One in seven million

It is now 18 years since Volkswagen and Å koda merged and the Czech icon recently sold its seven millionth car since 1991.

Å koda returned to Australia in 2007 and with the strength of the Volkswagen dealer network behind the brand things are looking up Down Under. Sales, while modest, are up 11.7% on 2008 figures, year to date.

Å koda Auto Sells Its 7 Millionth Car Since 1991

Å koda Auto has produced the seven millionth Å koda vehicle in its modern history since its merger with Volkswagen in 1991.

The model that triggered off an extensive transformation and was good enough to convince the new investor was the Å koda Favorit that Å koda produced from 1988 till 1994 when the Å koda Felicia was launched. The product portfolio has been regularly extended ever since.

A major change came in 1996 with the Å koda Octavia. Seen as an excellent value-for-money proposition, the car is still very popular and the company keeps producing the original version called the Tour now. By far the best selling model, the Octavia was completely modernised in 2004 – besides the estate (Combi), the liftback and the RS (sports version), the company started producing the Scout, a vehicle based on the Å koda Octavia 4×4. Four years later, in October 2008, the company introduced a facelifted version.

Another ground-breaking model was the Škoda Fabia that the Company introduced at the 58th International Motor Show in Frankfurt in 1999. The vehicle came in three versions – a hatchback, an estate and a sedan. The second-generation Fabia completely replaced its predecessor in 2007. Two versions are available now – a hatchback and an estate.

In 2001, Å koda Auto entered the upper medium segment with the Å koda Superb. The Company’s flagship was then modernised in 2008, and the new vehicle offered numerous original solutions including, for example, a tailgate system called TwinDoor.

In 2006 Å koda Auto entered the segment of small MPVs with the Å koda Roomster.

Introduced at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, the fifth product added to the portfolio most recently is the Å koda Yeti with which the Czech-based car manufacturer is entering the SUV segment.

Å koda Auto regularly wins numerous prestigious international competitions. For example, the Å koda Superb has been voted the Car of the Year 2009 and won the 2008 Golden Steering Wheel award from Bild am Sonntag.

• Favorit: 768,690 vehicles (1991–1995)
• Felicia: 1,420,441 vehicles (1994–2001)
• Octavia Tour: 1,389,546 vehicles (1996–)
• Fabia: 1,788,063 vehicles (1999–2008)
• Superb: 136,068 vehicles (2001–2008)
• Octavia: 900,535 vehicles (2004–)
• Roomster: 157,834 vehicles (2006–)
• Fabia II: 407,634 vehicles (2006–)
• Superb II: 31,189 vehicles (2008–)