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{{Infobox company
| name = ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India
| logo = SkodaAutoVolkswagenIndia.png
| logo_size =
| caption =
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2001}}<ref>http://www.volkswagen.co.in/en/volkswagen_world/volkswagen_india.html</ref>
| founder =
| location = [[Pune, Maharashtra]]
| area_served = India
| key_people = Gurpratap Boparai ([[Managing Director|MD]])
| industry = [[Automotive Industry|Automotive]]
| products = [[Automobiles]]
| production = {{increase}}115,237 units (''2012'')<ref name=vwagindiafy2012>{{cite book|title=vwagfy2012|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2013/03/navigator_2013.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/Navigator_2013_WEB_ENGLISCH.pdf|accessdate=15 March 2013|format=pdf|date=15 March 2013}}</ref>
| services =
| market cap =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees =
| parent = [[Volkswagen Group]]
| subsid =
| divisions = {{ubl|
|[[Audi India]]
|[[Porsche India]]
|[[Volkswagen India Private Limited|Volkswagen India]]
|[[ŠKODA Auto India Private Limited|ŠKODA India]]
}}
| homepage = {{url|www.volkswagen.co.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited''' is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of German automotive manufacturing company [[Volkswagen Group]].

On 7 October 2019, Volkswagen Group India announced the merger of their three Indian subsidiaries - Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (VWIPL), Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt Ltd (NSC) and [[ŠKODA Auto India Private Limited|ŠKODA Auto India]] Pvt Ltd (SAIPL) - into a single entity named ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd with headquarters at Pune. ŠKODA Auto CEO Bernhard Maier stated, "The operational launch of ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd marks an important milestone in the INDIA 2.0 project. This merger creates one of the key prerequisites for working together more efficiently at all levels and achieving our long-term goal: to gain significant market shares for Volkswagen and ŠKODA by 2025." Gurpratap Boparai was appointed as the first Managing Director of ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mishra |first1=Lalatendu |title=Three Volkswagen Group units merge to form ŠKODA Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/volkswagen-group-units-merge-into-single-skoda-led-entity/article29615083.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=10 October 2019 |language=en-IN |date=7 October 2019}}</ref>

They focus on manufacture and sales of [[Volkswagen]], [[Audi]] and [[Škoda Auto|ŠKODA]] vehicles in [[India]]. Volkswagen Group brands [[Porsche]] and [[Lamborghini]] also sell their cars in India through them.<ref name=vwi-about>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkswagen.co.in/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/in/company0/volkswagen_india.html|title=Volkswagen India|work=www.volkswagen.co.in|date=2009-03-13|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref>

==Production facilities==
''Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited'' operates a [[list of Volkswagen Group factories|manufacturing plant]] at [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]], near [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]] with an annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles (approximately) for production of [[Volkswagen]] branded vehicles. The Chakan Plant is also used by [[ŠKODA Auto India Private Limited|SAIPL]] to manufacture the [[ŠKODA Rapid]]. It also shares a manufacturing/assembly plant in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]] which is operated by [[ŠKODA Auto India Private Limited]] for production of [[Audi]] branded vehicles. The aurangabad plant is also used for the production of the other Skoda vehicles like the Octavia, Superb & the Kodiaq respectively. In 2020, Skoda auto limited launched their first ever imported compact SUV model called as SKODA KAROQ.


Volkswagen India operates a [[list of Volkswagen Group factories|manufacturing plant]] in Pune (Chakan) Maharashtra which is capable of producing 200,000 vehicles per annum. Along with the manufacturing of Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Vento and the newly launched Volkswagen Ameo (currently- discontinued), the plant is also shared by [[ŠKODA Auto India Private Limited]] for manufacturing the [[ŠKODA Rapid (India)|ŠKODA Rapid]].

Volkswagen has an engine assembly facility (an extension to the previously mentioned plant) built in 2015 at a cost of 240 [[crores|crore]] (710 million [[Euros|Euro]] ) approximately at their state of the art factory in Chakan, Pune respectively. The plant reportedly holds production capacity of about 98,000 engines annually.<ref>{{cite news|title=Volkswagen inaugurates its new engine assembly facility in India|url=http://www.cartrade.com/car-bike-news/volkswagen-inaugurates-its-new-engine-assembly-facility-in-india-127110.html|accessdate=28 January 2015|date=27 January 2015}}</ref>

==Models==
=== Audi<ref>[http://www.audi.in/sea/brand/in/models.html Audi India > Models]</ref> ===

