- SUPERB iV plug-in hybrid is the first electrified ŠKODA production vehicle
- New plug-in hybrids are built on the same production lines as models with a conventional Powertrain
Kvasin – The first SUPERB iV rolled off the line at the ŠKODA AUTO Kvasiny plant. Carmaker ŠKODA AUTO has comprehensively prepared the site for the manufacturing of the first electrified production model in the company’s history, investing approximately 12 million euros in renovation work. The new ŠKODA SUPERB iV plug-in hybrid is made exclusively in Kvasiny, where it is built on the same production line as SUPERB variants that are driven solely by a combustion engine.
Michael Oeljeklaus, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Production and Logistics, said, “The beginning of serial production of the ŠKODA SUPERB iV is a major step towards the future. Over the past few months, we have rigorously made the provisions required to begin manufacturing our first plug-in hybrid at the Kvasiny plant. Today is therefore also the result of a great team effort.”
Furthermore, ŠKODA AUTO has pressed ahead with staff development relating to electromobility. To this end, the car manufacturer built a new training centre in Kvasiny; since then, almost 5,500 members of staff have completed their training there.
The dawning of a new era: the SUPERB iV plug-in hybrid
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the SUPERB iV, a 1.4 TSI petrol engine and an electric motor deliver a
combined power output of 160 kW (218 PS). The all-electric range is up
to 56 km in the WLTP cycle; up to 930 km can be covered when combined
with the petrol engine. This new drive variant is available for the
Ambition and Style trim levels as well as for the SUPERB SPORTLINE and
SUPERB L&K. The ŠKODA SUPERB iV and the new iV E-Mobility sub-brand
celebrated their world premiere in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, in
May 2019. The market launch is set for the beginning of 2020.
The modernised ŠKODA SUPERB has been built at the ŠKODA AUTO Kvasiny site since July 2019. In addition to the brand’s flagship, the KAROQ and KODIAQ SUVs are also manufactured there. In 2018, more than 300,000 cars left the Kvasiny plant in one year for the first time. The carmaker employs around 9,000 members of staff at the state-of-the-art production facility.
