Friday, April 23, 2010

Updated Skoda Octavia MingRui will be presented in Beijing

Updated Skoda Octavia MingRui
Beijing Motor Show will see the first updated version of the Skoda Octavia MingRui. The car will get additional chrome bodywork, while the standard equipment includes alloy wheels and air conditioning.

In addition, you will see Skoda Octavia vRS, the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine and automatic gearbox DSG.

Unlike the European versions, Skoda Octavia in China is equipped with only gasoline engines. The range includes the 1.4 TSI, 130 hp, 1.4 TSI - 130 l.s.s DSG, 1.6 MPI - 105 hp with five-speed manual gearbox and other options.

"The emergence of Skoda Octavia MingRui - an important step for the company, especially given the ever-growing Chinese market, which is also consistent with our strategy of development" - the company says.

"Last year was a record for Skoda in China appeared 245 dealers and has sold 122,556 cars, and therefore the sales growth was 106.6%. In this case the first 42 700 avtomobley were sold in the first three months. China becomes major market not only for Skoda, as well as for the majority of the world's carmakers.

Skoda Octavia MingRui sold in China since 2007 and it was the first car released by the company directly in China.

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