Odds of Škoda suffering such a blow at 66:1.

Škoda Auto set to gain from solid reputation as rivals suffer recalls

The Czech Republic’s main car maker and country’s biggest exporter, Škoda Auto, is sitting pretty amid the series of recalls damaging Japanese rivals. The problems facing the world’s biggest car marker, Toyota, and smaller manufacturer Honda should help the Czech car maker in its bid to break into new markets, especially in Asia.

Škoda Auto has also been building up its reputation for reliability in recent years. That is basically one of the foundations of its sale drive employing the slogan “Simply Clever.” Company spokesman Jaroslav Černý says that solid reputation is crucial to safeguard and build on its sales success.

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I'll take those odds. Jaroslav Černý don't know bout my Teves Mk60.

Damn it, that was a month ago. You can't bet on that any more.

I would have said that the odds for a recall on two different models for exactly the same fault (wrong air bag deployment), are more than 66:1, yet Skoda still managed it. I'm surprised that some enterprising journalist hasn't looked at the VOSA recall site and written an article about recent recalls from other than Japanese manufacturers.