Skoda Auto has announced that it will manufacture a fourth model range, based on the Roomster concept car first shown at the 2003 Frankfurt Motorshow.

The new model will be introduced at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 2006 and will be manufactured at the Skoda Auto assembly plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic.

Skoda Auto will invest roughly 3bn Czech crowns (£672m) in production equipment and create 2,000 skilled jobs.

The company plans to build a new logistic centre, and other staff facilities. The Czech government will provide investment incentives amounting to approximately 427m Czech crowns (£9.56m).