Skoda and Volkswagen will be increasing their production capacity at the Chakan production plant. The manufacturers will do so by adding a shift at the plant. Currently, the plant operates in two shifts, and the new shift will be the third one. The manufacturers are anticipating more demand for the domestic and export markets.
Skoda is off to a good start for the year and recorded its highest-ever quarterly sales. Furthermore, the month of March saw the brand record its highest-ever monthly sales. The Skoda Slavia is a significant contributor to these figures. The new premium sedan recently bagged over 15,000 bookings. Skoda India plans to accelerate the new sedan deliveries and get ready for the Volkswagen Virtus launch.
The manufacturing plant in Chakan is located on the outskirts of Pune. The manufacturing facility is over 540 acres in area. The Chakan plant has everything, from a body, paint and engine shop to a final assembly line. The engines powering the cars in India – 1.0-litre TSI and the 1.5-litre TSI, are manufactured here.
Skoda and Volkswagen currently manufacture the Skoda Kushaq and Slavia, the Volkswagen Taigun and the upcoming Virtus. Additionally, Volkswagen recently began exports of the T-Cross model to Mexico. The exports of the models sold in India will start soon as well.
The Skoda Slavia range starts with a price of INR 10.69 lakh ex-showroom and goes up to INR 17.79 lakh ex-showroom. There are three variants on offer – Active, Ambition and Style. The 1.0-litre TSI engine is available in all three variants. The engine is also available with an automatic gearbox, except for the Active variant. The Ambition variant with manual transmission costs INR 12.39 lakh ex-showroom and INR 13.39 lakh ex-showroom for the automatic transmission.
Additionally, the Style variant with the 1.0-litre engine and the manual gearbox are available in two versions – Non-sunroof and sunroof. The non-sunroof version costs INR 13.59 lakh ex-showroom, and the sunroof version costs INR 13.99 lakh ex-showroom. The automatic version of the Style with the 1.0-litre engine comes with a sticker price of INR 15.59 lakh ex-showroom.
The other engine option, the 1.5-litre TSI EVO, is available only in the Style variant. It comes with a choice of a manual or a 7-speed DSG. The manual version costs INR 16.19 lakh ex-showroom, and the DSG automatic costs INR 17.79 lakh ex-showroom.
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