Skoda delivered over 1 million cars for the fourth year in a row as its sales continue to grow, helped last year by starting sales of its full-sized SUV Kodiaq and mid-sized SUV Karoq.

China remained Skoda's biggest market and grew 2.5 percent, followed by Germany and the home Czech market, where a fast-growing economy has boosted sales.

(This version of the story corrects year in first paragraph to 2017, not 2018)

(Reporting by Jason Hovet)