Great responsibility for Skoda , to which the Volkswagen group has entrusted the keys to the development of the MQB-A0 platform , to be clear the one on which successful models such as the current Audi A1 were born, Seat Ibiza and Arona, Skoda Fabia (2022, which we have already tried) and Scala or Volkswagen Polo and T-Cross. The news comes after the platform & egrave; was shaped by the Bohemian company on the specific needs of the Indian market, and for the occasion renamed MQB-A0-IN.
Thomas Sch & auml; fer, CEO of Skoda , says:
For the first time Skoda Auto & egrave; in command of the global development of a platform. We put our development expertise into practice, taking it even further; responsibility within the Volkswagen Group and at the same time strengthening Skoda Auto's position as an important European development center for the Group. I am sure that we will be able to attract many new customers thanks to the MQB-A0 and strengthen the Group's position in the entry-level segments.
Ralf Brandst & auml; tter, CEO of Volkswagen , instead added:
With our global platform strategy, we achieve an economy of scale that allows us to offer our customers around the world state-of-the-art technology and high quality; at competitive prices. On this basis, the Group's volume brands – Volkswagen and Skoda – can rapidly develop unique products in the segment. Given the significant experience in the entry segments, Skoda & egrave; in an ideal position to take responsibility the development of the MQB-A0 platform within the Volkswagen Group. In this way we create synergies that will further increase profit within the group.
The MQB-A0 platform & egrave; used all over the world and forms the basis for new models with traditional engines in the segments of access to the VW group price lists. The focus is; on India, Latin America, Russia, Africa and ASEAN countries, regions in which the & quot; economic & quot; segments are of great importance and at the same time offer an important potential for growth.
In short, if the priority is; in western markets & egrave; that of rapidly electrifying the price lists, in the regions that are going through the phase of rapid development of the automotive market it seems that the heat engine – in its latest evolutions, therefore quite efficient – can still give manufacturers some satisfaction. And a platform like MQB-A0 not yet electrified & egrave; ideal for this purpose.
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