Of all the names you might associate with rallying – Lancia, Audi, Subaru, Mitsubishi – Skoda might not rank all that high, but they probably should. The Czech automaker took home top honors in this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge, and on the back of its success, is graduating to the World Rally Championship. Well, almost. [...]

Skoda is busy pushing its new Fabia vRS on the unsuspecting public across the pond with a new ad for the pint-sized hatch. Far from the cuddly machines of the competition, the Fabia vRS is apparently hewn melted-down katana swords, razor wire, snake venom and burnt rubber. Even the windshield wipers are constructed from bits [...]

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Europe , Hatchback , Skoda Skoda Fabia RS S2000 Edition – Click above for high-res image While it may not have registered on the radar screens of many American racing fans, Czech automaker Skoda took the top honors this year in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. In the process they captured both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles against the likes of Ford , Subaru , Mitsubushi , Honda , Peugeot , Proton and Fiat / Abarth on special stages across Europe (including the iconic Monte Carlo Rally) and a pair in South America. To celebrate, the Volkswagen subsidiary has launched a special edition of its Fabia RS hot hatch

Filed under: Sedan , Wagon , Europe , Technology , Hatchback , Skoda 2011 Skoda Octavia Scout – Click above for high-res image If you want a Volkswagen , you’ll buy a Volkswagen.

Skoda’s Superb range now includes Volkswagen Group’s 1.6 TDI engine. Orders are now being taken for this 104bhp, 184lb ft engine, which replaces the 1.9 TDI unit

The key supplier of Volkswagen AG Czech unit Skoda was damaged by the recent floods, prompting the carmaker to shut down production in all three of its plants in the Czech Republic.

Volkswagen, also known as largest carmaker, reported a sales increase of 5.7 percent in June, due to the high demand in China and United States. According to the manufacturer, the deliveries of Audi luxury division and Czech unit Skoda rose to 644,600 cars and SUVs from 609,900 a year earlier. Half-year sales gained 16 percent

Skoda announced that the 2012 Joyster model will soon go into production after it got the go signal from the manufacturer.

Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Skoda , Electric Ever since Volkswagen first started rolling out concept versions of its New Small Family (NSF) mini-cars, the automaker has said it would build variants for a number of the brands in the group.

Filed under: Performance , Paris Motor Show , Hatchback , Ford 2012 Ford Focus – Click above for high-res image gallery As the launch of the 2012 Focus draws closer, Ford plans to roll out several variants of its C-segment people mover. And at this year’s Paris Motor Show , the Blue Oval will reportedly kick off the party with the debut of a new Focus ST which could finally make its way to America next year.