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On 17 January 2021, Škoda Vagonka of Ostrava put into operation a new machining centre with a mobile portal, thanks to which it can machine oversized aluminum bodyshell components.

On 21 December 2020, ZSSK had taken over eight other Panter EMUs.

On 11 December 2020, ČD ordered a batch of 48 RegioPanter EMUs from the Škoda Transportation/Škoda Vagonka consortium.

On 1 December 2020, first Class 661 RegioPanter entered regular passenger service with ZSSK.

In October 2020, Škoda-built ForCity Classic trams in the Turkish city of Eskişehir achieved 2 million kilometers  over two years of operation. 

On 13 November 2020, ČD signed a framework agreement with the Škoda Transportation/Škoda Vagonka consortium for the delivery of up to 60 RegioPanter EMUs.

On 12 November 2020, the DB Regio’s new Škoda-built double deck push-pull train started regular service with passengers in Bayern.

On 12 September 2020, a second ForCity Smart Artic tram arrived from Škoda Transtech in Tampere, marking a major milestone towards the start of passenger service.

Following the transport of a first (only four-car) rake of Viaggio Comfort cars from a batch for ČD to the VUZ Velim test centre in late July, the authorisation tests continues there.

In early October, Škoda Vagonka of Ostrava finished a bodyshell for the first car of the new Warsaw metro train.

At present, various tests are underway with the first cars from the batch of 50 Viaggio Comfort carriages for ČD.

At present the very first driving trailer from the batch of five three-car double-deck push-pull ČD trains for use in the Moravian-Silesian Region is nearing completion.

One of the orders now realised at the Škoda Vagonka works in Ostrava is a contract for five three-car double-deck push-pull rakes for ČD.

Following the transport of the first rake of Viaggio Comfort cars from a batch for ČD to the VUZ Velim test centre in late July, the tests were started there.

On 14 August 2020 Škoda Transportation announced that it will invest 460 million CZK (around 18 million EUR) in Šumperk-based Pars nova works over the next four years.