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Skoda Auto, the Czech automaker subsidiary of Volkswagen and recipient of quality VW parts such as VW alternators, — will introduce the Octavia designed for the local market in China at the Shanghai International Auto Show. The engine portfolio for the Octavia to be unveiled in Shanghai includes the supercharged 1.8 TSI/118 kW, 1.6 MPI/75 kW and 2.0 FSI/110 kW.

The company will present one of its oldest products that appeared in 1906 at the Prague Motor Show and for this year it will once again exhibit the Laurin & Klement Voiturette A at the Shanghai Motor Show.

In addition to the Octavia, the Czech automaker will also present some of its other vehicles, namely the Octavia RS, Octavia Scout and Superb L&K. And to show its long years of support for the Tour de France, the company will present a Skoda Superb vehicle that is tailored to the needs of the organizers of the famous cycling competition.

The agreement on the joint venture between Skoda Auto and Shanghai Volkswagen was signed on April 11, 2005. Then, in March 2006, SVW Skoda officially started developing its sales and maintenance organization. And for this year, specifically on March 28, 2007, the company has officially launched the first of the new exclusive SVW Skoda dealerships that meets the brand’s global standards. The production of the Skoda Octavia in Shanghai would start in the middle of this year. Production of the Fabia along with the Superb model lines will follow later.

Production in China is just one of the pillars of Skoda’s expansion program that includes further assembly projects in the Ukraine, Bosnia, Kazakhstan and Herzegovina and later in Russia. The execution of the growth strategy in China is a vital part of the plan to establish Skoda as an international brand or as a high-volume manufacturer.

For its medium-term plans, the Czech automaker expects to sell more than 100,000 vehicles a year to customers in China after reaching full capacity at its Shanghai plant and after launching production of all three model lines that were scheduled to run. for production in China.

Skoda Auto was able to sell 549,667 vehicles last 2006 and significantly exceeded the estimated half million vehicles that will be produced last year. Comparing this figure with 2005, sales increased by 11.7 percent, making 2006 the most profitable year in the entire history of the Skoda brand.

The Skoda Octavia number 500,000 manufactured…

The Mlada Boleslay-based Skoda Auto plant has been able to produce the 500,000th Skoda Octavia, which is the best-selling model line of the Czech automaker today. The 500,000th Octavia is a silver RS ​​with a powerful 2.0 TFSI petrol engine.

It should be remembered that the new generation of Skoda Octavia was launched in the spring of 2004. This was followed by the production of the Octavia Combi and Octavia Combi 4×4 which were produced in the autumn of the following year, 2005. The model portfolio was expanded with the Skoda Octavia RS and the Skoda Octavia Combi RS, both family sports cars. For this year, Skoda has expanded the Octavia lineup with the freetime Octavia Scout.

The popularity of the Octavia translates into the sales results that the company obtains. Likewise, the new generation of Skoda Octavia was also awarded Car of the Year 2005 in the Czech Republic. The Octavia was also awarded car of the year in other countries such as Finland, Lithuania, Great Britain, Bosnia and Bulgaria.

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