25000th Fabia rolled out

SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto Czech Republic, rolled out the 25000th Fabia manufactured in Volkswagen Group's facility in Pune. The company has recorded a significant growth of 36.6% in sales for the year 2010 till date over the year 2009. Skoda is in its 10th year of operations in India, since November 2001 and has sold over 94500 units since then.

"India has contributed significantly to Skoda's growth as a global brand. Our products have captured the imagination of Indian consumers for years now. We stand by our commitment to our Indian consumers and promise to continuously offer products which will suit their growing lifestyle. Indian market has been earmarked as an integral part of our global growth strategy. We plan to achieve this aggressively by extending product portfolio to get to new segments resulting in profitable growth," said Dr. Vahland, Chairman of Board of Directors of Skoda Auto.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Frank Löschmann, Volkswagen Group India, said, "It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dr. Winfried Vahland to the Volkswagen India Chakan plant, which is one of the most modern plants of the Volkswagen Group worldwide. Today, we are proud to roll out the 25,000th Skoda Fabia from our state-of-the-art factory. This marks another milestone in the history of Volkswagen Group India since the start of production in the plant with the Skoda Fabia from May, 2009. I am most delighted to be here today and wish to be a part of many more such historic occasions."

Skoda currently has 3 models on sale in India, Superb, Laura and Fabia, whereas, the 4th model, the Yeti will soon be added to its portfolio.