Skoda Posts Record Worldwide Sales in First Half of 2011

Skoda revealed today that it delivered 454,700 vehicles in the first half of 2011, which represents an increase of 20.1% compared to the same period in 2010. The Volkswagen Group brand also achieved its best ever June sales, with 81,300 deliveries, compared to 71,300 units in 2010, scoring a new sales record for the fourth month in a row.

In the UK, the Czech carmaker recorded its best ever year, with more than 24,000 vehicles, while in the rest of Western Europe it expanded its market share and achieved an increase of 11.1%.

Skoda also did well in emerging markets: in China, it sold a record number of 112,200 cars; in Russia June was its best month ever with an increase of 33.6% and more than 7,000 sales, while the same month in India, it almost doubled its sales with 2,300 cars.

Skoda models sales for the first half of 2011:

Octavia (34,500 vehicles / +20.0%)

Fabia (24,800 vehicles / +17.1%)

Superb (10,900 vehicles / +3.9%)

Yeti (6,300 vehicles / +23.5%)

Roomster (3,300 vehicles / +4.9%)

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A Photo Tour of the VW Group’s 2011 Wörthersee Festival with 150 Images

For the past thirty year, tens of thousands of enthusiasts of Volkswagen Group cars assemble on the shores of Lake Worthersee in Austria to participate in the largest festival of its kind in the world. Over the years, Volkswagen and the other brands of the German group including Audi, Seat and Skoda, have used the show to unveil special concepts, new models and studies that hint at future production versions or accessories.

At this year’s event (June 1 to 4, 2011), the VW Group prepared several vehicles for the festival including the production VW Golf GTI 35 Edition with 235HP, the VW Golf Cabriolet GTI and R concepts, the wild 503HP Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro study, and the Skoda Fabia RS 2000 Convertible prototype. As you may have noticed, the company didn’t show much love for its Seat brand which was left to display its current lineup.

The official cars joined an army of privately owned tuned and classic VW Group vehicles. To put it simply, if you are a fan of the Volkswagen Group and especially of the Golf GTI, then Wörthersee was the place to be. You can get a taste of what went on in Austria in our extensive gallery after the jump.

For those of you that would also like to see the girls of the show, stay tuned, as we’ll bring you a dedicated gallery later on today.

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