Škoda Octavia

Logo of the Skoda Octavia (until 2009)

Škoda Octavia is the type designation for motor vehicle series of the automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto from different phases of its corporate history. In China the generation produced since 2004 is sold under the name Ming Rui , in India under the name Laura . The Federal Motor Transport Authority places the Octavia in the compact class , while the motor press is more in the middle class .

Series at a glance

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  Škoda Octavia
  1959–1971

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  Octavia I (Type 1U)
  1996-2000

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  Octavia I (Type 1U, Facelift)
  2000–2010

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  Octavia II (Type 1Z)
  2004–2012

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  Octavia II (Type 1Z, Facelift)
  2009–2013

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  Octavia III (Type 5E)
  2012-2017

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  Octavia III (Type 5E, Facelift)
  2017–2020

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  Octavia IV
  since 2020

history

The Škoda Octavia was initially a vehicle built by AZNP Škoda between spring 1959 and autumn 1971 , which was a further technical development and renaming of the Škoda 440 . The name stood for the brand's eighth post-war model.

In autumn 1996, Škoda again introduced a vehicle under this name. It is the first model to be developed and manufactured after Volkswagen took over Škoda . Technically, the car was based on the Golf IV . The first series of the new generation had sold 1.442 million units by 2010.

In the spring of 2004, the second generation based on the technology of the Golf V was launched . The old model continued to be sold as Octavia Tour in Germany and Octavia Drive in Austria until the end of 2010 . The Octavia has also been built in China since 2006 . There are assembly plants in India , Russia , Kazakhstan , Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina .

The third generation of the Octavia appeared in February 2013 . First the sedan came on the market; The Combi followed at the end of May.

On October 27, 2016, Škoda presented a facelift of the Octavia III; it has been available since March 4, 2017.

In 2017, the Škoda Octavia was the car with the most new registrations in Switzerland.

On November 11, 2019, the Czech carmaker presented the fourth generation of the Octavia.

New registrations in Germany

The number of annual new registrations in Germany since 1999 is listed according to statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority . The Octavia was the import car with the most new registrations in Germany in 2005, 2006 and 2012. The Octavia achieved good sales figures in Germany, as it was certified as having a good price-performance ratio and it was more spacious than the Golf or its sedan shape. According to the final report of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control , 30,168 Škoda Octavia were newly registered between January 27, 2009 and July 31, 2010 with the help of the environmental bonus .

year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
number	36,735	39,260	35,668	34.176	36,281	42,535	51,015

year	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
number	56,744	47,711	44,977	54,335	42,946	46,571	46,318

year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
number	49,495	52,620	57,907	58,683	59,147	58,444	55.210

Existence in Germany

The number of registered vehicles (first registrations from 1990) in Germany according to statistics from the Federal Motor Transport Authority is listed.

Deadline	Jan. 1, 2007	Jan. 1, 2008	Jan. 1, 2009	Jan. 1, 2010	Jan. 1, 2011	Jan. 1, 2012	Jan. 1, 2013
number	336.433	369.425	394,574	433,677	459.734	484.834	506.485

Web links

Commons : Škoda Octavia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Škoda Octavia (1959–1971)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://auto.idnes.cz/skoda-ming-rui-laura-a-octavia-uz-jich-jsou-dva-miliony-ppq-/automoto.aspx?c=A080310_163920_automoto_fdv
2. ↑ Škoda Octavia: Persistent climber in spiegel.de March 12, 2009, last accessed July 28, 2017.
3. ↑ Škoda Extra Tour 1/09. Page 3. ( Memento from November 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) skoda.de, page no longer accessible July 28, 2017.
4. ↑ http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/skoda-octavia-9834.html
5. ↑ ČTK: První moderní české auto končí. Nejstarší Octavia naposledy sjela z pásu, 10. listopadu 2010, in Lidovky.cz, accessed on October 2, 2012.
6. ↑ http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/skoda-octavia-9834.html
7. ↑ http://www.auto.cz/peking-2006-skoda-ukazala-cinskou-octavii-12778
8. ↑ http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/skoda-octavia-9834.html
9. ↑ motorvision.de: Archive link ( Memento from February 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ ŠKODA AUTO Deutschland GmbH | Press news. In: www.skoda-presse.de. Retrieved October 27, 2016 . 
11. ↑ spiegel.de: The golf pit
12. ↑ Skoda outgrows its Czech roots , NZZ, April 21, 2018
13. ↑ Auto Zeitung, special issue used cars 2011, p. 64.
14. ↑ Final report - environmental bonus. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Federal Office of Economics and Export Control and Federal Motor Transport Authority, November 1, 2010, accessed on October 2, 2013 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Segmentation of passenger cars 1999/2000. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, archived from the original on November 24, 2005 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
16. ↑ Segmentation of passenger cars December 2001. (PDF; 89 kB) Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, archived from the original on March 26, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
17. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and type group as well as with diesel drive in December 2002. (PDF; 108 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on March 26, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
18. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and type group as well as with diesel drive in December 2003. (PDF; 115 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
19. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2004. (PDF; 108 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
20. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2005. (PDF; 141 kB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
21. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2006. (PDF; 177 kB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
22. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2007. (PDF; 157 kB) (No longer available online.) Federal Motor Transport Authority, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
23. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2008. (PDF; 280 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on March 25, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
24. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2009. (PDF; 355 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on March 26, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
25. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2010. (PDF; 2.0 MB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on December 30, 2013 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
26. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2011. (PDF; 2.1 MB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on February 11, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
27. ↑ New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in December 2012. (PDF; 1.8 MB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
28. ↑ ^{a b} Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2008 compared to January 1, 2007 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF; 181 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on July 18, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
29. ↑ Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2009 compared to January 1, 2008 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF; 177 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on July 19, 2014 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
30. ↑ Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2010 compared to January 1, 2009 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF, 352 kB) Federal Motor Vehicle Office, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
31. ↑ Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2011 compared to January 1, 2010 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF; 298 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
32. ↑ Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2012 compared to January 1, 2011 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF; 171 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; Retrieved October 2, 2013 . 
33. ↑ Number of passenger cars on January 1, 2013 compared to January 1, 2012 by segment and model series (registrations from 1990). (PDF; 182 kB) Federal Motor Transport Authority, accessed on October 2, 2013 .