Next-gen Skoda Superb to be a direct import and not CKD

The Skoda Superb is currently manufactured in Bratislava, Slovakia, alongside the VW Passat.

The next-gen Skoda Superb will not be assembled locally in India. Instead, it will be introduced as a 'completely built unit' (CBU).

Explaining why it would be impossible to import the new Superb via the CKD route, Petr Janeba, Brand Director of Skoda India, said, "There is a new Superb coming but only as a CBU. It will not be an assembly of parts and components because the Bratislava factory, where the Superb, is produced doesn’t have a CKD facility. They can make one if they want but the whole ecosystem will call for too much of an investment just for one market.”

The production of the latest generation Superb was moved from the VW Group's Kvasiny plant in Czechia to Bratislava, Slovakia, to free up capacity for the Octavia and Skoda's electric vehicle range.

Being a direct import, the Superb will cost more than the outgoing model. Skoda could bring the car in without homologation under the government's rule, which permits the import of 2,500 units. However, the automaker would still have to calibrate ADAS for Indian conditions, as the EU-spec car has this feature as standard.

Source: Autocar India