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Škoda Auto India Cars Will Now Be Available On Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal

GeM is set to become the world’s largest public procurement platform

  • Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a one-stop, national procurement e-portal in India
  • Facilitates online procurement of public goods and services
  • Buyers comprise Central, State Government Ministries, Departments, Central & State Public Sector Enterprises, Autonomous Bodies & Local Government Bodies 
  • GeM to enhance efficiency, transparency, and inclusivity in public procurement through digitalisation and automation 
  • Provides e-bidding, e-auction, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation facilities 
  • Government departments mentioned above have direct access to procure Škoda Auto India cars through GeM Portal
  • Kushaq and Slavia are the cars available through GeM
  • To promote Made-in-India products
Mumbai, 13th August 2024 - On its path towards growth and expansion in the Indian market, Škoda Auto India has registered itself on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal as a seller for its selected cars. GeM is set to become the world’s largest government e-procurement portal, surpassing South Korea’s KONEPS, by the end of this fiscal year. The first Škoda has already been delivered to a government buyer through the GeM portal.

The platform
The GeM portal is the national public procurement portal for government buyers. It is an end- to-end online marketplace that facilitates procurement of goods and services by Central & State Ministries, Departments, Central & State Public Enterprises, Autonomous Institutions & Local Government bodies. The portal is under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. 

GeM provides a paperless, cashless and contactless ecosystem for government buyers to directly purchase products and services from pan-India sellers and service providers through an online platform. The platform utilises the agility and speed that come along with digitalisation and automation to reinvigorate public procurement systems in India.

Convenience and transparency  
GeM aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and inclusivity in public procurement. The platform provides e-bidding, e-auction, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation facilities. The portal enables government departments to have direct access to procure Škoda Auto India cars in its fleet amongst other cars listed on GeM portal and furthers its promotion of made-in-India products. The first delivery of a Škoda has already been implemented to a government buyer through GeM. 

The GeM Škodas
Škoda Auto India is equipped with a fully tested 5-star-safe fleet of cars. The made-in-India Kushaq and Slavia are currently the cars available on the GeM portal. Both the cars are based on the MQB-A0-IN platform, developed by teams in India and Czech, specifically for the Indian market and are also exported to other countries from India. The duo has earned a full 5-stars for adults and children under Global NCAP’s latest test protocols. The Kushaq SUV and Slavia sedan are powered by a choice of 1.0 TSI and 1.5 TSI engines that are mated to a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic or a seven-speed DSG transmission.

Further Information

Škoda Auto India

Saurabh Dedhia

Product and Brand Communications 
T - +91 9503337927
MSL INDIA 

Ankit Daswani

Group Head
T - +91 9833559433
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.
  • effectively leverages existing potential in important growth markets such as India, North Africa, Vietnam and the ASEAN region.
  • currently offers its customers eleven passenger-car series: the Fabia, Scala, Octavia and Superb as well as the Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Enyaq, Enyaq Coupé, Slavia and Kushaq.
  • delivered over 866,000 vehicles to customers around the world in 2023.
  • 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. 
  • is part of the Brand Group CORE - the organisational merger of the Volkswagen Group's volume brands - to achieve joint growth and to significantly increase the overall efficiency of the five volume brands
  • independently manufactures and develops components such as MEB battery systems, engines and transmissions as part of the Volkswagen Group; these components are also used in vehicles of other Group brands.
  • operates at three sites in the Czech Republic; has additional production capacity in China, Slovakia and India primarily through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine with a local partner.
  • employs approximately 40,000 people globally and is active in around 100 markets.

Škoda Auto India 
  • fascinating customers in India since 2001. 
  • offers 4 models in India - Slavia, Superb, Kushaq and Kodiaq
  • present in more than 150 cities across the country with over 260 customer touchpoints 
  • Achieved 100,000 sales over the last two years – the shortest time the company has achieved this milestone in the country

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