Skoda Auto India targets 10 product launches and upgrades in 2026
Skoda Auto India plans to sustain the growth recorded in 2025 with 10 product introductions, including updates to the Kushaq and Slavia, new Kylaq variants and returning RS models. The company is also expanding its reach, but says it has not yet fixed a timeline for electric vehicles in India.
Skoda Auto India plans to introduce 10 products, mostly upgrades, in 2026 as it seeks to build on a sharp rise in sales during the previous year. The company sold 72,665 units in 2025, a 107% increase, according to Brand Director Ashish Gupta. Mr.
Gupta said the company had expanded its presence to 183 cities and more than 325 customer touchpoints during 2025. He described the year as transformative and said the brand’s market ranking had improved from 11 to 7. The company’s 2026 product programme includes new variants of the Kylaq, including the Classic Plus and Prestige Plus.
The Kylaq Sportline is expected later in the year. Skoda also plans a significant update to the Kushaq and a similar update to the Slavia. The product line-up will include another batch of the Octavia RS and the introduction of the Kodiaq RS.
Feature enhancements across the portfolio and one additional global product introduction are also planned, Mr. Gupta said. Skoda has opened pre-bookings for the updated Kushaq, with deliveries scheduled for late March 2026.
Skoda Auto chief executive Klaus Zellmer said the model was important to the company’s international growth strategy and was also exported to ASEAN and Middle Eastern markets. Mr. Gupta said the company was working towards market coverage of close to 90%, supported by expanded reach, better service coverage and changes aimed at improving value for customers.
The company intends to introduce electric vehicles in India but has not decided when. Mr. Gupta said the priority was identifying an electric model suited to the Indian market, including one positioned at an accessible price and supported by substantial localisation.
He said fully built electric vehicles did not currently make strategic sense because of India’s taxation structure and uncertainty surrounding free-trade agreements. Skoda’s global electric portfolio includes the Enyaq and Elroq, but the company is assessing how to adapt its approach for India.
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