PRAGUE, April 24 (Reuters) - Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of Germany's Volkswagen and the country's biggest company, said on Thursday it sold 106,194 cars in the first quarter, down 1.0 percent year-on-year.
It said in a statement that sales to neighbouring central and eastern European markets helped ease the impact of weak demand in the West.
Sales on the domestic Czech markets plunged 11.6 percent, year-on-year, to 16,039 vehicles, it added.
The Fabia compact model remained the firm's best selling car with 61,777 units sold worldwide in the period. Skoda gave no financial results.