Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport, including trams, electric multiple units, and buses. The company was formerly a division of Czech industrial conglomerate Škoda Works, and shares the Škoda name with Škoda Works' other former divisions, such as Škoda Auto and Doosan Škoda Power. The company is headquartered in Plzeň and markets its products worldwide, with an emphasis on the European market.
Škoda Works was founded in 1859 by Emil Škoda, and began manufacturing locomotives in Plzeň in 1920. Škoda Works was privatized and split up after the Velvet Revolution in the late 20th century, and Škoda Transportation was organized in 1995. The company has been owned by investment firm PPF Group since 2017.
