Production of the new Skoda Elroq, Skoda’s new entry-level vehicle, begins at the Czech Skoda factory. Cars are expected for British consumers in spring.
Skoda, like all classic car manufacturers, is desperately looking to get car buyers to switch to electric cars, however a review of Skoda’s sales for 2024 shows that although sales have increased across the board, they are not They have achieved sales of electric vehicles, which have really increased. dropped despite discounts. .
Skoda’s only EV offering in 2024 was the Enyaq, but now it’s revealed the Skoda Elroq as a smaller, entry-level offering and put it on sale in October.
The Elroq’s overall starting value is rarely too worrying; At that value, it will most likely be sold at a loss through Skoda, as it is less painful than missing the new EU average emissions targets and facing heavy fines.
But despite only going on sale in October, and no deliveries due until the spring, there are already discounts of pushing on 20% for the Elroq in Germany – according to Auto Bild – so it’s likely something similar will be the case in the UK before long.
Now the new Elroq has entered production in the Czech Republic ahead of deliveries to the UK, which will begin in spring. Andreas Dick from Skoda said:
The launch of production of our new Elroq compact SUV at our main factory is a great luck for the whole team. Sharing the meeting line with its electric sibling, the new Škoda Enyaq, together with the local production of MEB platform battery systems, creates significant synergies in terms of production and profitability, which in the end gain advantages for our customers.
If you’re buying an Elroq locally, it probably makes sense to wait for the UK discounts, or wait a year and buy one second-hand at part price.
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