“For the coming year, the basic portfolio, which consists of locally produced cars, will remain the same. However, to excite the market like we did with Octavia this year, we are also planning to bring some more global, iconic cars to India next year,” Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India, told PTI in an interaction.
However, he did not reveal the names of the models the company plans to import into the country next year.Skoda currently sells locally produced models such as Kylaq, Kushaq and Slavia and imported models such as Octavia and Kodiaq in the Indian market.
The company, which is enjoying its strongest year ever in India with 61,607 units sold between January and October 2025, aims to maintain its 2 percent market share in the domestic passenger car segment. The company has already surpassed its previous annual sales record of 53,721 units in 2022. Gupta noted that the sales momentum ushered in by the GST reforms is likely to continue in November and December.
“How much will change (after the holidays) and what trends will emerge? I think it’s too early to say, but my general feeling is that this momentum will continue,” he added.
The company plans to expand the Kylaq range with more equipment next year, while also updating Kushaq and Slavia.
When asked about the company’s EV strategy, Gupta said, “We have a very large EV portfolio globally. But from my point of view, there have been so many uncertainties in the market over the past year… whether it is the FTA discussions, or the EV policy and all that, it is going to be quite challenging to have a stable plan.”
To stay relevant in India, the future is absolutely electric, he noted.
“There may be a slowdown in the pace of electrification, which we have seen globally. But any manufacturer that is serious about this market absolutely cannot say that we will not start with electric cars. Certainly, we are planning electric cars,” he said without sharing details.
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