(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 21 - The seven-millionth copy of Skoda Octavia was produced at the Mladá Boleslav plant. The history of this model began in 1959, but it is from the 90s that Octavia, the first model produced by Skoda after joining the VW Group, began its international success story. During 2019, the carmaker delivered 363,700 units worldwide and on the occasion of the 60th model's anniversary, the company presented the 4th generation Octavia, which will soon be launched on international markets. In the twelve years of production, up to 1971, about 400,000 Octavia (sedan and wagon) were produced. In 1996, at the Paris Auto Show, the brand presented the modern generation of Octavia, the first model after joining the VW group (total production 1,440,000 units). The second generation was presented at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show (approximately 2,500,000 units) and the third arrived in 2012 and was also produced in Ukraine and Kazakhstan since 2013 (2,600,000 units). In November 2019, on the occasion of the 60 years of the model, Skoda presented the 4th generation, the most spacious and safest ever. The new Octavia, which reached the milestone of 7 million units produced, will be launched in Italy in May. (ANSA).