Skoda News: 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Record Number Of ŠKODA Fabia Super 2000s To Appear At The Barum Rally

› 14 Fabia Super 2000s to appear on the start line of the upcoming IRC event

› ŠKODA Motorsport to use both its factory crews in Zlín

› The seventh event of this year's IRC is expected to be watched by 250,000 people along the track

› Manufacturer to support academic research and young talent

› Exchange programmes for students from Mladá Boleslav and Shanghai

› Chinese market of central importance for 2018 Growth strategy

› Both crews were held back by flat tires and driving errors

› Leading WC crew Hänninen/Markkula ultimately landed in fourth place

› Gassner Jr./Wüstenhagen finished far below their potential in seventh place

› Hänninen remains at the top of the overall SWRC standings

› Bad luck from the first day continues for the Red Bull ŠKODA team

› Hänninen and Gassner both had flat tires on the toughest Panzerplatte stage

› Hänninen fourth, Gassner eighth after the first day

First Day Of The German Rally Unlucky For Both Crews Of The Red Bull ŠKODA Team

› First asphalt race of this year’s championship

› Hänninen and Gassner both lost their promising positions after a driving error in today’s final speed test

› Both crews will keep competing in the Super Rally

› Octavia vRS Bonneville Special achieved the speed of 325.33 km/h

› The fastest ŠKODA of all time celebrated the 10^th anniversary of the vRS model on the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats (US)

› The ŠKODA Bonneville team is now in Utah, getting ready for an attempt to beat the record speed achieved by a “2.0-litre production car” - 216 miles per hour

Red Bull ŠKODA Team Thinks Positive Ahead Of The German Rally

› German premiere for World Championship leaders Hänninen & Markkula

› Gassner jun./Wüstenhagen want to finish high in their home event

› The sixth SWRC event of this season takes place in the surroundings of Trier over 18 – 21 August, 2011

ŠKODA Records In The First Half Of 2011

› Growth strategy leads to increases in sales, sales revenue, and profit

› Sales revenue and operating profit (plus 81.5 percent) reach new records

› Deliveries rise more than 20 percent

› ŠKODA model offensive to be launched

Juho Hänninen Completed A Hat-Trick In Finland

› This is already the third victory for the Finland’s champion in his home rally

› The second Red Bull ŠKODA team, Gassner /Wüstenhagen, came in fourth

› Red Bull ŠKODA team made excellent impression in Finland

› SWRC leaders, Hänninen and Markkula, have defended last year’s victory, completed the hat-trick, and increased their lead at the forefront of the championship

› Both drivers of the Red Bull ŠKODA team put in fantastic performance on Day 2

› Hänninen was fastest in seven stages

› Gassner is third after Day 2

› Saturday's programme includes the final 11 stages (140 km)

› SWRC leader Hänninen is second after Day 1, just 8.5 seconds behind Tänak

› Speed averages get over 120 km/h

› The rally is moving to Lahti on Friday – the programme of Day 2 includes eight stages

ŠKODA's Sponsorship Of This Year's Tour De France Has Been A Success

› The brand has reached billions of viewers worldwide

› ŠKODA supported the famous cycling race around France for the eighth time

› Jürgen Stackmann handed the TdF trophy to the winner on the Champs Elysées

› The winners are going to receive exclusive glass cups made in the Czech Republic

› SWRC leaders Hänninen & Markkula have already won twice in Finland

› Two crews of the Red Bull ŠKODA team to appear on the start line

› Debut for Gassner & Wüstenhagen

› The fifth SWRC event on gravel again – 22 stages, 314 competition kilometres

› 1.Hänninen, 2. Mikkelsen, 3. Kopecký

› Hänninen regains the championship lead, ŠKODA dominates the Manufacturers competition

› The fifth “triple” for” ŠKODA in the history of IRC

› Reigning champion Hänninen in the lead, just one second ahead of Mikkelsen

› Kopecký & Starý are fourth, five seconds behind third Magalhaes in a Peugeot

› Final 87 kilometres (5 stages) on Saturday

› Reigning IRC champion Hänninen in the lead, followed by Magalhaes and Mikkelsen

› Kopecký & Starý are fourth

› The first three stages (25 kilometres) have shown how difficult it is to drive on local volcanic gravel

ŠKODA Achieves New Sales Record In The First Half Of The Year

› Sales rising 20.1 percent to 454,700 units compared to last year

› Strongest June in the company’s history with 81,300 vehicles

› Increases in all regions

› Implementation of the growth strategy successfully started in the first half of the year

› Reigning IRC Champions Hänninen & Markkula to appear on the start line again

› Mikkelsen and Sandell to drive Fabias, too

› The IRC Championship is entering its second half

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