New Delhi, July 6 -- Skoda has achieved a big milestone in its India operations as the Czech company has rolled out five lakh cars from its local plants. The company began its car production in India back in 2001 with the launch of the Octavia, assembled in Aurangabad. Since then, Skoda's line-up has grown steadily with models like the Laura, Superb, and Kodiaq, followed by the Kushaq, Slavia, and Kylaq-helping the brand connect with a wider set of buyers.

Most of these five lakh vehicles-around 70%-came from the Pune plant, while the rest were built at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. These factories are more than just production centres now. Skoda has started using its India base to support other markets, sending components to countries lik...