Skoda set another sales record in 2012 as deliveries to customers worldwide rose 6.8 per cent to 939,200 (2011: 879,200). December was the best in the company’s history, because the brand delivered nearly 66,200 vehicles to its customers. This result represents sales advance of 6.1 per cent in comparison with December 2011.
In Western Europe in 2012, Skoda fought with a shrinking market, delivering more than 358,400 units to customers (2011: 361,800). Skoda’s market share rose above three per cent compared to 2.8 per cent a year ago. In Germany, the brand’s largest European and its second-largest market worldwide after China, Skoda raised sales by 3.6 per cent to around 132,600 (2011: 128,000), confirming its status as the country’s strongest importer.
In Eastern Europe, Skoda deliveries in 2012 rose 26.4 per cent to almost 137,100 (2011: 108,400).
Another area of Skoda’s repeated growth last year was China, where the brand’s deliveries, at almost 235,700, were up 7.1 per cent as against 220,100 units in 2011. Therefore, China accounted for one quarter of Skoda sales worldwide.
Moreover, Skoda can report record deliveries to customers in 2012: for example markets in; Israel, turkey, Algeria, Australia, Iraq, Taiwan, Kazakhstan or Morocco.
12 Jan 2013
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