Skoda Auto Sales in Australia via vfacts

[VAG newbie]

609 for the month according to Courier Mail Cars Guide from last Saturday. No breakdown.

Fantastic figures!!!

That's really good! Assuming sales figure are similar for other manufacturer with the recent months, this should make Skoda into top 20, exceeding sales of some of the well established brand like Volvo, Lexus and Peugeot! Would be nice to know how it ranks though.

Anyway, been seeing Skodas a lot more frequently on the road now. But I must admit, 99% of them are still Octavias. Occasional Superb. haven't seen Yeti or Fabias on the road yet....(that is in Brisbane south)

[Brycem]

If I recall correctly that figure put them in 20th position. Well ahead of Peugeot 440ish, Renault 410ish and Volvo 400ish.

A very solid performance.

Any feedback from the naysayers?

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And swift lovers?

[onyertod]

Still googling in vain for a VFACTS table showing Skoda sales for Nov 2011.
Anybody?

[Frufru]

Still googling in vain for a VFACTS table showing Skoda sales for Nov 2011.
Anybody?

Make 2011 2010
Toyota 17,436 19,911
Holden 9,761 11,354
Ford 8,103 7,844
Mazda 8,031 6,474
Hyundai 7,514 6,220
Nissan 5,834 5,263
Mitsubishi 5,121 5,015
Volkswagen 3,823 3,427
Subaru 2,404 3,378
Kia 2,344 1,983
Honda 2,233 2,488
Mercedes-Benz 2,064 1,836
Suzuki 1,729 1,943
BMW 1,664 1,368
Audi 1,073 1,068
Jeep 996 529
Great Wall 926 607
Lexus 813 921
Isuzu Ute 618 502
Skoda 609 141
Isuzu 572 646
Land Rover 515 405
Volvo Car 505 430
Peugeot 453 402
Renault 402 199
Mitsubishi Fuso 335 286
Dodge 286 272
Hino 240 359
Kenworth 223 212
MINI 207 173
Ssangyong 184 90
Volvo Commercial173 114
Chery 170 0
Fiat 143 112
Iveco 136 132
Citroen 120 150
Proton 108 142
Western Star 100 53
Porsche 91 127
Mack 82 83
Freightliner 80 49
Jaguar 70 51
Nissan UD 67 60
Alfa Romeo 52 60
Scania 49 33
Daf 26 10
Chrysler 24 338
Caterpillar 22 0
Man 20 19
Smart 17 4
Maserati 13 14
Saab 11 2
Hyundai Trucks 11 0
Lotus 9 2
International 9 9
Aston Martin 8 9
Ferrari 7 12
Foton 7 0
Bentley 5 4
Morgan 3 0
Lamborghini 2 2
Rolls-Royce 1 3
Hummer 0 2

[bluefrog]

wow, they've left the french way behind by the looks, and probably won't be long before Audi's in the rear view as well ..

[Brycem]

654 skodas sold last month giving an annual total of 3501. In my view a terrific end to the year and a great overall result.

[SeanyQ]

Dec 2011 figures:

Octavia - 282 (72nd best seller)
Yeti - 183 (94th)
Superb - 101 (124th)
Fabia - 87 (132nd)

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2011 overall figures:

Octavia - 1,916 (2010 - 1,271)
Superb - 869 (2010 - 355)
Yeti - 433
Fabia - 283

Total 2011 - 3,501

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From: Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog » Australia Full Year 2011: Mazda3 breaks 15 years of Holden Commodore domination, possibly the first time since 1948 an imported model leads sales!

[Mysticality]

Was driving through the CBD on Sunday, saw a basic-level Fabia, a white Superb sedan, a blue vRS wagon and a blue vRS sedan.
Here's me in MY blue vRS sedan going "OMG MOAR vRS's" and pointing frantically, the girlfriend in the passengers seat just rolling her eyes.

[bluefrog]

haha, and here you thought they were all in Melbourne .. I was astounded to see them everywhere in Canberra as well.

my kids are all trained up to spot em, pretty good at it too, hehe

[Mysticality]

Yes, yes, yes... I retract my previous statement. :p
Although, all of the forum-goers are from Melbourne.
Actually, there is a white and a grey one in my area too. >.<

[Brycem]

Back to earth with a mighty thud. 151 sold last month. Perhaps the future is not as bright as one thought.

[woofy]

I reckon last month was a quiet one all round, they are also being cheap not offering onroads and just the 5 yr warranty...most makes offer both for runouts.

[Frufru]

370 Skodas found a new home in May. Respectable.
New Car Sales Figures May 2012 | Car Advice

There should not be any more waiting times though. Europe is getting into deep recession and sales of new cars plummeted by around 20% in several key markets.

[K1W1]

There are still discrepancies in the figures.
According to the recent interview with Matthew Wiesner Skoda sales were 3500 in 2011 (291 average per month) and are "on course to double again in 2012" which means an average of 583 per month.
I think there is a large amount of positive spin in anything that comes from Skoda Australia. Maybe they have the same "no bad news" attitude as the Hastie Group.

[Frufru]

They are dreaming

There are still discrepancies in the figures.
According to the recent interview with Matthew Wiesner Skoda sales were 3500 in 2011 (291 average per month) and are "on course to double again in 2012" which means an average of 583 per month.
I think there is a large amount of positive spin in anything that comes from Skoda Australia. Maybe they have the same "no bad news" attitude as the Hastie Group.

They are dreaming. The doubling of sales first few months of the year is only continuation of a trend from last year. This was due to introduction of new cars to the market (Yeti and Fabia). Thats not gonna happen this year. For example they sold 600+ cars one month last tear (June or July I think) due to dealers' orders on Yeti and Fabia. They will not double that. They are doubling numbers this year so far but due to low numbers in 2011, which were still sales without Yeti and Fabia.