Škoda Auto had its biggest July ever, delivering nearly 100,000 cars to its customers worldwide. The result was 14.6 percent higher than July 2017, thanks in large part to strong sales in its biggest market, western Europe. Deliveries there rose an astonishing 17.1 percent to 40,600 vehicles, while China, Škoda’s second largest market, took delivery of 25,100 cars, up from 22,000 in July 2017. Such figures make it clear just how damaging a potential trade war between the world’s biggest economies would be. Central Europe saw more modest growth (6.7 percent), with 15,700 deliveries this July compared to 14,700 in 2017.
Alain Favey, a member of the board at Škoda Auto said that he expects innovations to continue to drive sales growth at the company. Škoda Auto Board Member for Sales and Marketing emphasizes: “Following the record result in the first half of the year, Škoda ’s growth has also continued in July. We expect further growth impetus in the coming months, not least due to the launch of the comprehensively updated Škoda Fabia. By the beginning of August, the first units had already left the assembly line at our main plant in Mladá Boleslav.”
