Quote Originally Posted by Rosie View Post
I don’t know the nature of the relationship between Skoda CZ and Skoda AUS, but if it is within their scope I’d love to see the former swing the axe, and get some national management down here that thinks beyond selling franchises, and blowing most of the annual advertising budget over the same three weeks each year on TV ads that target only hard core cycling fans and insomniacs.
unfortunately the relationship is not between skoda aus and skoda cz (hq) - its between skoda aus & vw aus.
vw aus has the 'relationship' with skoda cz....with VwAG overseaing it all.

vw will do anything to protect their brand. they can't have skoda take their potential sales. as long as skoda aus is under the 'control' of vw, we're at their mercy.
vw will determine the pricing on skoda aus.
vw will determine the marketting on skoda aus.
vw will determine the skoda dealerships in aus.
vw will service skoda vehicles.

end of the day for me - i'd rather have a few hundred skodas roaming the streets than a million of them, like every other golf/mazda3/lancer/corolla/i30.......