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Skoda slashes production of flagship Superb.(News)(Skoda Automobilovy Koncern Ltd.)(Brief Article)

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Slow sales have forced Skoda to cut production of its upper-middle Superb model.

Skoda dropped a second shift at its Kvasiny, Czech Republic, plant because of surplus inventory.

The elimination of the plant's second shift reduces output from 80 to 75 cars a day, an annual rate of about 18,000 units.

Skoda has been scaling back production of the slow-selling Superb from the rate of 150 a day reached in April 2002.

"The reduction is because of the excessive dealer stocks. We would like to clear these," said spokesman Jaroslav Cerny.

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