Skoda Fabia was an instant success ever since it was launched in India. Now Skoda is planning to step up production numbers of Fabia. It intends to assemble more units at Volkswagen’s new Greenfield utility at Chakan near Pune. Skoda is aiming at around 10,000 Fabias next year along with clearing the backlog for Laura and Superb models.

Skoda will also increase localization of components in Fabia to make the car more competitive. It will not reduce the price of the car but will add more features to the model in order to make its more luring for its customers. Features like airbags and ABS will be added as standard features to the model.

“We now source components like wheels and horns for Fabia from local vendors and are looking at taking this up to over 50 per cent in the next two years. That will give us a definite cost advantage,” said Thomas Kuehl, member, board of directors (sales and marketing), Skoda India told reporters more than couple of months earlier.

Skoda Auto India is planning to increase its sales volumes for all its models including Fabia, Octavia, Laura and Superb. It will increase its capacity at its Aurangabad plant as well apart from using VW facility at Chakan.