[TusharK]

Skoda has started producing left-hand drive versions of the Kushaq in India, as the company prepares to begin its export to global markets.



The Kushaq was the first model to be launched in India under the VW Group’s 'India 2.0' project. The SUV is based on the MQB-A0-IN platform, which it shares with the Volkswagen Taigun.

In India, the Kushaq is available with two turbo-petrol engine options. These include a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder TSI that makes 113 BHP and 178 Nm and a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder TSI that puts out 148 BHP and 250 Nm.



A 6-speed manual transmission is offered as standard, while the 1.0L engine gets a 6-speed automatic and the 1.5L motor comes with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.

[CEF_Beasts]

One year later LHD production has started that means Indian cars sold till now were still being tested not by the company but by customers…

Issues seem to have been ironed out, hardly get to read about an issue in the Kushaq now.

Once all issues have been ironed out, have they started producing the LHD version for export!

[R17]

Have they revealed which markets they will be exporting to?

[sunikkat]

Originally Posted by CEF_Beasts

One year later LHD production has started that means Indian cars sold till now were still being tested not by the company but by customers…

Issues seem to have been ironed out, hardly get to read about an issue in the Kushaq now.

Once all issues have been ironed out, have they started producing the LHD version for export!

In a way better, otherwise, if these issues were reported in global markets it would have been called out as a Made in India issues rather than VAG issues

[blackwasp]

Made-in-India Skoda Kushaq exports commence

Skoda Kushaq is now the third model based on the MQB-A0-IN platform to be exported from India. Both left hand and right hand versions of the Kushaq built at the Chakan plant are being exported to Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries and a few countries in the Indian sub-continent.

The first lot of export-spec Kushaq LHD models will be sent to the Arab Gulf. Kushaq is also the first Skoda model to be exported from India. Last month production of the LHD version of the SUV began at the Pune facility.



Earlier this year, the Skoda Auto Volkswagen India also commenced exports of the Taigun SUV, while the Virtus sedan exports began last month.



In India, the Kushaq is available with two turbo-petrol engine options. These include a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder TSI unit that makes 113 BHP and 178 Nm and a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder TSI that puts out 148 BHP and 250 Nm. A 6-speed manual transmission is offered as standard, while the 1.0L engine gets a 6-speed automatic and the 1.5L motor comes with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.



Link to the Team-BHP News

[volkman10]

Skoda set to enter Vietnam, CKD assembly of made-in-India Kushaq and Slavia from 2024.

Skoda Auto is on the cusp of entering the Vietnamese market. In cooperation with its local partner, the Thanh Cong Motor Vietnam (TC Motor), the Czech carmaker will be offering the first European models in the country as early as 2023.

The assembly of CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kits of the Kushaq and Slavia models will start in 2024. The production line is currently under construction. The company anticipates an initial sales volume of 30,000 vehicles per year.

Exporting vehicles from India is the next step in the India 2.0 project By exporting vehicles from India, Skoda is pressing ahead with the implementation of the India 2.0 project and emphasising India’s strategic importance in the automaker’s development. Exports of the first left-hand drive Kushaq to the Gulf States began on October 3, 2022

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