Skoda increased sales by 23% in Russia in January

Russian dealers of Skoda sold 5,536 cars in January, which is more by 23% than a year before.

As the press service of Skoda Auto Russia informs, the compact liftback Rapid remains the bestseller of the brand in the Russian market - 2,510 customers (+ 9.2%) chosen it in the last month. The second place is occupied by Skoda Octavia, sales of which grew by 16.7% up to 1,618 units. The off-road Kodiaq SUV closes the TOP-three of bestsellers with an indicator of 1292 cars (an increase of 5.1 times). We also add that the sales of the flagship model Skoda Superb were 116 cars (-4.1%).

As AUTOSTAT reported earlier, Skoda plans to start the sales of the updated Superb in Russia in the third quarter of 2019, the world premiere of which will take place in May. The launch of Russian sales of the Karoq crossover is scheduled for the fourth quarter.