To all you folk waiting for your new Octavias, I've just read that Skoda is upping Yeti, Roomster and Superb production significantly (3 extra shifts each) for the 2nd quarter of this year ...

BUT

... cutting back Octavia production. Strange decision, if the posters of this forum reflect the typical order leadtime situation.

I'd like to give you the link to what I read, but there strict copyright conditions attached to it and I don't know if I'm permitted to do so. Go google for it and see what you think...

I'll post a link..

http://www.inautonews.com/vw-unit-skoda-auto-cuts-octavia-model-production

it looks like reading that article, that demand has fallen dramatically in Germany following the end of their scrappage scheme so the impact on orders in general should be nil.

I'll post a link..

http://www.inautonews.com/vw-unit-skoda-auto-cuts-octavia-model-production

it looks like reading that article, that demand has fallen dramatically in Germany following the end of their scrappage scheme so the impact on orders in general should be nil.

Help me out here on your logic. Folk on this forum are complaining incrementally from towards the end of last year, of typically 8-14 weeks for non-stock deliveries (the worst was I think 5 months - I'm sure someone will correct me if longer) and the problem is still very much current. How will cutting shifts not impact?

Help me out here on your logic. Folk on this forum are complaining incrementally from towards the end of last year, of typically 8-14 weeks for non-stock deliveries (the worst was I think 5 months - I'm sure someone will correct me if longer) and the problem is still very much current. How will cutting shifts not impact?

Because the demand was high in a lot of countries before whereas now the demand is high in a few countries so making fewer cars won't shouldn't have an adverse effect on the waiting time...

Because the demand was high in a lot of countries before whereas now the demand is high in a few countries so making fewer cars won't shouldn't have an adverse effect on the waiting time...

aaahhHH! I see, so it isn't going to get any worse. Equally then, that suggests Skoda isn't bothered about making it any better either. Would it have been too much to expect them to divert the shift resources for a few weeks to getting the delivery lead times down to a reasonable level?