Skoda Slavia production begins in India; Launch in March 2022

The Skoda Slavia will be manufactured at the company’s Chakan, Maharashtra plant, and the car will come with 95 percent localization. This car will be launched in March 2022.


The new Skoda Slavia is the second model based on the company's localized MQB A0-IN platform.
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The new Skoda Slavia is the second model based on the company’s localized MQB A0-IN platform.

Skoda Auto India has officially started production of its upcoming range of compact sedan, the Skoda Slavia. Expected to be launched in March 2022, the new Slavia is the second model based on the company’s localized MQB A0-IN platform, which also underpins the Skoda Kusahak compact SUV. The Slavia will be manufactured at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India’s plant in Chakan, Maharashtra, and the car will come with 95 percent localization. Skoda says that the Slavia has been developed keeping in mind the Indian market.

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The Slavia will be manufactured at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India’s plant in Chakan, Maharashtra

Commenting on the development, Christian Kahn von Selen, President, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd said, “Today, with the production rollout of the Skoda Slavia, we begin the next phase of our India 2.0 product campaign. The Slavia is a A strong testament to our intent and capability in the Indian market, the Slavia will not only drive the premium sedan segment, but will also showcase Skoda Auto’s expertise, pedigree and heritage with the sedan in terms of design, packaging, dynamics, technology and value. “

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Visually, it comes with Skoda’s signature butterfly grille with vertical slats and thick chrome border, LED headlamps with LED DRLs and sporty multi-spoke 16-inch alloy wheels.

The Skoda Slavia is a 5-door sedan that comes with a coupe-like roofline. The car measures 4,541 mm in length, 1,752 mm in width and 1,487 mm in height, along with a best-in-class wheelbase of 2,651 mm. Visually, it comes with Skoda’s signature butterfly grille with vertical slats and thick chrome border, LED headlamps with LED DRLs and sporty multi-spoke 16-inch alloy wheels. The car also gets an aggressive looking bumper that gets a wide mesh-pattern grille for airdam. At the rear, the Slavia gets the signature C-shaped LED taillamps which split in two, and further extend into the boot lid.

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The Skoda Slavia comes with a 10-inch infotainment display, along with the new signature two-spoke multi-functional steering wheel

Inside, the Slavia gets a redesigned cabin with round air vents, a horizontal decorative trim stripe in a contrasting colour, and embossed word mark on the binnacle. The car comes with a 10-inch infotainment display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the new signature two-spoke multi-functional steering wheel and a fully digital 8-inch instrument cluster. The car also gets ventilated front seats, wireless charger, auto day/night IRVM, touch-control climatronic with air care function, rear AC vents and more. The infotainment system will be offered as standard, and the top-end styling trim will also get MySKODA Connect mobile online services. For safety, the car gets 6 airbags, ABS with ESC, ESC, ISOFIX mount, rear parking camera and sensors, and more.

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The Slavia will be offered in three variants – Active, Ambition and Style, and will come with two engine options – a 1.0-litre TSI three-cylinder engine and a 1.5-litre four-cylinder TSI unit. The first makes 113 bhp and 175 Nm of peak torque, and comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox and an optional 6-speed automatic torque converter. The larger 1.5-litre motor makes 148 bhp and 250 Nm of peak torque and comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox and 7-speed DSG automatic unit. The 1.0-litre is expected to be offered across all three variants, while the 1.5 TSI will only come with the Style trim.

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