Škoda Auto stops production in one of its plants for a week

The biggest carmaker in this country, Škoda Auto has stopped production in its Mladá Boleslav factory for a week. The machines were switched off on Friday at 22:00 CET and employees were given a week off work. The carmaker has said that in light of the financial crisis and low demand for new cars, it has been forced to take this step. Škoda Auto employs 27,500 people in the Czech Republic, 22,000 of them in Mladá Boleslav.