First part of this thesis analyses the chinese automotive market itself, for that purpose PEST analysis structure is used. In the main second part of the thesis current situation of Škoda brand in very dynamic local market is assessed. Scope of this thesis is to determine the crucial weaknesses and strengths of the company in comparison with the competition and to evaluate these concerning the specifics of the market and potential trends developing.

With a strong level of engagement through media, social networks expand communication territory in a manner that traditional media lacks the ability to, with the distinctive features of “participation” and “sharing.” With increasing engagement and penetration, social networks shed light on new channels of communication apart from traditional marketing norms and provide standards of adapting the rising power of their use. Marketing practices of Korean car markets is a typical example of integration of social media because the market contains fierce competition among brands. A difference in social media marketing appears between brands developing new products series with enough resources to do so and brands with suffering financial difficulties. Utilization of social media, one of the most powerful message delivery tools, is a barometer to estimate effective marketing implementation. Facebook messages conveyed by select automobile companies can be classified and compared to verify differences and commonalities regarding the structure of four brand equity factors raised by David Aaker: awareness, loyalty, quality and associated image. The results revealed that local brands and imported brands have focused on different equity categories and each brand has a different marketing emphasis. The imported brands are more focused on brand awareness and perceived quality as opposed to Korean local brands and their focus on loyalty. BMW delivers names of individual cars with new technology but Mercedes-Benz advertises their brand heritage in Facebook. / text

The object of this thesis is to focus on the major influences of vehicle saleability in Czech Republic in terms of the most important criteria, such as price, fuel consumption, colour etc. Part of the work will be arranged questionnaires. The survey indicates desirability of cars back for the last five years. This creates sales trend with a hint of future development.