Yesterday was a great day for Skoda, as the two millionth Skoda Octavia was produced at the Vrchlabí plant in the Czech Republic. The anniversary car was a silver Octavia Scout 2.0 TDI.
The production of the Skoda Octavia started in 1996 and the second generation was introduced in 2004. What’s interesting is that the first generation is still produced and is selling pretty good, as it offers great features for a very good price. So far, 1,315,000 first-generation Octavias and 685,000 second-generation Octavias were produced and last year Skoda delivered 72,529 Octavia Tour vehicles and 237,422 Škoda Octavias.
Read the full press release after the jump.
PRESS RELEASE
Today Škoda Auto has produced its two millionth Škoda Octavia in Vrchlabí. The milestone-marking vehicle is a silver Octavia Scout 2.0 TDI, i.e. the leisure-time version of currently best-selling Škoda model.
Škoda Auto has been producing the contemporary Octavia since 1996 (the very first generation of Škoda Octavia was produced in the nineteen-sixties). In 2004, the initially launched model was extended by a second-generation one. As the older model is extremely popular with customers, the Company keeps producing it under the Octavia Tour mark.
The production of Škoda Octavia Tour is located in Vrchlabí with assembly points in Škoda’s plants in India, Russia, Kazakhstan, the Ukraine and Bosnia. The production of Škoda Octavia is located in Mladá Boleslav with assembly points in India, Russia, the Ukraine and Bosnia. Since 2007, the vehicle has been manufactured in China under a licence production arrangement. The Škoda Octavia is called Laura in India and Ming Rui in China.
Both models are available as a 4×4, the Octavia is also available as a sports version RS and as well as the Octavia Scout.
Altogether the Company has produced 1,315,000 first-generation Octavias and 685,000 second-generation Octavias since the market launch several years ago. Škoda Auto delivered 72,529 Octavia Tour vehicles and 237,422 Škoda Octavias in 2007.
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