Skoda’s sales record

20th July 2010

Skoda has 15 reasons to celebrate. The firm has announced that it sold 378,747 vehicles worldwide in the first half of 2010 - an increase of nearly 15 per cent when compared to the same period of last year.

“Skoda continues its growth trend with new record numbers. In particular, the brand has profited from high demand in China, as well as a positive trend in Western and Eastern European market”, said Reinhard Fleger, Member of the Board responsible for Sales.

The brand has profited from increased demand in Europe thanks to the widespread availability of scrappage schemes introduced by governments to stimulate car sales during the economic downturn. But the major sales success has been in China, where Skoda sold 84,135 vehicles from January to June 2010, 82.3 per cent more than in the first half of 2009.

The best selling Skoda model worldwide was the Octavia which sold 158,024 cars, followed by the Yeti (25,868 vehicles) and the Superb, which accounted for 47,830 cars sold - an increase of almost 150 per cent. Additionally, 111,967 Fabias and 14,900 Roomsters were delivered to customers.