Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda Octavia was recently awarded "Car of 2008" by the Society of Automotive Engineering of China.

日前，在由中国汽车工程学会主办的“年度车2008” 评选活动中，上海大众斯柯达明锐获得“年度车2008”桂冠。

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Take the platform for the VW Golf, which yields sales of more than 1.5m a year because VW also uses it for the Skoda Octavia, the Seat Leon and the Audi A3.

就拿大众的高尔夫用的车型平台来说，基于该平台的轿车的年销量为150万辆，因为大众还将该平台用作斯柯达欧雅、西雅特利昂和奥迪A3这三款轿车的生产。

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The 21-year-old man was hit by a black Skoda Octavia at about 23:15 GMT on Fabian Way on Saturday.

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The challenge is to find ways to keep Audi buyers paying nearly double the price of a Skoda Octavia.

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The Skoda Octavia is built from the same basic parts as the more expensive VW Golf, but finish, add-ons and marketing have made both models successful in their respective slots.

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