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Commenting on the event, Mr. Petr Šolc, Brand Director, ŠKODA AUTO India stated, “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 ŠKODA AUTO 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. 2022 has been a remarkable year for us. With the response we have received, we are confident of carrying forward this momentum into 2023, and beyond.”
The congregation noticed auto fans from India, Germany, Slovakia, Ireland, Belgium, France, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
ŠKODA AUTO India additionally introduced the introduction of the Anniversary Edition of the KUSHAQ, with Model Year 2023 updates to each the KUSHAQ and the SLAVIA to comply with.
The 12 months 2022, with greater than a month to go, has already seen ŠKODA AUTO India file its Biggest Year in India with the sale of 44,500 vehicles from January to October this 12 months. Within this time, the corporate additionally witnessed record-breaking gross sales months, gross sales quarters and H1, showcasing the success of its INDIA 2.0 mission 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 mostly on this platform and have accelerated the corporate’s development and stature within the Indian market. India is now the third largest market after Germany and the Czech Republic and the most important outdoors Europe for ŠKODA AUTO globally.
The final month noticed the KUSHAQ earn a 5-star ranking for each grownup and baby occupants, the one automobile made in India to have achieved this double rating. The KUSHAQ can also be the primary made-in-India automobile to be examined below the newer, extra stringent GNCAP take a look at protocols. The GNCAP ranking highlights the competence and high quality of the MQB-A0-IN platform and ŠKODA AUTO India’s no-compromise technique on security.
Both the SLAVIA and the KUSHAQ are outfitted with a vary of lively and passive security options. These embody Three-Point Seat Belts with Individual Headrest for all passengers, as much as Six Airbags, Roll-Over Protection, ISOFIX mounts for Child Protection, Hill Hold Control, Electronic Stability Control, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, ABS with Traction Control System, Electronic Differential Lock System, Multi Collision Braking, Electronic Brake-force Distribution, Brake Disc Wiping and Rear Parking Sensors with Camera.
Through 2022, ŠKODA AUTO India furthered on its INDIA 2.0 technique focusing not solely on its merchandise, but additionally rejuvenating its business processes. While the corporate registered new gross sales data with the KUSHAQ and SLAVIA, it is usually enabled decrease upkeep prices for its vehicles, being nearer and extra accessible to clients and increasing its attain and community throughout India. From 175 touchpoints in December 2021, ŠKODA AUTO India has already crossed 220 touchpoints and is on monitor to the touch 250 touchpoints by the tip of the 12 months. The firm additionally upgraded its showrooms by fully digitalising them to supply an India-first absolutely immersive and interactive expertise to clients.
Moreover, in an endeavour to boost buyer engagement and interplay, the producer additionally launched the revolutionary Fans of ŠKODA motion. It supplied a platform for followers and clients of the model to satisfy, interact and work together with one another with the management staff of ŠKODA AUTO India. Fans of ŠKODA has already visited 9 cities and seen greater than 270 ŠKODA house owners, followers and their households come collectively.
INDIA 2.0 was set in movement in 2018, and a new Technology Centre was arrange in 2019 in Pune, which performed a enormous position within the growth of the MQB-A0-IN platform on which the SLAVIA and KUSHAQ are based mostly.
The MQB-A0-IN platform INDIA 2.0 vehicles are 95% localised in India and are already being exported to left-hand drive markets nations within the Gulf. These Made-in-India vehicles are going to be assembled in Vietnam in 2024 with elements and parts exported from ŠKODA AUTO India’s facility in Chakan. The producer shall be debuting within the Vietnamese market in 2023. With these export and meeting operations, India has become a global hub for ŠKODA AUTO on the planet.
