ON December 13th, China Auto Pictorial "Car of 2008" valuation--the most influential media award in the China's auto industry, released its results in Beijing. SVW's Skoda Mingrui received the title "Car of 2008".

　　Known for its' impartiality, seriousness and professionalism in China's auto industry, China Auto Pictorial is warmly welcomed by industry experts, auto manufacturers and a large number of readers. The annual "Car of the Year" valuation activity has been highly acclaimed by auto enterprises and industry experts since it was launched. For many years it has been the most attractive of numerous media awards, in addition to being considered the most authoritative. For Skoda -- launched only for half a year, this award showed consumers' recognition for its overall performance.

　　Skoda Mingrui has received over 30 awards and considerable media and consumer recognition since its debut, especially in models, engines, and services. In addition Skoda also shows good market performance, with sales volume currently exceeding 20,006 units.

　　Regarding the series of achievements, Fu Qiang, SVW's Skoda Brand Marketing Division Deputy Director said, "As a new car, Skoda was launched just a half year ago, the awards is an affirmation and encouraging for our work. We are sincerely thankful for the support we have received from the media, consumers, and industry experts. At the same time we also believe that on the basis of a dynamic engine, 6-gear manual/auto Tiptronic transmission, a number of the world's leading manufacturing technologies, and the C-NCAP five-star safety award, Skoda will reap more success in the coming year."