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

ŠKODA And Tongji University Enter Cooperation Agreement


›  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

Red Bull ŠKODA Team Hounded By Misfortune At The German Rally


›  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

More Bad Luck And Suspense At The German Rally



›  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 Gets Past The 325 Km/H Barrier


›    Octavia vRS Bonneville Special achieved the speed of  325.33 km/h
›    The fastest ŠKODA of all time celebrated the 10th 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

Wednesday, August 3, 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