If you haven’t heard of the Lupo just yet, brace yourself because this new small car from Volkswagen is expected to extend across four different brands as part of the carmaker’s goal to achieve global market leadership by 2018. Codenamed Up, the Lupo will be seen in VW’s brands including Audi, Seat and Skoda, by the

Juergen Stackmann has been named as the new head of sales and marketing at Skoda, Volkswagen AG’s low-cost brand.

Karl-Thomas Neumann has been appointed by Volkswagen AG as the new head of its China unit, taking the place of Winfried Vahland, who will now serve as the head of VW’s Skoda unit. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said Neumann is tasked to “break new ground in China, both in terms of business development and as an

Reports reveal that Volkswagen wants to enter Formula One and participate as an engine supplier on the condition that the FIA approves use of the ‘world engine’ for 2013. When it comes to branding, VW’s motor racing boss Kris Nissen said that it could be an Audi, a Porsche or a VW but that Skoda, Seat

Filed under: Misc. Auto Shows , Skoda It’s no secret that we’re fans of the Škoda Fabia S2000 rally car. The good news for us Europeans is that VW’s Czech brand has decided to integrate some of that racing DNA (at least appearance-wise) into a Fabia RS model scheduled to debut at W?rthersee 2010.

At this year’s Worthersee Tour, besides the 7 custom Audi A1 models and the two versions of the Vw Golf GTI, we will also see two Skoda sport models, the Fabia RS+ and the Octavia RS+.

In the second quarter of 2010, more shifts are planned for the production of Volkswagen’s Czech unit Skoda for three models, according to the Skoda’s union paper. The company intends to make up for the production lost last February due to the low demand. Skoda union official Libor Dvorak said that the Roomster line would be

Skoda has a very interesting lineup at the Geneva Motor Show. Facelifts for the Fabia, Fabia estate, Fabia Scout and Roomster were all displayed. The front end of all these models was redesigned, including a pair of headlights.

Skoda’s vRS awesome versions of the Fabia hatchback and Fabia estate were revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. These cars feature a sport suspension system and are powered by the Volkswagen Group’s 1.4 liter supercharged & turbocharged engine

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Crossover , Hatchback , Skoda Facelifted 2010 Škoka Fabia and Roomster – Click above for high-res image gallery In just a little bit now there’s going to be a party in Switzerland called the Geneva Motor Show , and Škoda is in on the BYOB action. The Czech brand will show off the facelifted Fabia, Fabia Estate and Roomster, along with their new engines. Both models get new grilles and so-called “3D-shaped headlamps” for “a more dynamic look” and to emphasize the width of the cars