No more Skoda dealers in WA

[woofy]

Skoda HQ in Australia are actually VW....so funny they say that. I get bad service from them, but that would also apply to the VW counterparts...they are the same guys..they don't have a separate team.

Skoda in CR are actually quite good they have answered everything i ever ask, and to boot most of it is answered by females I'd like to think are dead sexy....same as the tour guides....lol

[brad]

to boot most of it is answered by females I'd like to think are dead sexy.

Skoda International Customer Service Team:

[Rocket]

Skoda International Customer Service Team:

[Buster]

As far as I understand it the dealerships are still individually owned but come under the AHG umbrella. Much like Auto One stores are individually owned but get together for greater buying power.

Janetto Holdings (I think it's called) owns Subaru, VW & Skoda Osborne Park & I think they might also own the new Gnangara dealership.

AHG is an ASX listed, public company that owns many dealerships throughout Australia and New Zealand. There are no individual owners of their dealerships MRX. Wangara Volkswagen is part of the Automotive Holdings Group whose head office is in Perth.

[mrx]

Fair enough, so the way I understood it is wrong. My assumption arose from being told by the people at the Skoda dealership that they were in no way affiliated with the dealership next door, and were part of the same dealership as Subaru/VW down the road. Also, when you purchase a car from them the cheque is written out to Janetto holdings, not AHG.

[MJKooLio]

So now how am I going to buy a new Octavia vRS (2009 model) if there is no dealership? I go to europe for 3 weeks, see Fabias, Octavias fromthe first ones to the recently launched versions, enjoy their beauty + the Supurbs and now hear the only Perth dealer has CLOSED?

[brad]

So now how am I going to buy a new Octavia vRS (2009 model) if there is no dealership? I go to europe for 3 weeks, see Fabias, Octavias fromthe first ones to the recently launched versions, enjoy their beauty + the Supurbs and now hear the only Perth dealer has CLOSED?

Ring an Eastern States dealer, organise, deal, get it trucked over or get a plane ticket & drive back.

That's what they do in Darwin - bring cars up from Melbourne or Adelaide & it's still cheaper than the local dealer who thinks they have a monopoly on the market.

[MJKooLio]

Ring an Eastern States dealer, organise, deal, get it trucked over or get a plane ticket & drive back.

That's what they do in Darwin - bring cars up from Melbourne or Adelaide & it's still cheaper than the local dealer who thinks they have a monopoly on the market.

Wow - really?!?!

What about the last stock they have/had at the dealership? They sell them as 2nd hand at the VW dealer down the road? I'm saddened to hear this, but June/July I just read they will open another dealership?

Perhaps make it with VW/Subaru?

[OvaltoJetta]

Funnily enough, Skoda was next door to Nissan here in WA too. It was Skoda, Hyundai, and Nissan sharing a big lot.

Skoda OP was part of VW / Subaru OP. They are all part of the AHG group who also own VW Wangarra and heaps of other brands as well ... as you may already know.

[mrx]

I walked past the Osb Park VW & ex Skoda dealerships today while waiting for some tyres to be fitted. The old Skoda dealership is in the process of being converted to a Chrysler / Dodge dealership. They have three registered demo diesel Octavias and an unregistered vRS on display at the main VW showroom. It seems they are still selling them. According to the parts dude a new DVG dealership will be opening up soon, and they'll keep selling them at least until then.

[NicZA]

Canning Skoda for Chrysler???
Great more american junk on the roads
I bought 2 cars through that skoda dealership, personally think its very short-sighted of them.

[mrx]

I think selling the Skoda's alongside the VW's is actually better, provided the salespeople aren't "anti-Skoda". Most people I speak to have no idea what a Skoda is, and wouldn't bother looking if they haven't already heard about it. If it's right there, then it's easy - but yeah, they didn't really give it much of a go.

[faisan]

Why would they bother with another Dodge/Chrysler dealership? Do they even sell that many?

[davidh]

Chrysler wouldn't even survive without the merge with Fiat, and Fiat ranked last in the UK JD Power survey (Skoda has ranked among the top for a number of years).
If Skoda should be sold by VW dealers, then perhaps Fiat should sell Chrysler/Dodge? Then, as manufacturers continue to merge, we would only have to worry about a couple of dealers in total.
Disappointing outcome, and I hope Skoda still plans a presence in WA.

[gregozedobe]

..... I hope Skoda still plans a presence in WA.

According to my local Skoda salesman today there definitely will continue to be "someone" in WA selling new Skodas.