China is the world's largest automotive market, but also the Volkswagen Group as an important market, the Volkswagen brand, the Skoda brand, Porsche, Audi, most of its sales come from China.Recently, Skoda gave the latest third quarterly report, China is still Is the main driving force.
According to the report of Skoda, in the first three quarters of 2017, Skoda delivered 871,100 vehicles worldwide, representing an increase of 3.6% over the same period of previous year; sales revenue reached 12.3 billion euros (about RMB94.74 billion), an increase of 22.0% as compared with the same period of last year; operating profit growth 28.3%. The fully upgraded model lineup and the launch of Skoda Kodiak provide impetus for growth.
Skoda's CEO, Bernhard Maier, said: "The significant increase in sales and operating profit of Skoda in the first three quarters of this year proves that our growth strategy is very effective and we are continuing to push the SUV offensive." Skoda Kodiak is well received by consumers and we are going to launch a Kodiak brother model, Skoda KAROQ.
Since its listing, Skoda Kodiak has performed well in the global market with a total sales volume of 61,600 units. According to public figures, Kodiak has steadily risen since its listing in the Chinese market in April and continued in June, July and August More than 5000 in three months, sales in September reached 6160 units.
According to Volkswagen Group's global sales data of Skoda, in the first half of this year, Skoda sold 134,000 units in the Chinese market, and China has been the largest single market for Skoda since 2010.
According to reports, the compact SUV Skoda KAROQ models are expected to enter the Chinese market in the first quarter of 2018. In addition, Skoda will also launch a variety of new SUVs in the Chinese market. As the model series expands, Skoda will further strengthen its performance in the Chinese market And plans to double its business in China by 2020 to reach 600,000 units.