Skoda is set to introduce a compact electric vehicle in India.

Skoda is all set to enter into the Indian EV market with its latest electric cars, particularly in the small electric vehicle segment. The company wants to showcase its presence in the Indian EV space and is focussing on development of its potential electric cars which are scheduled to be launched in India in the coming months. 

The CEO of Skoda, Klauss Zellmer knows the importance of Indian markets and termed India as “Second Pillar” in order to reduce the burden on European markets. According to him, depending on a single market is not a sustainable yet a well approached strategy. 

Let’s discuss what cars Skoda is currently working on to bring into the Indian EV market. 

CMP21 Platform

Currently, Skoda is leading the Volkswagen Group’s marketing strategies in India and is currently working on locally manufacturing the CMP21 platform. This platform was originally developed in China and the company will be extensively engineering it and sourcing it in India. The company will be manufacturing EVs specifically to cater according to the Indian consumers, rather than importing it globally.

Apart from this, Skoda is also focussing on a development of small EV in India, specifically for budget conscious buyers. However the company has not revealed the exact details but will be helping in meeting the CO2 requirement norms. Zellmar has also confirmed that the localisation plans are very important, before launching large scale EV cars in India. 

Skoda Enyaq

Skoda has already tested the Enyaq on Indian roads and has received positive feedback. However the company is seriously considering localisation and has an ideology that locally manufacturing electric cars could be a turning point for the Indian market. The company has evolved the CMP21 platform and engineered specifically to support multiple powertrains, not just exclusively for the EVs.

India 2.0 Project

Skoda is drafting all of its strategies under the Volkswagen Group’s India 2.0 Project. As per this plan, Volkswagen will be investing a total of €1 Billion between 2019 to 2029, which also includes the development of EVs under this plan. For reference, the Kushaq Compact SUV has ramped up the sales for Skoda almost to double the units sold last year.