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Škoda Auto India Expands Its Network Footprint With New Customer Touchpoints In South India


  • Škoda Auto India inaugurates two all-new, state-of-the-art dealerships in Karnataka
  • Opens its first Full-Function facility in Hubballi and its 12th sales touchpoint in Bengaluru
  • Activates a total of six touchpoints in the South in 2024 alone: Hyderabad (Gachibowli), Chennai (Guduvancheri), Warangal, Udupi, Bengaluru (Varthur) & Hubballi
  • Plans to activate few more touchpoints in South India in 2024
  • Facility in Hubballi spread across 1,853 sq. mtr and Bengaluru is a 208 sq. mtr property 
  • Škoda Auto India now has 105 touchpoints in the South region
  • On track to reach its goal of 320 touchpoints across India by the launch of the Kylaq
Bengaluru, September 21, 2024 - Škoda Auto India inaugurated two new, state-of-the-art dealerships in Karnataka. The company opened its account in Hubballi and its 12th sales touchpoint in Varthur, Bengaluru. With this, the company has activated six touchpoints in southern India alone in 2024 [Hyderabad (Gachibowli), Chennai (Guduvancheri), Warangal, Udupi, Bengaluru (Varthur) & Hubballi] making it Škoda Auto India’s largest expansion in the south region so far. Škoda plans to open few more touchpoints in South India in the coming months. The dealership in Hubballi is located at Bairidevarkoppa in the city. And the one in Bengaluru is in the prime Brookfield locality in India’s tech capital. Both are in partnership with Raja Motors. 

Commenting on the inauguration of the new facilities, Mr. Petr Janeba, Brand Director, Škoda Auto India said, “India is the most important market for Škoda outside Europe. We have a clearly defined growth strategy, which hinges on expanding our product portfolio, getting closer to Customers, and ensuring Customer delight. Within India, the south region is a key market for us and Raja Motors is an organisation that shares our passion for Customer centricity and Škoda cars, in equal measure. Our all-new SUV, Kylaq will see Škoda Auto India enter new markets and attract new Customers into the Škoda family. During the announcement of the Kylaq, we had committed to enhancing our workforce on all fronts, increasing our sales personnel, with new, pioneering formats to engage with our new and existing Customers, and fuel our New Era in India. These dealer inaugurations are part of this strategy, and there will be many more such network actions in the coming months.”

Hubballi
In unison with Raja Motors, Škoda Auto India’s Hubballi Full Function Dealership is the manufacturer’s first in the city. It is spread over 1,853 sq. mtr and houses Sales & Aftersales facilities. It is in line with Škoda Auto’s new corporate identity and is fully digitalised.

Bengaluru
The new facility in partnership with Raja Motors is the company’s 12th sales touchpoint in the city. Occupying 208 sq. mtr of space, this state-of-the-art Sales centre houses a four-car display floor.  

The New Era
From 120 touchpoints in 2021, Škoda Auto India has expanded its network to over 260 touchpoints, with the latest inaugurations in Hubballi and Bengaluru carrying forward the network momentum for the company. In its endeavour to expand its reach further and getting closer to Customers, the company is swiftly progressing towards its target for 320 touchpoints by the time the Kylaq is launched ushering in the New Era in India for Škoda Auto. 

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, Kushaq Kodiaq and Superb
  • 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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