====Manufactured locally====
*[[Audi A4]] (2008–present)
*[[Audi A6]] (2009–present)
*[[Audi Q5]] (2010–present)
*[[Audi Q3]] (2012–present)
*[[Audi Q7]] (2013–present)

====Imported====
*[[Audi A7]]
*[[Audi A8]]
*[[Audi TT]]
*[[Audi A5|Audi RS5]]
*[[Audi A7|Audi RS7]]
*[[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]]

===Porsche===
*[[Porsche 911]]
*[[Porsche Boxster]]
*[[Porsche Cayman]]
*[[Porsche Cayenne]]
*[[Porsche Panamera]]
*[[Porsche Macan]]

[[File:Volkswagen Polo (cropped).jpg|thumb|Volkswagen Polo]]
===Volkswagen===

====Manufactured locally====
*[[Volkswagen Polo]] (2010–present)
*[[Volkswagen Vento]] (2010–present)
*[[Volkswagen Taigun]] (2021-present)

==== Imported ====
* [[Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace]] (2020-present)
* [[Volkswagen T-Roc]] (2020–present)

====Discontinued====
*[[Volkswagen Touareg]] (2008–2013; imported)
*[[Volkswagen New Beetle]] (2007–2013; imported)
*[[Volkswagen Phaeton]] (2007–2013; imported)
*[[Volkswagen Polo|Volkswagen Polo GTI]] (2016–2018)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorbeam.com/volkswagen-gti-discontinued-in-india-next-gen-model-considered/|title=Volkswagen GTI Discontinued In India, Next Gen Model Considered {{!}} MotorBeam|date=2018-04-30|work=MotorBeam - Indian Car Bike News Review Price|access-date=2018-11-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Volkswagen Beetle (A5)|Volkswagen Beetle]] (2014–2017)
*[[Volkswagen Passat]] (2007–2015, 2017–2020)
*[[Volkswagen Jetta]] (2008–2017)
*[[Volkswagen Ameo]] (2016–2020)
*[[Volkswagen Tiguan]] (2017–2020)

[[File:ŠKODA Rapid.jpg|thumb|ŠKODA Rapid]]
[[File:ŠKODA Kodiaq.jpg|thumb|ŠKODA Kodiaq]]

===Škoda Auto ===

====Manufactured locally====

*[[Škoda Superb]] (2004–present)
*[[Škoda Rapid (2012)|Škoda Rapid]] (2011–present)
*[[Škoda Kodiaq]] (2017–present)
*[[Škoda Kushaq]] (2021–present)

==== Imported ====

* [[Škoda Karoq]] (2020–present)

==== Discontinued ====

*[[Škoda Octavia]] (2002–2020)
*[[Škoda Laura]] (2005–2013)
*[[Škoda Yeti]] (2010–2017)
*[[Škoda Fabia]] (2008–2013)

==Sales and service network==
[[File:Volkswagen Chennai showroom.JPG|thumb|200 px|Volkswagen India showroom at [[Anna Salai]], Chennai]]
''VGSIPL'''s vehicle brands have a combined dealership network of more than 153 dealerships in more than 56 cities all over India. ŠKODA and Audi alone having in total around 120 dealerships across the country today.

==Sales performance==
In the year 2010–11, ''VGSIPL'' recorded combined sales of 53,341 vehicles. In 2011-2012 the Volkswagen Group India clocked an impressive growth of 109.3%. The three brands – Audi, ŠKODA and Volkswagen together delivered a total of 111,623 vehicles to customers in 2011–2012.The Volkswagen Polo is the highest selling model of this group with a sales of 37,153 in 2011. From January to December 2012 Volkswagen Group India sold 115,237 cars with a growth of 3.2 percent. Audi, Lamborghini and ŠKODA achieved impressive sales figures while the sales figures of Volkswagen and Bentley remained with a slight decrease.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2012/07/Volkswagen_Group_India_delivered_60850_cars_from_January_to_June_2012.html</ref><ref name="vwagindiafy2012"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Volkswagen
! Audi
! ŠKODA
! Bentley
! Lamborghini
! Porsche
! Total
|-
|Jan-Dec 2010
|30,319
|3,003
|20,019
|NA
|NA
|NA
|53,341
|-
|Jan-Dec 2011<ref name="vwagindiafy2012"/>
|76,107
|5,511
|30,005
|52
|14
|0
|111,623
|-
|Jan-Dec 2012<ref name="vwagindiafy2012"/>
|70,535
|9,003
|34,265
|39
|17
|225
|115,237
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Automobile industry in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.volkswagen.co.in Volkswagen India Private Limited]

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