Editing Škoda Auto (section)

==Electrification strategy==
[[File:2021 Skoda Enyaq - Arctic Silver Metallic (2).jpg|thumb|The fully electric [[Škoda Enyaq iV]] has been produced since November 2020, and six fully electric models will be available by 2025.]]
In 2015, new Škoda chairman Bernhard Maier said that the Volkswagen Group "is working on a modular, new electric platform and we are in the team", and "there is no alternative to electrification."<ref name="Autocar March 16, 2016"/> New Škoda corporate "Strategy 2025", which replaces the previous "Strategy 2018", aims to start production of a fully electric vehicle in 2020,<ref name="Autocar March 16, 2016">Julian Rendell. [http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/skoda-electric-vehicle-under-development Skoda electric vehicle under development]. ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. Published on 16 March 2016.</ref> and five electric models across different segments by 2025.<ref>Christiaan Hetzner. [http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170110/ANE/170119993/vws-ev-platform-ready-for-skoda-seat-brands VW's EV platform ready for Skoda, Seat brands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410133309/https://europe.autonews.com/article/20170110/ANE/170119993/vw-s-ev-platform-ready-for-skoda-seat-brands |date=10 April 2020 }}. europe.autonews.com. [[Crain Communications]]. 10 January 2017.</ref>

At [[Auto Shanghai]] in 2017, Škoda displayed its Vision E concept for an all-electric 300-[[Brake horsepower|bhp]] [[coupé]]-SUV,<ref>Jimi Beckwith. [https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-shanghai-auto-show/first-drive-skoda-vision-e-concept-review First drive: Škoda Vision E concept review]. ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. Published on 31 August 2017.</ref> with [[Autonomous car#Classification|level 3 autonomy]] capability and {{convert|500|km|mi|abbr=out}} range.<ref>Tim Pollard. [http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/shanghai/2017/skoda-vision-e-its-the-czechs-first-electric-car/ Skoda Vision E: it's the Czechs' first electric car]. carmagazine.co.uk. 18 April 2017.</ref> It is based on the [[Volkswagen Group MEB platform|VW MEB platform]] and Škoda Auto will also manufacture [[Electric-vehicle battery|electric-vehicle batteries]] for the Volkswagen Group in its facility in the Czech Republic.<ref>Pavel Svačina. [https://ekonomika.idnes.cz/skoda-volkswagen-elektromobily-zakazka-tovarna-vyroba-piy-/ekoakcie.aspx?c=A171010_356934_ekoakcie_rts Škoda bude vyrábět baterie pro elektroauta. Pojede na ně i Vision E]. (Czech). ''[[Mladá fronta DNES]]''. Published on 10 September 2017.</ref> The second development stage, the Škoda Vision iV, was revealed in March 2019.

A [[plug-in hybrid]] car, the [[Škoda Superb iV]], was available for sale from early 2020,<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Skoda Superb iV hybrid revealed: pricing, specs and release date |url=https://www.whatcar.com/news/2020-skoda-superb-iv-hybrid-revealed-pricing-specs-and-release-date/n19456 |access-date=3 June 2019 |work=What Car? |language=en}}</ref> and a small SUV model Škoda Kamiq with a [[Natural gas vehicle|natural gas]]-electric hybrid powertrain and a hybrid Fabia from later the same year.<ref name="Autocar March 16, 2016"/><ref>Jim Holder. [https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-group-hybrid-hot-hatches-due-2020 Volkswagen Group hybrid hot hatches due from 2020]. ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. Published on 2 November 2017.</ref><ref>Jimi Beckwith. [https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/skoda-vision-x-small-suv-concept-previews-2019-production Skoda Vision X small SUV concept previews 2019 production model]. ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. Published on 1 February 2019.</ref> By March 2018, the electrification plan was expanded to 10 electrified models for 2025 - six fully electric cars and four plugin-hybrids. Out of these, five models are to be available by 2020.<ref>Rachel Burgess. [https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/skoda-confirms-five-electrified-models-next-two-years Skoda confirms five electrified models in next two years]. ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. Published on 21 March 2018.</ref> In 2018, the brand launched its largest-ever investment plan of €2 billion over five years into its electrification.<ref>[http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/skoda-zvysila-zisk-na-31-8-miliardy-kc-chce-investovat-do-boleslavi/1600233 Škoda zvýšila zisk na 31,8 miliardy Kč; chce investovat do Boleslavi]. [[Czech News Agency]]. 21 March 2018.</ref>

The brand's first fully electric car, a [[A-segment|city car]] [[Volkswagen Up#Škoda Citigo|Škoda Citigo-e iV]], was sold from 2019 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Electric Skoda Citigo e will go on sale next year |url=https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufacturer-news/2019/05/24/electric-skoda-citigo-e-will-go-on-sale-next-year |access-date=3 June 2019 |work=Fleetnews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>Luke Wilkinson. [https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/skoda/citigo/99236/all-electric-skoda-citigo-e-iv-revealed-for-2019-with-165-mile-range All-electric Skoda Citigo e iV revealed for 2019 with 165-mile range]. ''[[Auto Express]]''. 23 May 2019</ref> The all-electric [[Škoda Enyaq iV]] is available for sale since September 2020. Škoda Enyaq Coupé is sold from May 2023.