Skoda Up for Sale?
23 Jun 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / While the Porsche-Volkswagen wars keep on making the headlines, another manufacturer owned by VW is getting ready to pack and leave the group. According to a report by autosblog.fr, a Korean manufac...
Skoda Fabia Scout Debuts in the UK
18 Jun 2009, 12:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda recently rolled out the Fabia Scout model in the United Kingdom, with orders available right now in the country. With pricing starting at £12,185, the car is offered in multiple engine c...
Skoda Yeti Goes Into Production
13 May 2009, 15:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The newest creation from Czech manufacturer Skoda, the Yeti, has entered series production at the Czech republic facility. This makes the Yeti the fifth model from the manufacturer's lineup, an...
Suzuki Joins the Scrappage... Scheme
12 May 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be anticipated, manufacturers have already begun to flock to the recently-announced soon-to-come-into-effect scrappage scheme. The fastest of them all was Skoda, who announced their entry ...
Skoda Goes after UK Scrappage
8 May 2009, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The UK scrappage scheme, set to come into effect starting May 18 has sent shockwaves of excitement throughout Europe. The success such an incentive had in Germany has made manufacturers on the Old c...
Skoda Posted 28.2 Million Euro Q1 Profit
30 Apr 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The bad economic conditions have not been a deterrent for Czech manufacturer Skoda. The company has posted its financial result for the first quarter of 2009 and things don't look as bad as som...
2009 Skoda Octavia RS and Octavia Scout Facelift
22 Apr 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech manufacturer Skoda joins the ranks of those car makers who launch new releases this spring with revised versions of the sport-tuned Octavia RS and Octavia Scout . The facelifted versions boast...
Skoda Superb GreenLine For the EU Presidency
6 Apr 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech manufacturer Skoda takes advantage of the country's role as President of the European Union to promote its flagship environmentally friendly Skoda Superb GreenLines. Twenty-seven vehicles...
Skoda Superb Named Car of the Year 2009 In 8 Countries
25 Mar 2009, 17:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda Superb received the Car of the Year 2009 award in no less than 8 countries in Europe, the Czech manufacturer proudly announced in a statement today. The car was named the Car of the Year 2009 ...
Skoda Puts Southeast Asian Expansion on Hold
23 Mar 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In such a difficult market, expanding operations in new and unexplored markets is extremely risky, especially when taking into account that investing into new facilities may not bring anything but l...
FIA Confirm Non-Turbocharged Engines for WRC
18 Mar 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation confirmed the introduction of S2000 cars for the 2011 and 2012 seasons of the World Rally Championship, only that the turbocharging will not be allowed. Follo...
Skoda Fabia vRS Previewed at Geneva
5 Mar 2009, 16:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Together with the already-popular Yeti SUV recently announced by the Czech manufacturer, Skoda also gave us a glimpse into how the next vRS model will look like this week at the Geneva Auto Show. Sk...
Skoda Yeti Makes Its Debut at Geneva
5 Mar 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The long-discussed SUV designed by the Czech automaker Skoda was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The 4.2-meter long, five-door vehicle is said to incorporate the "well-known features of ...
Skoda Octavia Scout Trekking in the Great Outback
27 Feb 2009, 16:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Forty two days were necessary for the Skoda Octavia Scout Wagon to travel 20,285 km in the Australian Outback before coming to a halt at the Melbourne International Motor Show. The endeavor is part ...
Skoda Stops Production for First Generation Octavia
26 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Skoda decided to temporarily stop production of its first generation Octavia due to sales decline in key markets, Autonews reported. Poor results in Russia, Ukraine and Romania forced the Czech manu...
Skoda, SEAT to Cut More Costs, Share a Single Office Building
26 Feb 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic recession is still making victims in the automotive industry and, even if most automakers around the world already applied massive cost-cutting plans meant to help them cope with the re...
Skoda Increases Salaries
17 Feb 2009, 17:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the economic crisis keeps on taking its toll on the entire world and more and more people see their jobs cut, slashed, thrown away, Skoda representatives, together with Metalworkers' Federat...
Skoda Fabia Scout Warms Up for Geneva
16 Feb 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like the upcoming Geneva Motor Show is going to be a fairly special event for Czech manufacturer Skoda as the company will debut several new models expected to hit the streets this year. Wh...
Weekly Roundup: 02.02.2009 – 06.02.2009
8 Feb 2009, 18:29 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / If you’ve been reading our news reports, you should know that this week has been mostly about bleak sales forecasts and such. We won’t go through every manufacturer affected by the crisi...
First Skoda Yeti Assembled
2 Feb 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first VW Tiguan based Skoda Yeti is said to have been assembled at the Kvasiny plant, in the Czech Republic, ekonom.ihned.cz reported. The new 4x4 is a small SUV designed to compete with the Suz...