Skoda Superb line-up gets truncated as new model is coming

Skoda Australia announced that it is passing its entry level version Great liftback and wagon from the fourth quarter of this year.

A spokesperson for Skoda Australia said there are still examples of Awesome 162TSI style Available at dealers and to order, but shipments will end before the fourth quarter of 2023.

This means that the flagship Superb 206TSI Sportline will be the only variant available locally in the future.

The company says more than 50% of Superb buyers are now choosing the top-end 206TSI Sportline.

Superb 206TSI Sportline has become more popular with fleets, with organizations such as Western Australian Police use them as patrol cars. with next Volkswagen Passat unconfirmed for Australia and chrysler 300 And Kia Stinger dead, there is potential for more sales in this area.

This announcement follows recent comments by Skoda Australia chief executive Michael Irmer about the company prioritizes designated vehicles higher.

“There are other products and brands that are perfect for bargain hunters, but I think sometimes you need to decide what you stand for. You can’t be everything to everyone. Then you become nothing,” Mr. Irmer said.

This change of strategy is an evolution of the brand, he said, and it cannot be switched overnight.

“This goes back to 2015, we analyzed what our best-selling variant was and we were really surprised, we didn’t realize it ourselves: the Octavia RS The cargo van is the best-selling Skoda in Australia,” added Mr Irmer.

“When we launched [the current] Great, we said let’s not drag it down with a bare-bones pedestal with cloth seats, little wheels, that sort of thing. So we just made it a nice thing only.

“What we learned is that it worked very well, the entry was up $8000 from the previous entry, but the previous entry nobody cared. It also rose above the Passat.

“One year before the end of life, in the second year of last year, we did 2/3 to 3/4 206TSI. And the 206TSI has standard packages, we don’t bother offering them as options because people buy them anyway.”

Great will join Fabia hatchback is offered locally only with top cover.

EQUAL previous reportThe Czech automaker is readying the next-generation Superb version to be revealed later this year.

Mr. Irmer recently said the new Superb could arrive local about a year after the global launch. This means Australian customers will have to wait until late 2024 or early 2025 to have a car in their driveway.

A spokesperson for Skoda Australia said it was too early to say what the next-generation Superb lineup would look like at this stage.

However, it wouldn’t be surprising if Skoda Australia only offered it a highly specified single variant.

THAN: Everything Skoda Great