Serial production of new Skoda Octavia began in Nizhny Novgorod

A new Skoda Octavia of the fourth generation has been installed on the conveyor of the GAZ Group plant in Nizhny Novgorod - they have set up its production using the full cycle method (CKD) in accordance with the world standards. According to the press service of Czech brand, Russia has become the second country in the world, after the Czech Republic, where the local assembly of the new model has begun.

The previous three generations of Skoda Octavia were also presented in the Russian market and were in high demand. This model has been in the TOP-20 of the Russian market since 2018, and its global sales this year reached 7 million units. Recall that the first Skoda Octavia assembled in Russia left the assembly line of the Kaluga plant in 2009, and in June of 2013 the production of the model was transferred to the GAZ Group plant in Nizhny Novgorod. In addition to Octavia, two more models of Czech brand are also assembled in Nizhny Novgorod - Karoq and Kodiaq.