Skoda has started the serial production of the new Skoda Octavia in Mladá Boleslav. The new model will be launched in the first European markets at the end of January 2013.
The production of the new Skoda Octavia has meant a series of measures such as the implementation of a new interior body and paint workshop of a fully automated line as part of the expansion of production capacity. In addition, a state -of -the -art presses line will come into operation in early 2013.
Until 2015, Skoda plans to launch a new or reviewed model every six months, with the aim of increasing the number of vehicles sold worldwide to a minimum of 1.5 million units per year in 2018.
The Octavia is by far the best -selling model of the brand, with a share of its world deliveries of about 44 percent in the first eleven months of 2012. Like no other vehicle, the Skoda Octavia symbolizes the history of the brand and the vertiginous success of the last two decades. Its launch in 1996 began the growth of the company to become an manufacturer with international presence in more than 100 markets around the world. Since 1996, more than 3.7 million Octavia have been delivered to customers.
