• All Skodas since 2008 have been rated five stars globally • Highlights Skoda Auto’s five-year heritage with crash control and protection • “Safer with Skoda” track day features include active protection features and braking maneuvers • Skoda Auto India will continue to drive uncompromisingly towards protection • Company already tops protection ratings among Indian-made cars in Global NCAP crash tests • INDIA 2. 0 cars evolved from the ground up with extra focus in Protection • Kushaq and Slavia Earn Full Five Stars for Adult and Child Occupants in Global NCAP Crash Tests • Kodiaq Also Earned Five Stars for Adult and Youth in Euro NCAP Crash Tests • Safety Built Into Design, Progression and engineering decision maker Skoda Auto India has announced that it will keep stepping on the gas when it comes to visitor protection. Globally, Skoda Auto has a 50-year heritage in collision verification and protection. A Skoda 100 L is the first documented crash test in Prague-Ruzyně in the former Czechoslovakia in 1972. Today the company has a world-class, state-of-the-art Polygon test center in Úhelnice, which won the Crash Laboratory of the Year 2020 a through the specialized magazine Automotive Testing Technology International. And every single global Skoda since 2008 has been rated five stars via Euro NCAP.
Commenting on Skoda’s exterior protection record, Johannes Neft, Member of the Skoda Auto Technical Development Board, said: “At Skoda, we use all our expertise in technical progression to constantly improve the active and passive protection of our cars. Even our entry-level styles offer assistance systems that are normally only available in cars of higher vehicle classes. At the same time, our state-of-the-art Polygon Úhelnice crash laboratory offers the best settings to check the protection of our models very well. “This allows us to incorporate our findings into vehicle progression at a very early stage. Achieving the highest score of five stars in the NCAP Benchmark Verification and Global NCAP Crash Protection Verification for all verified Skoda Styling Series since 2008 is a remarkable achievement. ” Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) represents the brands of Volkswagen Group passenger vehicles in India: Skoda Auto, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini. The Group will be offering its consumers in India the most sought after and wide diversity of designs, frame styles and powertrains. And above all, protection.
Christian Cahn von Seelen, Managing Director, Sales, Marketing and Digital, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India said: “We are proud to have raised the bar in terms of t y criteria with each and every new vehicle we introduce. The common thread that connects all of our products is exceptional packaging in terms of driving dynamics, vital characteristics, comfortable ride, and most of all, unheard of ty. In Skoda Auto’s two-decade legacy in India, the MQB-A0-IN platform is the first to be developed specifically for the country. The brand’s INDIA 2. 0 cars, Slavia and Kushaq, evolved on this platform, emphasizing localization, reducing the cost of ownership and maintenance, while maintaining Skoda’s dynamic driving characteristics and without compromising safety. We are sure that we will continue to win the admiration of Indian car buyers, especially those who care about the well-being of their family and friends they drive with. And while we make sure that our cars have the generation and features that make them the first in India, all systems work better according to which seat belt is worn. The Skoda Auto India advert comes on the back of the Slavia sedan that won the label of forty highest rated car in Global NCAP crash checks among Indian-made cars. During the last quarter of 2022, the Kushaq SUV achieved the feat of earning the highest scores in Global NCAP automotive tests conducted at the time. What makes this achievement remarkable is that any of those cars were checked under the newer and more stringent Global NCAP crash verification protocols. Also, among Indian-made cars, those two are the only ones to earn a full five stars for both adult and child occupants. With the Kodiaq 4×4, which was awarded five stars for adults and children in Euro NCAP, Skoda Auto India now has a fleet of fully revised and five-star family cars for adults and children.
This furthers the cause of safer cars for India and is the company’s key domain in its strategy in the country going forward. the protection elements of the Skoda cars and included emergency braking maneuvers and off-road functions of the 4×4 range.
Commenting on the emphasis on protection, Petr Solc, Brand Director at Skoda Auto India, said: “The skeletal design of our cars is laser-welded, made from high-strength steel and built to mitigate and absorb the have an effect of the crash. That is why each and every Skoda whether made for India or the world is absolutely 5 star safe for adults and kids. We believe safety is invisible until tested. While seat belts and protective technologies such as airbags and ESCs are key factors in a safe car, protection begins at the core, which is the design of the frame on which it is built. This core is what makes a Skoda safe. Safety is at the heart of our strategy and we will continue to build cars with this philosophy. Because nothing is more vital than the protection of our consumers and our families. And at Skoda, our consumers are part of the Skoda circle of relatives. This reflects Skoda’s values of protection, family circle and human contact, around which we will continue to expand our logo in the Indian market. Both the Slavia and Kushaq are supplied with up to 6 airbags, rain-sensing wipers, automatic headlights, tire tension control, multi-collision braking, anti-lock brakes, traction control Array electronic stability control, ISOFIX accessories for child seats, Top Tether anchor problems among others.
While this is a combination of active and passive protection features, Skoda Auto India will place more emphasis on the platform and skeletal design of its cars. The company will maintain this security as the driving force of its long journey in the Indian market. Skoda Auto’s main focus of India will be its current leadership in protection and the best advancements in frame design engineering and active and passive protection technologies. SKODA AUTO • effectively navigates the new decade with Next Level – Skoda Strategy 2030.
• aims to be one of the top five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030 with an attractive offering in the entry-level segments and other electronic models.
• asserts itself as the leading European logo in expanding markets such as India and North Africa.
• lately offers its consumers twelve series of passenger cars: Fabia, Rapid, Scala, Octavia, Superb Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Enyaq iV, Enyaq Coupé iV, Slavia and Kushaq.
• Delivered more than 731,000 cars to international consumers in 2022.
• has been a member of the Volkswagen Group for 30 years. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful car brands in the world.
• Independently manufactures and develops only cars, but also parts such as engines and transmissions in agreement with the Group.
• operates at 3 sites in the Czech Republic; has additional production capacities in China, Slovakia and India basically through the Group’s alliances, as well as in Ukraine with a local partner.
• Employs another 45,000 people worldwide and operates in more than one hundred markets.
SKODA AUTO INDIA • Fascinating consumers in India since 2001.
• Models presented in India: Slavia, Kushaq and Kodiaq • Present in more than 140 cities across the country with more than 240 visitor touch points • Recorded triple-digit expansion of 125% with 53,721 games sold in 2022 SKODA AUTO India – www. skoda- auto. co. in SKODA AUTO India Communications Twitter Handle – @SKODAIndia_PR To demonstrate the image, Click on the link below: From left to right: Christian Cahn von Seelen, Executive Director, Sales, Marketing and Digital, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India and Petr Solc, Brand Director, Skoda Auto India on the occasion #SaferWithSkoda in Indore Download
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