Skoda Rapid 250,000th liftback was produced in Russia

Kaluga plant Volkswagen Group Rus has released the 250,000th Skoda Rapid liftback since the start of production of the model in February 2014. The jubilee was the car in the Hockey Edition version, painted in RubyRed metallic, the press service of the Czech brand reports. Recall that in the spring of last year at the Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Kaluga, the production of the second generation Skoda Rapid liftback began.

In addition, since 2015, the enterprise has been producing 1.6 MPI gasoline engines, which are also offered for Skoda Rapid. It should be noted that Skoda Rapid compact liftback is the brand's bestseller in the Russian market. By the results of seven months of 2021, 27,620 vehicles of new generation were sold in our country. As a result, Skoda Rapid is in the TOP-10 of the best-selling models in the Russian car market, according to the AEB.