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Škoda Auto announces six month sales record

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Leading Czech car maker Škoda Auto set half year and June sales records on the back of strong performances in developing markets

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The Czech Republic’s biggest auto producer, Škoda Auto, announced two mile stones  on Wednesday: record first half sales and the strongest June in the company’s history.

First half car sales surged by 20.1 percent to 454,700 with June figures of 81,300 the best for the month in the company’s history. It was the fourth month in a row that a monthly sales record has been set.

Sales continued to take off in growth markets such as China, India and Russia.

The company owned by German car giant Volkswagen said that sales continued to take off in growth markets such as China, India and Russia.

A new half year record was set in China with 112,200 vehicles sold with a 25.8 percent increase to 19,100 in June alone.  Škoda’s top of the range model, the Superb, was in particular demand with a 42.7 percent jump in Chinese purchases. June sales in India were up 48.1 percent with a 33 percent jump in monthly sales in Russia setting a new monthly record.

Škoda board member for sales and marketing, Jürgen Stackmann, said there were strong performances across all models and regions.

In the depressed Czech market, Škoda sold 5,400 cars in June with its Fabia and Octavia models being the two most popular models sold.

China has become the largest single sales market for the Czech car company, supplanting Germany. Its partner car producer, Shanghai Volkswagen, has produced 500,000 cars since production of Czech models was launched in mid-2007.

Škoda aims to double its worldwide sales by 2018 with the target of 1.5 million units a year.

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