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Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of German automotive manufacturing company Volkswagen Group, formed in 2001.

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Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited
FormerlyVolkswagen India
Volkswagen Group Sales India
Škoda Auto India
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)[1]
HeadquartersPune, Maharashtra
Area served
India
Key people
Piyush Arora (MD)
ProductsAutomobiles
Production output
Decrease 51,541 units (2019)[2]
Brands
RevenueIncrease 17,042 crore (US$2.0 billion) (2023) [3]
Increase 310 crore (US$37 million) (2023)
ParentVolkswagen Group
Websitewww.skoda-vw.co.in
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On 7 October 2019, Volkswagen Group India announced the merger of their three Indian subsidiaries - Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. (VWIPL), Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. (NSC) and Škoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (SAIPL) - into a single entity named Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. with headquarters at Pune. Gurpratap Boparai was appointed as the first managing director of Škoda Auto Volkswagen India.[4]

They focus on manufacture and sales of Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda vehicles in India. Volkswagen Group brands Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley also sell their cars in India through them.[5][6]

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Production facilities

The company operates two manufacturing plants. The first plant at Chakan, near Pune, Maharashtra was previously owned by Volkswagen India with an annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles. The other plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra was previously operated by Škoda Auto India and mainly used for CKD assembly of Volkswagen, Škoda and Audi vehicles. In 2020, Škoda launched their first ever imported compact SUV model, the Karoq.

Volkswagen has an engine assembly facility (an extension to the previously mentioned plant) built in 2015 at a cost of 240 crore (710 million euro) approximately at their state-of-the-art factory in Chakan, Pune respectively. The plant reportedly holds production capacity of about 98,000 engines annually.[7]

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Models

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Škoda Kushaq
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Škoda Slavia
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Volkswagen Virtus
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Volkswagen Taigun

Škoda Auto

Current models

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Model Indian introduction Current model Notes
Introduction Update (facelift)
Sedan
Thumb Slavia 2022 2022
Thumb Superb 2004 2024 Imported from Czech Republic
SUV/crossover
Kylaq 2025 2025
Thumb Kushaq 2021 2021
Thumb Kodiaq 2017 2017 2022
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Discontinued models

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Octavia 2002 2023 Thumb
Octavia Combi 2005 2008 Thumb
Laura 2005 2013 Thumb
Fabia 2008 2013 Thumb
Yeti 2010 2017 Thumb
Rapid 2011 2021 Thumb
Karoq 2020 2021 Thumb Imported
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Volkswagen

Current models

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Model Indian introduction Current model
Introduction Update (facelift)
Sedan
Thumb Virtus 2022 2022
SUV/crossover
Thumb Taigun 2021 2021
Thumb Tiguan 2017 2017 2021
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Discontinued models

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Model Released Discontinued Image Notes
Passat 2007 2020 Thumb
Jetta 2008 2017 Thumb
Beetle 2009 2017 Thumb Imported
Touareg 2009 2013 Thumb Imported
Phaeton 2010 2013 Thumb Imported
Polo 2010 2022 Thumb
Vento 2010 2022 Thumb
Polo GTI 2016 2018[8] Thumb Imported
Ameo 2016 2020 Thumb
T-Roc 2020 2021 Thumb Imported
Tiguan Allspace 2020 2021 Thumb Imported
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Audi

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Audi India
FormerlyAutomotive industry
Headquarters,
India
ParentAudi
Websitehttps://www.audi.in
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Audi India was established in March 2007 as a division of Volkswagen Group Sales India.[9] Audi is represented in 110 countries worldwide and since 2004, Audi has been selling its products on the Indian market.

In March 2007, Audi set up its own sales company for India. By establishing Audi India as a division of Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai. Audi is making a clear long-term statement in the country with ambitious growths plans. Audi's goal is to become the leading automobile luxury brand in the Indian market.[citation needed]

The Audi India strategy encompasses significant investments in branding, marketing, manufacturing (locally assemble engines to cut down its import bill in a range of 10–30%),[10] exclusive dealerships and after sales services. In 2007, only 2 percent of the new car buyers in India knew Audi. In 2008, it went up to 13 percent.[11]

Assembled locally (CKD)

Imported

Porsche

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