Carmaker Škoda ninth best-selling brand in Europe in August

The car manufacturer Škoda Auto sold over 36,000 vehicles in Europe last month, and moved from tenth to ninth place of the best-selling brands on the continent, according to figures by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released on Wednesday. Compared to the same month last year, Škoda’s sales increased by 21 percent, giving the carmaker a record 5.2 percent market share.. Škoda’s Czech sales however only grew by 7 percent in August year on year.