Skoda AUTO Scores High In July

SKODA  AUTO continued to grow in July 2012. Despite an increasingly challenging economic environment, the brand increased its deliveries to customers by six per cent year on year to 72,600 (July 2011: 68,500). This is the best July sales result in the company’s 117-year history. From January through July 2012, sales rose by a total of 8.1 per cent year on year to 565,600.

Despite a difficult overall market, the brand advanced significantly in major markets of Western Europe: in Great Britain in July 2012, ŠKODA delivered more than 20 per cent more cars year on year. In Denmark, too, (+24.7 per cent), Belgium (+8.2 per cent), Norway (+6.6 per cent) and France (+6.2 per cent), ŠKODA grew markedly. In Western Europe overall, SKODA sold almost 25,300 cars in July 2012 (-7.1 per cent). ŠKODA’s most popular models in Western Europe in July were the ŠKODA Octavia, which sold over 8,500, and the ŠKODA Fabia, which sold more than 6,600 units. The Citigo subcompact, which has been on the market for several months, also fared well and sold almost 2,600 in July.