Volkswagen Posts Strong Growth for the Year
11 Jun 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things seem to be heading in the right direction for Volkswagen and the target set for it to become the no. 1 carmaker by 2018 looks to be more and more within grasp. The Volkswagen Group posted...
Motorists Prefer to Drive Alone, Skoda Survey Shows
8 Jun 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent survey commissioned by the British division of Skoda revealed that most motorists (60%) are happier when driving, a fact which, according to some, could be the key to a healthier life. Resu...
Skoda Fabia Gets Race Package
3 Jun 2010, 10:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda has offered a marketing gift to the Fabia model, as the company had just released a sports package for the Fabia hatchback.Dubbed “Race Package”, the kit comes with a new front bum...
Skoda Appoints New Board of Directors Chairman
28 May 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Winfried Vahland is the name of the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skoda Auto, effective September 2010. Vahland, who joined Audi in Ingolstadt in 1990 as Head of Company Plan...
Skoda Yeti Goes Down Under
22 May 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda's young-oriented Yeti will finally debut on the Australian market in the last months of this year and will be offered in either two- or four-wheel drive configurations. Skoda Australia�...
VW Group Sales Up 21 Percent in the First Four Months of 2010
18 May 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Volkswagen Group posted its sales results for the first four months of 2010. Europe’s largest automaker recorded a 20.9 percent growth compared to the similar period of 2009, selling 2.34 ...
Skoda Fabia vRS Launches in the UK
17 May 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Skoda has announced that the new Fabia vRS range will be officially launched in the UK on Thursday 29 July 2010, with prices and specification having already been confirmed. The fastest productio...
Skoda Introduces GreenLine II: Fabia and Roomster
9 May 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the launch of the facelifted Fabia and Roomster models, Czech manufacturer Skoda had just unveiled the environmentally friendly Fabia Estate GreenLine II and Roomster GreenLine II. Accordi...
Skoda to Showcase Fabia RS+ and Octavia RS+ at Worthersee
8 May 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Next week’s GTI tuning event at Worthersee is promising to be a real treat for Volkswagen Group fans. VW will bring two special Golf GTIs, Audi will showcase seven custom Audi A1s and Skoda wi...
Skoda Fabia Enters Full-Cycle Production in Russia
30 Apr 2010, 14:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second model in the Skoda range to be produced in full-cycle at the company's Kaluga factory in Russia is the new Fabia. The manufacturing process includes welding, painting and assembly of...
Skoda Posts Succesful Q1 Results
30 Apr 2010, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda, the Czech brand in the Volkswagen Group’s portfolio, has registered a successful first quarter, as the company has seen its deliveries increase by 25 percent (year to year) to 178,900 u...
IRC Driver Guy Wilks Received a Skoda Octavia vRS
27 Apr 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda UK Motorsport rally driver Guy Wilks has just received his new company car, a 200hp Skoda Octavia vRS. Wilks, currently ranked second in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, after he finis...
Skoda Octavia RS-P to Debut at Targa Tasmania 2010
23 Apr 2010, 12:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Skoda’s Australian division revealed today its Octavia RS-P will make its Australian tarmac rally debut in this year's Targa Tasmania. Based on the Octavia RS Wagon with 147kW turbocharge...
Skoda Octavia MingRui Facelift Launches in Beijing
22 Apr 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 Beijing Motor Show will see the official launch of the facelifted Octavia MingRui in the Chinese market, the Czech manufacturer revealed recently. The car will feature additional chrome-pla...
Volkswagen Group Reports a 24.6 Increase in Worldwide Sales
18 Apr 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Volkswagen Group reported sales of 1.73 million vehicles worldwide in the first three months of 2010, up 24.6 percent compared with the same period last year. "There are clear signs of...
Skoda Stays with Tour de France Until 2013
3 Apr 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech manufacturer Skoda announced today it has reach a deal with the A.S.O. company, the rights owner for the Tour de France, to keep sponsoring the event until 2013. The new agreement comes as an ...
Skoda UK Launches Happy Swapping Promotion
24 Mar 2010, 11:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Skoda recently announced it has launched a post-scrappage scheme solution to its customers. Dubbed Happy Swapping, the initiative follows the Government’s car scrappage...
New Skoda Showroom Launched in the UK
23 Mar 2010, 09:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / SG Smith recently opened a new Skoda showroom in Croydon, UK, creating 17 new jobs in the area. The new showroom, located on Purley Way, is offering the full range of Skoda models, including the rec...
Skoda Received Two UK Fleet News Awards
22 Mar 2010, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda was named the UK’s Most Improved Fleet Manufacturer, while the company’s Superb model received the Best Upper-Medium award during the recently-held 2010 edition of the Fleet News A...
Autostadt - Volkswagen's Car City
11 Mar 2010, 17:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some ten years ago, Volkswagen made the decision to build an automobile themed park that would strengthen the ties between German carmaker Volkswagen and its customers and also to attract potential ...