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Skoda Auto Sees Record Sales in 2005


January 2006
 Filed under: SKODA Car News | SKODA Headlines
In 2005, Å koda Auto delivered a total of 492,111 Fabia, Octavia (the new Octavia and Octavia Tour) and Superb cars to its customers in almost 90 worldwide markets reaching a growth by 9%.
• An increase in sales by 9%
• A year marked by the new Octavia’s and the Octavia Estate’s successes
• Consolidation of the leading position in Central Europe
• Reinforcement of a position on key markets in Western Europe

Addressing 236,698 customers (247,600 in 2004), the best-selling model range is the Fabia closely followed by the Octavia model family with 233,322 units sold worldwide (181,683 in 2004). The Å koda Superb went to 22,091 customers (22,392 in 2004).

In Western Europe, the Å koda car sales increased by 14.8% to a total of 276,216 units. The most successful markets were Germany, Great Britain, and Spain where Å koda also markedly strengthened its market share and registered new sales records. The Å koda cars were bought by 102,216 customers (+5.9%) in Germany, which is 3.1% market share. In Great Britain were sold 38,294 Å koda cars (+11.9%) and in Spain 21,700 (+30.7%).

In the Czech Republic, 64,561 new Å koda cars were registered, which represents an increase by 5% (+3,257 units) over 2004.

Primarily the Å koda Octavia was chosen by 29% more customers than last year. A total of 56,743 new Å koda passenger cars and 7,818 new Å koda light-duty commercial vehicles were registered last year.

In Central and Eastern Europe, Škoda Auto also witnessed a growth thanks to 185,713 cars sold. It is the first time in history that Škoda became the best-selling brand in Poland (almost 12% market share). Apart from the Czech Republic, Škoda is the market leader in Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina as well. Škoda’s very successful markets also include Hungary where Škoda reached a market share of 9% with 18,130 cars sold (+4.5%).

In Asia and overseas, Å koda Auto sold 30,182 units (+9.3%). It is particularly India (8,951 cars), Turkey (7,261 units), and Israel (2,900 cars) that share this achievement.

Source: Skoda

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