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Socho, India aur Europe ke beech ek mast Free Trade Agreement (FTA) sign hone wala hai, jis se European gaadiyon par lagne wala import duty ka tax kam hoga. Abhi jo 110% tak ka tax hai na, woh dheere dheere kam ho ke 10% ke level par aa jayega. Yeh sab ek saal mein 2,50,000 gaadiyon ke quota ke hisaab se hoga. Pehle 5 saal mein, 1,60,000 internal combustion engine (ICE) waali gaadiyon par duty reduction milegi. Aur electric vehicles (EVs) ke liye yeh benefit 5th year se start hoga, woh bhi 90,000 units ke quota ke saath. Quota ke andar duty 30% ke aas-paas hogi. Aur CKD kits (locally assemble karne ke liye) par koi discount nahi hai, taaki India mein hi zyada production ho.
Ab yeh sun ke Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL) – jisme Audi, Bentley, Volkswagen, aur Skoda jaise brands hain – unki toh lottery lag gayi hai, bhai! Company ke CEO, Piyush Arora, ko lagta hai ki jaise hi FTA ke details aur clear honge, logon ka car khareedne ka mann aur badhega. SAVWIPL ka bada target hai 2030 tak India mein 5% market share lena, jo abhi 3% se bhi kam (around 2.5%) hai. Iske liye 2026 tak 18-19 naye models ya updates lane ka plan hai, jisme local production aur imports dono shamil hain. Sirf Volkswagen India hi iss saal 4 naye products launch karne wala hai. Pichhle saal SAVWIPL ne 1,17,000 gaadiyan bechi, pichhle saal se 36% upar. Skoda ne toh kamaal hi kar diya, double se bhi zyada, 107% growth dikha kar 70,665 units bechi hain!
Par bhai, competition toh khatarnaak hai! India mein Maruti Suzuki (39.91%), Mahindra (13.25%), aur Tata Motors (12.68%) jaise players ka raaj hai. Premium segment mein bhi Mercedes-Benz aur BMW jaise brands bade solid hain. Luxury cars ke prices kam ho sakte hain, lekin jo 95% log ₹20 lakh se kam wali gaadiyan lete hain, unhe iska seedha fayda nahi hoga. India ka EV market 5% tak pahunch gaya hai, par charging stations ki kami aur mahangi prices dikkatein hain. SAVWIPL 2030 se pehle EVs launch karega, par hybrid aur CNG jaise options bhi dekhe ja rahe hain.
Aur haan, kuch risks bhi hain. EVs par duty reduction mein 5 saal ki deri India ki EV industry ko bachane ke liye hai, matlab European premium EVs 2031 tak mehenge hi rahenge. Company ne pehle bhi 5% market share ka target 2025 tak miss kiya tha. Rivals bahut strong hain, aur 18-19 naye models launch karna ek bada challenge hai. Global issues aur currency fluctuations bhi game bigaad sakte hain. Lekin SAVWIPL ko umeed hai ki Indian auto market agli kuch saalon mein 7.3% CAGR se grow karega, jo unke liye ek badhiya mauka hai. Aur isiliye har quarter ek naya launch ya update lane ka plan hai.