Thought I'd put this here FYI.

Also at the bottom is the No. and email of their head of Press and PR.

Å KODA UK News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PR/AUGUST2011/06

Å KODA delivers 523,200 vehicles in the first seven months of 2011

Worldwide sales increase 19.7% when compared with the same period in 2010

Å KODA records its most successful July ever with 68,500 vehicle delivered

In the first seven months of 2011, ŠKODA delivered 523,200 vehicles worldwide, representing a 19.7% increase when compared with the same period in 2010 (January – July 2010: 437,300 vehicles).

Cementing the strong sales result was a record July with 68,500 vehicles sold (2010: 58,500).

“ŠKODA remains in the fast lane,†said Jürgen Stackmann, Å KODA board member for sales and marketing. “Regions such as China, India, and even Russia reported significant growth in July. We also continued to record strong sales with our attractive model range in the established markets of Western and Eastern Europe.â€

In the UK, Škoda is on course to record its most successful year ever with more than 3,300 vehicles registered in July, an increase of more than 10% when compared with the same month last year. 

In its home market of the Czech Republic, Å KODA recorded an increase of 9.6% in July when compared with the same month in 2010.

The brand also recorded growth in other countries of Central and Eastern Europein July. In Ukraine, sales rose by 54.8%. Slovenia grew by 9.3%, Poland by 3.7%, and Croatia by 4.0%.

In Western Europe, Å KODA recorded an increase of 24% with sales of 27,200 vehicles in July alone.

In the Netherlands and Austria, Å koda increased sales by 53.2% and 36.8% respectively. In the German market, Å KODA was able to increase its market share as the most popular imported brand. In Belgium, sales rose 23.8%, in France 22.6%, and in Switzerland 13.2%.

In the emerging markets of China, India, and Russia, sales grew significantly. In China, ŠKODA deliveries increased 15.4% to 17,800 vehicles in July. In Russia, ŠKODA achieved its third best monthly result with 6,100 deliveries (+22.7%).  In India, ŠKODA has improved last year’s sales by 70.1% with 2,300 vehicles sold year-to-date.

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Editors' Notes

Å KODA UK

In 2010, Å KODA UK completed a record year achieving registrations of over 41,000 up 10.5% when compared to the previous year whilst also reaching a record 2% market share.

Å KODA received 25 major awards in 2010 including:

- Best Manufacturer in the What Car? Reader Awards 2010.

- Best Manufacturer in the 2010 Auto Express Driver

- The Å KODA Yeti is the Auto Express Car of the Year 2010.

Å KODA has been in the top ten in the JD Power Survey of Customer Satisfaction for the past 18 years.

For more information visit www.skodapress.co.uk or contact:

Catherine Sleigh, Head of Press and PR, 01908 548 042 / 07710 331 389; [email protected]

Good to have! Here is hoping that they will Tweet they've stepped up their production speed so I can get mine sooner!

World's longest tweet?

World's longest tweet?

Ok Ok fair enough.

Suppose I should have put "Here is a web page that I was led to by a link which was tweeted by Skoda UK".

How's that then?

Being a Luddite from up north'ish I take it were talking about twitter :wonder:

TP

Being a Luddite from up north'ish I take it were talking about twitter :wonder:

TP

Aye, and a tweet from twitter can only be a maximum of 140 characters. Hence the replies above about how long this "tweet" was!

Aye, and a tweet from twitter can only be a maximum of 140 characters. Hence the replies above about how long this "tweet" was!

Many thanks Johann,

learn something new every day

TP