Skoda has mentioned it is going to no longer exchange its Fabia Combi miniature wagon as firstly deliberate, bringing up the approaching Euro 7 emissions laws.
In 2020, Thomas Schaefer, who used to be Skoda’s CEO on the while and is now head of the Volkswagen logo, introduced that Skoda would exchange the Fabia wagon with a inauguration year of this day.
“This is very important to us because it underlines our commitment to offering affordable, practical mobility in the entry-level segments,” Schaefer mentioned.
On the other hand, the wagon plan has now been axed. “Meeting the demanding emissions targets with the upcoming Euro 7 legislation is associated with very high costs,“ a Skoda spokesperson told Automotive News Europe. “Following this decision, there will be no successor to the Fabia Combi.”
Skoda prevented construction the outgoing Fabia Combi in November extreme day, taking out the extreme miniature wagon nonetheless on sale in Europe.
The area of interest department within the month has been contested via Skoda in addition to Renault with the Clio and Peugeot with the 207. Skoda offered 3,013 Fabia Combis thru the tip of March, ailing 49 % at the day ahead of, as sellers cleared the extreme in their book.
Automakers have more and more shifted their center of attention clear of miniature hatchbacks and wagons to SUVs lately as they appeared to extend margins on a department this is liable to value rises because of each higher law and better uncooked subject matter prices.
Skoda introduced the tide fourth-generation of the Fabia hatchback in 2021, switching it to the VW Team’s MQB-A0 platform for the primary while. The unutilized model is 110 mm longer than its predecessor at 4108 mm, growing excess room for passengers.
