Inovev expects 95,000 sales a year of the new Skoda Karoq
- Skoda, the Czech subsidiary of the Volkswagen group, unveils the replacement for the compact SUV Yeti (whose origins go back to 2009). It has a new name (Karoq) and is more clearly in the C segment (with such cars as the Nissan Qashqai, Renault Kadjar, Peugeot 3008, Volkswagen Tiguan, Opel Grandland, Ford Kuga, Seat Ateca).
- Karoq is built on the MQB platform, taking the engines, several body panels, and the overall dimensions (length: 4.38m, width: 1.84m, height: 1.60m) of the Seat Ateca. It will also be produced alongside the Ateca on the Czech site of Kvasiny, where the Yeti was produced and where the Kodiaq (D segment vehicle which can be considered as the 7-seater version of the Karoq) is also produced, as well as the Superb sedan (E segment).
- The Karoq engines are therefore identical to those of the Seat Ateca: 3 cylinders 1.0 gasoline 115hp, 4 cylinders 1.5 gasoline 150hp, 4 cylinders 1.6 diesel 115hp and 4 cylinders 2.0 diesel 150hp and 190hp.
- Sales of the Karoq will start in the fourth quarter of 2017. Inovev expects 95,000 sales a year, while Yeti has never exceeded an average of 65,000 annual sales over its eight-year series life.
- A third SUV (B segment) will complete the Skoda range by 2019. Known today as Polar, this SUV will be close to the future Seat Arona and Volkswagen T-Cross. Ultimately, the Volkswagen group should have 25 SUVs.
Contact us: info@inovev.com