ŠKODA AUTO INDIA MAINTAINS SALES MOMENTUM WITH 4604 UNITS SOLD IN MAY 22
- Records year-on-year rise of 543% in comparison to May 2021
- New customer touchpoints and inception of revolutionary tech in showrooms fuel sales
- Made-for-India MQB-A0-IN platform products star in the consistent success
Chennai, June 1, 2022 – After completing updation of showrooms with innovative, immersive, fully-digital wo rld-class features the previous week, the high numbers saga continues with ŠKODA AUTO India recording 4604 units of sales in May 2022. This is yet another high month of sales and yet another continuous run of massive ye ar-on-year growth month after month. The sales in May 2022 is humungous compared to the 716 cars sold in May 2021. This is a jump of 543% year-on-year keeping the company on track to making this the Biggest Year for ŠKODA AUTO in India.
Zac Hollis, Brand Director, ŠKODA AUTO India, said, “It is heartening for us at ŠKODA that despite challenges posed by the semiconductor shortage, we are maintaining momentum with sales. Our innovative efforts to ens ure our customers are not put through long waiting periods and take delivery of cars faster than wait times pr evailing in the industry has been a key factor in our consistency. I would like to thank our network employees and customers for their tremendous support in achieving such incredible annual sales growth.”
The SLAVIA and the KUSHAQ, the stars of INDIA 2.0 based on the made-for-India MQB-A0-IN platform, have already contributed to record sales for the company. Besides which, ŠKODA AUTO India — in addition to incre asing customer touchpoints — have standar dised radical changes in their showrooms bringing in First-in-India digitisation, interactive and immersive features for customers wh o visit ŠKODA showrooms in the country. Thes e measures have bought more customers across the geography of the country closer to a ŠKODA touchpoint, and the new inn ov ative showrooms have made the comparing, selecting and buying process of a ŠKODA an int eractive, informati ve and engaging affair.
ŠKODA AUTO
- is successfully steering through the new decade with the NEXT LEVEL – ŠKODA STRATEGY 2030.
- aims to be one of the five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030 with an attractive line-up in the entry-level segments and additional e-models.
- is emerging as the leading European brand in India, Russia and North Africa.
- currently offers its customers 11 passenger-car series: the SLAVIA, FABIA, RAPID, SCALA, OCTAVIA and SUPERB as well as the KAMIQ, KAROQ, KODIAQ, ENYAQ iV and KUSHAQ.
- delivered over 870,000 vehicles to customers around the world in 2021.
- has been a member of the Volkswagen Group for 30 years. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful vehicle manufacturers in the world.
- independently manufactures and develops not only vehicles but also components such as engines and transmissions in association with the Group.
- operates at three sites in the Czech Republic; manufactures in China, Russia, Slovakia and India primarily through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine with a local partner.
- employs more than 43,000 people globally and is active in over 100 markets.
ŠKODA AUTO INDIA
- fascinating customers in India since 2001.
- offers five models in India – SLAVIA, SUPERB, OCTAVIA, KUSHAQ and KODIAQ.
- present in more than 100 cities across the country with over 175 customer touchpoints
- recorded a triple digit growth of 130% with 23,858 units sold in 2021
- ŠKODA AUTO India website – škoda-auto.co.in
- ŠKODA AUTO India Communications Twitter Handle – @SKODAIndia_PR
