Another European small car could disappear from Australia

Skoda Australia has a rich history of charming small passenger cars, but solid sales of the Czech brand's SUVs so far in 2025 could spell the end for at least one of its slower-selling hatchbacks.

Of the nine models in Skoda's current local range, five are SUVs. The remainder are the lower-volume Superb large flagship sedan and wagon, the mid-size Octavia sedan and wagon, the small Scala hatch, and the light Fabia hatch. All but the Octavia are outsold by Skoda's traditional petrol SUVs.

"I think [those models are] running in proportional numbers. [They're] not really the highest sellers, but this is what the power of the brand is about," Skoda Australia director Lucie Kuhn told CarExpert at the local launch for the facelifted Enyaq electric SUV.

"We are not depending on on