Skoda Octavia to launch this year, Yeti next year

Chinese Car News | | June 15, 2010 at 10:22 am

Skoda is a relatively new brand in China, but it has done extremely well with the introduction of the Octavia, Fabia and then Superb, but VW and SAIC plan to further expand the line up with the addition of the Octavia RS and also the Yeti Crossover.

The Octavia RS will be powered by the 2.0TSI engine that is used in the Golf GTI and Magotan sedan, it produces 200bhp and is the second hot hatch that VW has introduced into China. The Yeti crossover will likely be a popular model when it is introduced in 2011 and will follow in the footsteps of the VW Tiguan that SAIC-VW recently introduced into China as a domestically built model.

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Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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3 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar Steve says:
    June 15, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    Any news on prices for the RS?

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    • avatar CCT says:
      June 15, 2010 at 8:53 pm

      220k marker – Im tempted myself, but I think I will have a look at the AWD Suzuki Kisashi (sp) and figure out where I will live in the next 12 months before I make a decision.

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  2. avatar Chinese Netizen says:
    June 16, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    YETI!! Love that name!!

    COOL!

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