Within the next 12 to 18 months, the Czech automaker Skoda Auto will introduce a fully finished model into the Indian electric vehicle (EV) market. Petr Solc, brand director at Skoda Auto India, told that “First things first, we would like to test the market with a readymade unit from Europe.”
According to him, Skoda eventually intends to offer a variety of EVs, some of which will be assembled locally, some of which will be parts and components. The development of the EV charging infrastructure will determine how quickly EVs are introduced.
“The Indian market is getting more and more important for Skoda,” Solc said. “Now we are the third biggest market for Skoda brand globally. And, actually, the biggest market for Skoda out of Europe.”
Skoda is thinking about expanding investments to extend its portfolio across both the ICE (internal combustion engine) and EV sectors, he said, as a result of seeing an increase in volumes with the introduction of the Kushaq SUV and Slavia sedan under the India 2.0 program.
With sales this year anticipated to be close to four million, India has recently emerged as one of the markets for passenger vehicles that is expanding the quickest in the world. In India, Skoda sales are anticipated to more than double this year, reaching nearly 50,000 cars, up from 23,858 units in 2021. In the company’s first ten months of 2022, 44,500 units had been sold. It had previously recorded the best-ever annual sales of roughly 34,000 units a decade ago.
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