We have always known how good Skoda products are and just what great value for money they offer and it now seems that fleets are wising up to this as well, for in April 2008, Skoda achieved its highest ever fleet market share, registering 2,015 new fleet vehicles in the UK, which represents 2.2% share of the overall market.
We here at BVL believe this is just the beginning of an extended period of growth for Skoda, as people get to know about their current range and new models such as the “new” Superb join the line up and even more new and “dare I say it” exciting product is launched as we move towards 2010.
The new Fabia is a stunning little car and that’s a “given” but Skoda are exploiting the growth in the eco-friendly diesels and recently launched its Fabia Greenline, which is an obvious competitor for the Ford “ECOnetic” products and Volkswagen’s “Blue Motion” range.
We have spent some time with senior staff members at Skoda and we have detected a real will to deliver something exceptional, not just in their cars, or in value for money, but in the service and support they offer and in making the entire customer experience very special.
Whilst we supply all makes and models of car & van, so are effectively unbiased, but you will see from our other editorial and from our road tests that one of the main things we look for is honesty and we admire proper “good value” vehicles that do the job without fuss and vehicles that you would be happy to drive for 3 years. Skoda have always featured very heavily in our “we respect you” list and we hope that more people actually wake up to what a good top quality product it is. It doesn’t make sense that people will kill to have an Audi, or a Volkswagen, yet when the same bits are bolted together and called Skoda and offered to the market at a super competitive price, we ignore it.
The fleet figure recently announced is far more significant than just numbers; it’s an acknowledgment that the people who know the best, the Fleet Managers are choosing Skoda in more increasing numbers and in our opinion, as Skoda product finds its way to slot beside your car in the car park, you might just be choosing one next time also.
We will be testing the new Skoda Superb very shortly, so watch out for our road test in our road test section.
