The growth of overall sales at Skoda Auto, the Czech Republic?s largest car manufacturer, continued also in April. The number of vehicles delivered to customers from the beginning of this year grew to 242,078 (+18.6 %). In April alone, the company sold 63,177 vehicles (3.5% more than in April 2009).
The most important factor behind Skoda?s growing sales is the Chinese market where the deliveries in April amounted to 12,108 vehicles, an increase of 31.4 % as compared with the same period of last year. Skoda also did well in other markets – the sales in overseas regions grew by 65.6 %, and by 7.7 % in Eastern Europe, despite the difficult situation. In Western Europe (exclusive of Germany), Skoda?s results were 38 % better as compared with last year.
The brand also saw a major increase in sales in the Czech Republic, its domestic market, where it delivered 5,604 vehicles over April, 24 % more than last year. With 754 units, the fastest growing model in April was the Skoda Octavia Combi Tour (185 last year). Skoda?s April market share in its domestic market grew to 36.59 %.
In Germany, its second biggest market behind China, the Czech car manufacturer delivered altogether 10,199 vehicles to customers over April. “The sales slumped by 35 % as compared with the exceptional year 2009 when the car scrappage scheme was underway, but we still sold 43,268 vehicles from January till April 2010 (7 % more than in 2008, the latest “normal” year), and managed to defend our position as Germany?s No. 1 importer”, said Reinhard Fleger, BOD Member for Sales and Marketing.
The best-selling model in April was the Skoda Octavia (25,111 vehicles; -0.6 %), followed by the Fabia (19,261 vehicles; -18.1 %), the Superb (8,499 vehicles; +163.2 %), the Yeti (4,334 vehicles), the Octavia Tour (3,459 vehicles; -20.8 %) and the Roomster (2,513 vehicles; -46.2 %).
