First Award for the New Skoda Octavia

Press Release

Only several weeks after its world debut, the new Octavia won its first international award. The new ????????????????????koda Octavia model was awarded the title "The Car of the Year in Serbia and Montenegro" on the eve of a traditional international motor show in Belgrade. The title "The Best Car of the Year 2004" was bestowed on the new Octavia by a panel of judges made up of local motoring journalists associated in the organization "Auto Forum". The ????????????????????koda Octavia won the poll ahead of other nominated cars: VW Golf, Opel Astra, Fiat Panda; and Peugeot 407. Apart from this honour, a ????????????????????koda car importer, the firm A????????????????????? Auto??????????????????a??????????????????ak, won another award, a "Prestige Oscar", as the most successful car importer in Serbia and Montenegro. About seven hundred exhibitors took part in this year's edition of the international motor show in Belgrade. In addition to the new Octavia and other vehicles representing its current sales programme, the company ????????????????????koda Auto also introduced its ????????????????????koda Roomster concept car. Serbia and Montenegro belong to ????????????????????koda's traditional car customers. ????????????????????koda was the first brand to start selling its cars officially in Serbia and Montenegro after the embargo in 1996. Since 1997, ????????????????????koda has occupied the leading position in imported car sales statistics. Last year, 2,550 ????????????????????koda cars were sold on the local market, which meant a market share of 11.31%. Besides the importer, the brand has got twenty-four more selling and service points in Serbia and Montenegro.