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Skoda links up with police to help promote Crimestoppers service
Car giant Skoda has teamed up with Crimestoppers Scotland in a bid to drive down crime in the Highlands.
Skoda auto breaks world-wide sales record in March
Spring has sprung early at Skoda Auto this year with yet another new sales record. A total of 52,852 Skodas were sold world-wide in March – a car every minute – which represents a 17 per cent increase on the same period in 2005.
Skoda scores in Auto Express driver power customer satisfaction
Skoda’s strength in customer satisfaction continues apace, as the results of the Auto Express Driver Power Survey 2006 show. With three cars in the Top Six, Skoda has again impressed the Auto Express team with the results.
Skoda teaches training organisation value for money
National training organisation NTP has appointed Skoda to supply its fleet of 150 vehicles over three years.
Fabia vRS gets a good hiding… at last
There’s good news for rivals of the Fabia vRS – the mould-breaking turbodiesel hot-hatch is about to get its first hiding since it rewrote the rulebook in 2003. However, those trailing in the wake of the award-winning supermini shouldn’t think about cracking open the champagne just yet. The hiding in question comes in the form of sumptuous leather seats that are now available as an option on the Fabia vRS.
New Skoda Roomster to debut at Geneva Motorshow
Skoda Auto presents the first official pictures of the new Skoda Roomster, the brand’s fourth model line. Not only does the Roomster represent Skoda’s move into a new market segment, but also a new development stage as the century-old brand starts on its next hundred years.
Skoda records a double victory at the What Car Awards 2006
The Skoda Octavia has scored a remarkable double victory by scooping a pair of What Car? awards – widely regarded as the Oscars of the motor industry. The magazine awarded its Small Family Car honour to the Octavia Ambiente 1.6 FSI for the second year running, and bestowed the prestigious Hot Hatch award on the scorching new Octavia vRS.
Skoda sales reach record levels in 2005
Skoda sold nearly 38,000 new cars in 2005, a new record for the brand in the UK. The brand’s market share of 1.6% is also a record-breaking achievement.
Skoda adds even more value to Octavia and Superb models
From 1 January, prices for the Octavia 1.6 FSI will be reduced significantly, and an additional trim level will be added to this engine, the Classic 1.6 FSI. Available in both hatch and estate, the new model will be priced at just £11,990 on the road for the hatch and £12,480 for the estate version. The Classic 1.6 FSI will have the same standard equipment as other Octavia Classic models, including electro-mechanical power steering, electric front windows and door mirrors, air conditioning, driver and front passenger airbags and central locking.
Skoda Octavia Estate scoops Test Drive Gold Award
The Skoda Octavia Estate has been named the Compact Estate Gold Winner by Test Drive magazine. In their first annual Car of the Year Awards, staff at the monthly motoring magazine chose the Octavia Estate over a wide range of competitors.
Skoda and Lombard provide fleet solution for IKEA
Retail giant IKEA has appointed Skoda and Lombard Vehicle Management to provide its ongoing fleet solution. The home furnishings specialist is adopting for a sale and leaseback strategy, with its current car fleet being replaced by Skoda on a solus basis.
Skoda sales continue to storm ahead in November
Skoda sales continue to outpace the market, with a November total of 2,560 sales, resulting in year-to-date sales of 34.989. Coming shortly after an all-time record-setting month in September, Skoda has maintained its 1.5% market share and is already ahead of total 2004 sales.
Skoda top among mainstream makes
Skoda is the top mainstream make in the 2005 Top Gear survey of customer satisfaction. For the third year in a row, Skoda is ranked second only to luxury-brand Lexus among the thirty-six makes included in the survey.
Superb celebrations for Skoda centenary
Skoda is launching a Special Edition model Superb, the Edition 100. Built to celebrate 100 years of car production by the Czech-based brand, the Edition 100 Superb brings a new level of refinement to what is already one of the most luxurious cars Skoda has built in its history. Of just 500 units scheduled to be manufactured worldwide, 200 have been secured for sale in the UK.
Colin McRae finishes seventh in the Skoda Fabia WRC 05
Colin McRae achieved his stated aim of bringing the best result of the season for the Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team when he finished seventh on Rally GB. Team mate Armin Schwarz ended the British event 14th. The Fabia WRC 05 proved reliable throughout the three-day event and McRae was able to show his characteristic speed despite having been out of the sport for nearly two years.