Czech rally driver Jan Kopecký of Skoda Motorsport (factory team) wins 2011 Sportbest from Autobest. 3 time IRC Vice Champion, Jan Kopecký was honoured for his long-standing excellence in motorsport. Last month, he won the Golden Steering Wheel in the Czech Republic. As per the jury, his long standing excellence in rallying, especially at the IRC championship where he has been adjudged Vice Champion... 

Michael Perschke, head of Audi India has mentioned that Volkswagen Group looks to double 'component sourcing from India.' This entails an expense of $924m for the current year. While Audi looks at multiple car launches and dealership expansion in 2012, VW Group luxury car maker acknowledges that cost effective manufacturing would find strength in component sourcing from India, and investment in new... 

Skoda Auto has proudly announced that they have achieved a manufacturing milestone earlier this week, when they produced their 14,000,000th car The 14 millionth Skoda car to be manufactured is Superb 2.0 liter Laurin & Klement special edition. This car is manufactured and designed specially for a German customer. The special edition car is manufactured at the company's plant in Kvasiny, Czechoslovakia... 

Skoda Auto India will have a new Managing Director at its helm. Mr. Sudhir Rao, 52 will be taking hold of the reigns from 1st March 2012. Speaking of this new appointment, Mr. Winfried Vahland, Chief Executive Officer of Skoda Auto Limited said that the company is proud to have Mr. Rao at this position, which with his extensive knowledge and all embracing experience he is sure to take the company on... 

Skoda five door version Citigo images make for a great sneak peak just ahead of the small car's 2012 Geneva Motor Show debut. Volkswagen bought the five-door Up! first, and now the Skoda Citigo hatchback comes to us with the same 5 doors. The five door Skoda Citigo will be seen at 2012 Geneva Motor Show, between 8 and 18th March. When looking at the Citigo and Up!, they are really similar, especially... 

Skoda Auto India today announced the following change of personnel in the top management. These changes are to come into effect from 1st February 2012. Mr. Jean-Marie Lagey will be the new Director Technical, while Dr. Oliver Gruenberg who was Managing Director – Technical will now be heading Volkswagen Group project in Russia's Nizhnij Novgorod. Dr. Oliver Gruenberg had taken over from Jean-Marie... 

A concept of the new Skoda MissionL was introduced at the 2012 Qatar Motor Show which portrayed the company's international growth approach for the coming years. The concept looked similar in many respects to Polo from VW. MissionL which is near production is seen as the company's future design preparations of what one can expect to roll out from the Czech plants. Production version of MissionL is... 

While the Volkswagen UP! made its entry at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, 6 concepts based on the UP! were also showcased with the notion that some of them would see the face of production, and consequently be available at dealerships in this decade. The first to make its grand entrance will be an electric version of UP! which is rightfully being hailed as the e-UP!. To be launched next year the e-UP!... 

By appointing Kamal Basu as the Marketing Head, Skoda Auto India has made clear their intent about aggressive marketing to increase sales. Kamal Basu who served as a CEO for Saatchi & Saatchi will be responsible for strategizing, planning and shaping brand Skoda in India. With Skoda completing 10 rollicking years in India, it seems there is no stopping this auto brand from reaching top gear in... 

Celebrating ten years of success in India, Volkswagen Group has managed to increase their sales manifold with a positive growth of 109.3% for 2011. The company has also experienced two milestones during 2011 with the rolling out of the 50,000th and 100,000th car from their Chakan plant in Pune. The Volkswagen Group continues to display a significant amount of innovation with the introduction of 10...