Skoda scores high with new Octavia

TEST DRIVEN: SKODA OCTAVIA The new Skoda Octavia has had great success since it went on sale in Ireland last autumn.

It was launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2004 into a hotly contested segment led by the Ford Focus.

However, the Octavia has scored over 2,700 sales here since the beginning of the year, which, by any standards, is a good performance for what was previously regarded as a minor ...