Škoda Auto sees first half sales surge

The biggest car maker in the Czech Republic, Škoda Auto, has reported a 4.6 percent rise in car deliveries in the first half of the year compared with the first six months of 2015. The total came to just over 569,000. The main reasons are strong demand in the key European and Chinese markets and good figures for the down market Fabia and up market Yeti and Superb models. Sales in June eased slightly but were still 4.4 percent higher year on year. Deliveries to China were 12 percent up on the same month a year earlier.

Author: Chris Johnstone