Czechia January 2026: Skoda reaches highest share in two years

The Skoda Octavia reaches 9.4% share in January.

It’s a difficult start of the year for new car sales in Czechia at -6.7% year-on-year in January to 18,043 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+1.1%) goes against the grain to reach a stratospheric 39.5% share, its highest since January 2024 (42.3%). Volkswagen (-0.5%) is stable and climbs two spots on December to #4 with 8.2% share. Toyota (-12.9%), Hyundai (-55%) and Kia (-21.9%) all crater below. Cupra (+59.8%) is inside the Top 10 for the second time in the past 5 months, with Volvo (+19%) and Ford (+3.9%) also posting notable gains.

Model-wise, the Skoda Octavia (+2.5%) progresses to 9.4% share, its highest since May 2024. The Skoda Kodiaq (+16.4%) is up to #2, the nameplate’s highest ever ranking, last reached one year ago in January 2025. Skoda places seven models in the Top 7 this month (the 8th time it does so), with the Scala (+4%), Kamiq (-11.7%), Karoq (-6%), Fabia (-12%) and Superb (+14.7%) in tow. The best of the rest is the Toyota Corolla (+49.9%) ranking at #8.

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Full January 2026 Top 69 All brands and Top 326 All models below.