http://czech.cz/en/Podnikani/Skoda-Auto-mulls-drive-into-US-market

And why not if North Americans do not really think of VW when they hear Skoda!

 

Edit.

Link gone now, but plenty running the story now.

Edited 12 June, 20169 yr by GoneOffSKi

if the septic's will buy a Sebring they'll buy anything
 
The only Superb in America

 

^^^ So he said at the time, but then he might have been right, he might have been wrong.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/397706-superb-s3-spotted-in-phoenix-usa

if the septic's will buy a Sebring they'll buy anything

 

The only Superb in America

 

 

Not for the last 6 years they haven't - the Sebring was discontinued in 2010  

 

Who will Skoda compete with in the US?

 

Toyota and Honda have the compact and mid-size markets sewn up (with Nissan's Altima selling well too)

 

Kia and Hyundai are established too - perhaps Skoda will take a bite out of their market?

They will compete with the Imports that VW Dealerships are moaning about losing sales to Subaru.

http://goodcarbadcar.net/2016/02/subaru-usa-50-months-growth-january-2016-sales.html

Edited 11 June, 201610 yr by GoneOffSKi

Would love to take one of our little Fabias over there, see what the yanks thought of them

They will compete with the Imports that VW Dealerships are moaning about losing sales to Subaru.

http://goodcarbadcar.net/2016/02/subaru-usa-50-months-growth-january-2016-sales.html

 

Subaru has an amazingly good reputation in the US gained over 40 years.  It'll be interesting to see an "unknown" Euro-brand going up against that.

 

Especially a new brand that is part of the "dishonest" VW empire?

Edited 11 June, 20169 yr by camelspyyder

It's hard when you have no established dealer network and confidence.

 

Poor sales in India are mainly down to limited dealership numbers and those that are there get very poor reviews.

 

I've recently been watching a few Yeti reviews in India and nearly everyone slates the dealership network and poor customer service.

 

LEe

Seats are sold south of the border in Mexico.....

There are or were a couple of members of Briskoda with Mk2 Fabia vRS in Columbia.

But then South  America which has had Importers of VAG vehicles for years is neither here or there, 

VW are seemingly looking at parts of the world where Skoda were not imported before.

Edited 14 June, 20169 yr by GoneOffSKi