Skoda has presented a new corporate strategy looking ahead to 2030. Electric mobility forms a key part of the statement, and the Czech subsidiary of Volkswagen has confirmed at least three more battery-electric models by the end of the decade.
At present, Skoda offers one battery-electric (BEV) and two plug-in hybrids (PHEV) models: the fully electric Enyaq iV, as well as the Superb iV and the Octavia iV. The carmaker took the fully electric small car Skoda Citigo e iV out of the range in 2020.
In its new roadmap, “Next Level – Skoda Strategy 2030”, the carmaker specifies that these three new models will be positioned below the Enyaq iV in terms of price and size. The announcement of these smaller electric vehicle models fits in with the Czech company’s general prioritisation of expanding their model portfolio in the direction of entry-level segments.
Skoda wants to “reduce the complexity of the range by 40% in the medium term by gradually electrifying the model range,” which means, in other words, that the variety of internal combustion models will inevitably decrease.
In the roadmap, Skoda also announced its intention to achieve a sales share of fully electric models in Europe of 50-70% by 2030, depending on market developments. This is lower than the expectations of its sister company VW, where the board of directors is aiming for a share of purely electric cars in European sales of over 70% by 2030.
Other targets of the “Next Level – Skoda Strategy 2030,” presented by CEO Thomas Schäfer, were dedicated to more general topics. For example, the Czech car manufacturer aims to become one of the five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030 and to become the leading European brand in the growth regions of India, Russia and North Africa. The company has responsibility for these regions within the Volkswagen Group.
The company is also continuing to expand its virtual showroom concept – with the goal of selling one in five Skoda cars online by 2025. In Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic, customers can already take this option.
Skoda wants to become one of the five best-selling brands in Europe by 2030.
What’s more, Skoda is also working with partners to develop its home country, the Czech Republic, into an electromobility hub. Specifically, all three of Skoda’s Czech plants in Mladá Boleslav, Kvasiny and Vrchlabí are to produce EV components or electric vehicles by 2030. In addition, the Czech car manufacturer wants to work together with partners to build a stable supplier structure for electric mobility.
Skoda is currently producing high-voltage traction batteries for the plug-in hybrid models Superb iV and Octavia iV, as well as for models of other group brands in the Czech Republic. Production of MEB battery systems will also start in Mladá Boleslav for the Enyaq iV at the beginning of next year.
Skoda also describes the recent introduction of a charging service called Powerpass as a lighthouse project. Under this label, the Czech company offers both a charging service for public charging points and wallboxes for charging at home. It will be available in more than 30 markets and can be used at more than 210,000 charging points in Europe, according to Skoda.
