The Skoda is by far the best seller at the Czech manufacturer Skoda. The Skoda Octavia looks back on a long history and was first built in 1959 in the Mlada Boleslav plant in the Czech Republic. At first, however, the Octavia was far from being as successful as it is today, because by 1971 only 360.000 of these vehicles had been sold.
The triumphal march began with the takeover of Volkswagen
The Skoda Octavia has actually been around for a very long time, and in the 1960s the Czech car maker started with a station wagon for the Octavia. Even then, Skoda built a great car for the time with the Octavia, but the Octavia really started only after Volkswagen took over Skoda in 1992 and integrated it into the group. In 1996, the second generation of the Skoda Octavia came on the market and began a worldwide success story for the popular mid-range car.
Back then and still today, the Octavia has a lot in common with the VW Golf. After all, both models share the same platform and the respective versions are also quite similar in terms of the range of engines. At the end of March, a new Skoda Octavia as a hatchback sedan and of course as a station wagon will cause a sensation in the competitive car market.
The new Skoda Octavia is promising
The Octavia is particularly popular as a station wagon and this explains the special position of the Octavia within the Skoda range of vehicles. Finally, the station wagons continue to enjoy great popularity and are preferred by many buyers. The Skoda Octavia wants to score with the new model, among other things, with a large selection of drive variants. So this time buyers can not only look forward to diesel and petrol engines, but also beyond there is the new Octavia as a natural gas model, mild hybrid and for the first time as a plug-in hybrid. In addition, there is a convincing parking assistant on request, as you can find it at BMW.
The Skoda is the flagship at Skoda for many reasons
The Czech car manufacturer Skoda offers its customers a whole range of different models. In addition to the aforementioned Skodas Octavia, these include the small Fabia, the Scala, the Kodiaq and the large one Superb. The other Skoda models are also quite successful, but the Octavia is by far the most successful vehicle of the Czechs. This is, for example, because the Octavia is in the middle class and therefore for many potential buyers compared to other cars represents an interesting car. In addition, the Octavia Kombi is not only a perfect family car, but is also often used by many companies as a company vehicle especially for employees in the field.
The Skoda Octavia convinces worldwide
The car manufacturer Skoda has a market share of around one third for new cars with its various models in the Czech Republic. Skoda also plays a good role in the foreign markets and secures top places in the statistics regarding new registrations, especially with the Octavia. For example, the Skoda Octavia was the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland and Austria last year. In Germany, it was not enough for the top spot, but the Skoda Octavia was once again the best-selling imported vehicle in 2019. The Octavia is also extremely popular for leasing, one can of course also consider alternatives. After all, there is a huge selection of vehicles from a wide variety of manufacturers for widespread leasing.
