皇冠体育app

Czech automaker Skoda said Wednesday it plans to expand future production in 皇冠体育app to three model ranges from the currently planned one in a bid to build market share in the fast-growing Chinese market.
 
The company, a unit of Germany's Volkswagen AG, said in news release that production of the Octavia will begin next year, with the Favia and Superb model ranges to follow.

The broadened product line will "reinforce the expansion of the brand Skoda to the Chinese market," the company said.

All three models will be made at Volkswagen's sprawling Shanghai joint venture plant, where a team from Skoda is already on site readying for production, Skoda said. All vehicles made there are intended for the Chinese domestic market, it said.

The move "shows we see 皇冠体育app as one of the strategic markets for the brand's future growth," Skoda Auto AS chairman Detlef Wittig was quoted as saying in the news release.

Skoda's growth strategy also includes assembly and other manufacturing projects in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bosnia, and India.

In 皇冠体育app, the company is entering a fast-growing but increasingly competitive auto market which is about to pass Japan as the world's second-largest.

General Motors Corp., was the top foreign automaker in 皇冠体育app last year, with 11 percent of the market and 665,390 units sold, followed by Volkswagen.

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