Skoda Auto has had the best first half of the year in its history, having delivered more than 585,000 vehicles in that time. It marks a 2.8 percent improvement of 15,600 from 2015. The company also had a record June, delivering 105,200 cars, or 6.5 percent more than last year, even though sales of the Octavia, Rapid, Yeti and Citigo fell. Over 205,000 Octavia cars were sold last year, making it the highest selling brand for Skoda. Octavia is followed by the Fabia model, which saw growth of 6.1 percent to 111,100 cars.
“With more than a half million cars delivered to customers, we had the strongest half year period in the history of Skoda Auto. Our SUV offensive is effective. High demand for the Skoda Kodiaq exceeded our expectations and confirmed that we are on the right way,” said the company’s board chairman Bernhard Maier.
