For the third year in a row, Å koda Australia is supporting cycling in Australia as Premier Sponsor and Official Car Partner of the 2010 Tour Down Under, taking place in and around Adelaide from 17th to 24th January. As Official Car Partner of the event, Å koda is supporting the tour with a fleet of 110 vehicles, including all the team and organisation cars. The complete Å koda model range will be in action, from the practical Roomster to the versatile Octavia and the luxurious Superb. In 2008, the Tour Down Under ...

Å koda Auto's total sales for 2009 went up by 1.4 % to 684,226 vehicles, thus achieving the highest figures in the company's history. The company's sales figures increased primarily thanks to China and the west European markets where sales were strengthened by the introduction of the car-scrappage bonus. In China this year Å koda Auto broke the magic barrier of 100,000 cars sold. In total on the market there in 2009 it sold customers 122,556 cars, i.e. 107 % more than in 2008. The strongest marke ...

In the last days of the Global Green Car Challenge the large and luxurious Å koda Superb has proven to be the most fuel efficient vehicle so far in the medium to large cars segment of the challenge. Fuel consumption based on total route kilometers to date has placed the Superb at fourth place just after Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, Mini Cooper D and Suzuki Alto GLX, all of which are competing in the light to small car segment of the challenge. With a steady cumulative fuel consumption as low as 4.59 l ...

Wheels Magazine has awarded its 2009 'Gold Star Cars' and Škoda has taken out the award in two categories with the Octavia and Superb. The Octavia 1.8 TSI convinced the judges in the medium car segment between $31 – 46K, while the Superb 2.0 TDI Elegance lead in the large car segment between $46 – 61K ahead of two locally manufactured players. In addition to these two category wins, the Superb 1.8 TSI Ambition came second in the large car segment from $36 – 46K, while the Roomster 1.9 TDI came thir ...

Škoda Australia is pleased to announce its role as Official Vehicle Supplier for Around the Bay in a Day 2009. Around the Bay in a Day is Australia’s largest mass participation, single day cycling event, taking place around scenic Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne on Sunday 18th October 2009. Škoda has a long and rich history in cycling, having started out as a bicycle manufacturer in 1895, before switching to four wheels in 1905. “We already have an on-going partnership with Australia†...

Škoda Australia new-look Octavia RS models builds on the brands sporty virtues which date back over more than 100 years since Skoda’s first foray into motorsport. Its dynamic design, class leading practicality and remarkable level of standard equipment, set the Octavia RS apart from its rivals. Two high performance engines are available, a powerful 2.0 TFSI 147 kW four-cylinder petrol and the most powerful diesel engine in the Škoda range, a 2.0 TDI 125kW four-cylinder engine. The n ...

After the successful premier at the Monte Carlo Rally in January and the second-place finish at the Azores Rally in May, the Mladá Boleslav-based team Škoda Motorsport has announced it will appear at the next IRC event, the Ypres Rally in Belgium (18 – 20 June). The highly competitive start list promises a top-class rally where every second counts. Commenting upon its team's upcoming appearance at the Ypres Rally, Head of Škoda Motorsport Michal Hrabánek said: "Initially, we were planning ...

Despite the ongoing worldwide economic crisis, the Czech Republic’s largest carmaker Škoda Auto was able to finish the first quarter in the black with an operating profit of approximately €28 million. In the period from January to March 2009, Škoda delivered a total of 143,079 cars to customers. Compared with the same period in the previous year, this represents a drop of 17.5%. The worldwide auto market experienced a greater decline however, falling 20.7% in the same period. New car orders at Š ...