Skoda sales up 16% in first 4 months, to 8,270 units

Sales of the Czech brand Skoda on the local market went up 16.38% in the first four months of the year, compared with the same time last year, and reached 8,270 units, with the best-selling model being Octavia, according to data from the importer, Porsche Romania. The importer sold 3,515 Octavia cars in the first four months of the year, up 68.6%. During the same period, sales of the old generation model, Octavia Tour, went up 2.2%, from 2,307 to 2,358 units. Octavia Tour ranks second in terms of four-month sales. Third is the B-segment model Fabia, with 2,015 cars sold in the January-April period, down by 12.6% compared with the 2,307 units sold in the first four months of 2007. Skoda’s sales in Romania went up 12.6% last year, to 23,138 vehicles. The Skoda importer in Romania is Porsche Romania, a company that also imports Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Porsche and Volkswagen Vehicule Comerciale. Last year, Porsche Romania sold 58,790 vehicles in all, up 35% against 2006.