plant for VW Group and production of the new direct shift gearbox DQ200 to employees of Skoda Auto Northern Bohemian plant in Vrchlabi, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The new 7_gear direct shift gearbox DQ200 will be used in VW Group vehicles Skoda, Volkswagen, Seat, and Audi Production will start at the end of 2012 and the capacity will be 1,000 gearboxes per day With the new production of components, the Czech manufacturer secures the future of the Vrchlabi plant, where the models Roomster and Octavia are being assembled at this time CTK Photo/Rene Fluger