Skoda increased deliveries by 11.7% in first quarter. 2.700 vehicles sold in Romania

The Czech carmaker Skoda achieved the best month in its history in March, at the same time closing its most successful first quarter to date. The company recorded 120,200 deliveries last month, exceeding the previous year’s strong result by 10.7% (March 2017: 108,500 vehicles).

In the first quarter of 2018 – between January and March – Skoda delivered a total of 316,700 vehicles to customers worldwide, an increase of 11.7% over the previous year (January to March 2017: 283,500 vehicles).

In Western Europe, Skoda delivered 53,400 vehicles in March, remaining at the previous year’s level (March 2017: 53,600 vehicles). In the first quarter of the year, the brand increased its deliveries by 6.3% to 130,300 vehicles (January to March 2017: 122,600). With 17,100 deliveries, Germany remained the second largest single market in March (March 2017: 17,100 vehicles). In the first quarter, Skoda recorded growth of 9.4% in Germany, delivering 44,600 vehicles to customers (first quarter of 2017: 40,800 vehicles). The manufacturer posted double-digit growth rates between January and March in Italy (7,700 vehicles, +14.9%), France (7,500 vehicles, +20.5%), Austria (6,900 vehicles, +12.5%), the Netherlands (4,500 vehicles +27.5%), Sweden (4,500, +11.7%) and Greece (1,000 vehicles, +66.4%).

In Central Europe, Skoda’s deliveries increased by 4.5% to 19,800 in March (March 2017: 18,900 vehicles). The car manufacturer’s quarterly figures exceed the previous year’s figure by 7.5%, increasing to 56,900 vehicles (first quarter of 2017: 52,900 vehicles). Skoda delivered 8,500 vehicles to customers in its home market of the Czech Republic in March (March 2017: 8,800 cars). Overall, the carmaker achieved an increase of 3.2% on the Czech market in the first three months, increasing deliveries to 25,400 vehicles compared to the previous year (first quarter of 2017: 24,600 cars). Also in Poland (18,900 vehicles, +7.7%), Slovakia (5,500 vehicles, +9.5%), Hungary (3,600 vehicles, +21.2%), Slovenia (2,000 vehicles, +9.0%) and Croatia (1,500 vehicles, up 58.8%), deliveries to customers increased in the first quarter of this year.

In Eastern Europe excluding Russia, the Czech carmaker also grew significantly in March. Deliveries were up 19.5% to 3,900 vehicles (March 2017: 3,300 vehicles). With 9,800 deliveries, Skoda recorded an increase of 15.4% in the first quarter compared to the previous year (January to March 2017: 8,500 vehicles). The company grew by double-digit figures in Romania (2,700 vehicles, +25.8%), Baltic States (2,000 vehicles, +15.0%), Serbia (1,500 vehicles, +11.2%) and Bulgaria (900 vehicles, +33.4%).