Skoda Auto India celebrated the last quarter of 2022 with an international congregation in the picturesque backdrop of the Himalayas in Dehradun. The peak-to-peak drive showcased the achievements of the company and its India-made products to a large.
Skoda Auto India also commemorated the full 5-star crash safety ratings for the Kushaq at the recently-conducted GNCAP crash tests.
Petr Solc, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India said, “Usually, we call the world to our Mladá Boleslav headquarters and showcase our products. It gives me great pleasure and pride to invite the world to India to showcase our India-developed and India-made products, which have proven themselves on the world stage. It was an incredible few days for all of us at Skoda Auto India India, interacting with experts from India and the world. Our India 2.0 heroes were in their element in the beautiful foothills of the Himalayas. The year 2022 has been a remarkable one for us. With the response we have received, we are confident of carrying forward this momentum into 2023, and beyond.”
The congregation saw auto enthusiasts from India, Germany, Slovakia, Ireland, Belgium, France, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
Skoda Auto India also announced the introduction of the Anniversary Edition of the Kushaq, with Model Year 2023 updates to both the Kushaq and the Slavia to follow.
The year 2022, with more than a month to go, has already seen Skoda Auto India record its biggest year in India with the sale of 44,500cars from January to October this year. Within this time, the company also witnessed record-breaking sales months, sales quarters and H1, showcasing the success of its India 2.0 project and the Made-in-India, Made-for-India MQB-A0-IN platform. The Kushaq SUV, launched in July 2021 and the Slavia sedan launched in March 2022 are based on this platform and have accelerated the company’s growth and stature in the Indian market. India is now the third largest market after Germany and the Czech Republic and the largest outside Europe for Skoda Auto globally.
India 2.0 was set in motion in2018, and a new Technology Centre was set up in 2019 in Pune, which played a huge role in the development of the MQB-A0-IN platform on which the Slavia and Kushaq are based.
The MQB-A0-IN platform India 2.0 cars are 95% localised in India and are already being exported to left-hand drive markets countries in the Gulf. These Made-in-India cars are going to be assembled in Vietnam in 2024 with parts and components exported from Skoda Auto India facility in Chakan. The manufacturer will be debuting in the Vietnamese market in 2023. With these export and assembly operations, India has turned into an international hub for Skoda Auto in the world.