Another one gone..

[tooch]

Got a letter from Doncaster Skoda today saying they are no longer. Yet another gone. This leaves Richmond as the only one anywhere near me.

Is this a sign that the Skoda brand is failing hard in Australia?

[Tigger]

Not marketed well enough by the parent company VW Aust!

[Mysticality]

I dunno, are any in Sydney shutting down? O.o

[dArK5HaD0w]

i'm seeing a whole heap of skodas everyday now here in canberra.
not many fabias, but plenty of octavias, superbs & a couple of yeti sightings.
we have just the one dealer here in canberra!

[Mysticality]

I see plenty of Lennock Skoda's both with NSW and ACT plates on the Hume!!

[K1W1]

The Skoda Australia revolving door policy. Doncaster closing was mentioned in another thread a weeks or so ago.

[hitman]

The Doncaster Skoda sales guys weren't doing them any favours, when I was buying mine and the wife's Octy's we went there and the little twerp was so cocky and sure of himself when I asked him about deals that he was throwing his heavy pen up in the air catching it the whole time he talked to me then he dropped it on a brand new VRS lol.

[K1W1]

Not sure whether it was ever true or just an urban myth in the industry but the controlling companies registered name used to believed to be Canard branchu Pty Ltd amongst sales staff of other companies.

[mmmRacer]

Nothing wrong with the brands image in Oz. But they could do with a few quality dealers.

[Tigger]

I dunno, are any in Sydney shutting down? O.o

I know that wakeling dropped skoda before the brand had a chance to take off!
they replaced it with great wall, and some other brand that starts with v and ends in n

[Bradpalace]

When I was contacted by Doncaster last month telling me that I shouldn't order with them as they would not be Skoda by the time the car was built and transported I was told that there will be another dealer opening up in, I think, Ringwood in the next little while.

[roshea]

When I was contacted by Doncaster last month telling me that I shouldn't order with them as they would not be Skoda by the time the car was built and transported I was told that there will be another dealer opening up in, I think, Ringwood in the next little while.

Hmm, I wonder if ...
Ringwood Volkswagen

(opened today)

[woofy]

Yeah I was wondering about that too, unless they are going to be fulfilling the existing orders.

[cbay]

I dunno, are any in Sydney shutting down? O.o

Blacktown Trivett has let go of their Skoda 'office'.

[roshea]

Looks like the Ringwood thing didn't happen. Any news on this?

Just looking at the current list for Victoria - have we lost another one? Preston Motors Epping is no longer linked from the Skoda web site (though there own site is still branded Skoda).