Czech Republic Mumbai, Czech Republic, India needs to have a higher share of the group’s overall exports, and its planning is better, even if it remains “committed” to more overseas goods from the country, a top company official said.
Skoda Auto India launched the country’s second-generation luxury 4×4 full-size SUV Kodiaq on Wednesday, starting at ₹46.89 billion also said that the domestic market is far from choosing electric vehicles as the only car in the family and that there must be a certain period of transition from one fuel to another.
“We need to fight for exports, and the main exports are still due to the Volkswagen brand. But we have opened a lot of new markets,” Petr Janeba, brand director at Skoda Auto India, told PTI.
He said the company not only exports fully built units to Vietnam, but now it starts exporting auto parts to Southeast Asian countries through the port of Mumbai, which has a new factory that is leading to the ASEAN region.
Skoda Auto India, established in the country for 25 years, is part of Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd, which handles operations in India by Volkswagen, Skoda Auto, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini.
In 2024, Savwipl exported 40% of its locally produced vehicles to markets in North America, Africa, the Arab Gulf Cooperation Commission and the ASEAN region, up 20% year-on-year.
Over the years, the company has shipped a total of 675,000 vehicles to about 70 countries. The company exported more than 43,000 vehicles in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
The company’s export portfolio includes models such as Volkswagen Virtus, Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq, as well as traditional models such as Volkswagen Vento and Polo.
Skoda Auto India sold 7,422 units in monthly sales in March 2025, driven mainly by strong demand for the all-new Kylaq SUV and the continued popularity of Slavia and Kushaq models.
“We are now starting to export parts to Vietnam where we have new factories, and Vietnam is our gateway to ASEAN because after ASEAN they will also be eligible for the right driving cars for their Malaysian and Indonesia operations after their local content has maintained a day of growth,” Janeba said.
“We are committed to growing exports, but you know, the development of export products should be planned. Now, when the product is ready to look for a country, it’s very difficult because everyone has its nuances, whether it’s technology or safety, or something related to powertrain and launch. So at the end of the day, exports are an important part of our plan for all our new cars,” he said. ”
For the current Kushak and Slavia models, the company has invested in the left-handed driver Kushak “but not the Slavia on the left and right, we developed it later because of Vietnam.”
He added: “We need to push more, we need to plan better. So it’s also a new car and a learning.”
“About the second generation Kodiaq, “in line with our product offensive strategy, the launch of the brand new Kodiaq demonstrates the other end of our product range with Skoda’s luxury and technical capabilities. Kodiaq has now grown into a vital legacy for us and is an important legacy for us, such as Octavia and Supperb. ability. ”
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