Skoda increased sales by 29% in Russia in August

Russian Skoda dealers sold 9,001 cars in August, which is higher by 29% than a year ago. At the end of eight months of 2020, sales of the Czech brand in our country reached 55,547 cars, which is higher by 3% than the indicator for the same period of the previous year. As a result, Skoda ranked the seventh in sales among all automakers in Russia, and the brand's market share was 6.3% versus 5.1% a year before, according to the AEB.

Skoda's bestseller in the Russian market in August was the second-generation Rapid compact liftback with 4,473 sold cars. The second most popular model was Octavia, its sales grew by 6% to 2,039 units.

As "AUTOSTAT" previously reported, the Russian premiere of the fourth generation Skoda Octavia liftback will take place in September. The novelty will be produced at the Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Nizhny Novgorod. The engine range of the new liftback will include a naturally aspirated 1.6 MPI engine and two turbocharged engines - 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TSI.