Škoda UAE has launched the Green Weekends Sales campaign, offering smashed prices on the entire model range for the next few weekends. The offer applies to new and certified pre-owned models, with discounts of up to AED 29,000.
The Skoda Octavia is long forgotten here as a viable contender in the compact segment, but when we finally took one for a spin, we found it to be a value-packed alternative to the venerable VW Golf.
Skoda dealers for the UAE is now Ali & Sons Motors, who happen to be the existing dealers of Skoda’s sister brands Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi in Abu Dhabi currently. The official launch of the new Skoda Auto showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai took place this week. The occassion also marked the introduction of the Skoda Superb 3.6, joining the existing Superb 1.8T that was apparently already available quietly via the old dealer. Suprisingly also on sale already is the latest Skoda Octavia.
VW-owned Czech carmaker Skoda has launched the sporty RS versions of the their facelifted 2009 Octavia.