an entry into the fast growing suv space will help skoda auto volkswagen india the group entity that houses all the brandsskoda volkswagen audi porsche and lamborghinito post over 7580 growth in sales in 202 the indian subsidiary of europes largest automotive company the volkswagen group is anticipating its highest ever sales in a decade in india in 2022 as its 1billioneuro india 20 plan starts paying dividend and all brands within the group return better sales numbers on the back of new model launchesan entry into the fast growing suv space will help skoda auto volkswagen india the group entity that houses all the brandsskoda volkswagen audi porsche and lamborghinito post over 7580 growth in sales in 2021 over a particularly low base of last year the group plans to launch over 18 new models in the coming calendar year which will help it sustain the momentum and grow the volumes by more than double in 2022 this will mean over 100000 units annual sales across all the brand in the domestic market and exports bringing in incremental volumes advt the group is set to close at about 50000 units sales in 2021 having hit a rock bottom of 29000 cars in india during the pandemichit 2020having laid a strong foundation for 20 in 2021 the group is on course to attain its goal of 5 group market share by 2025 despite the shortterm semiconductor crisis said gurpratap boparai md of skoda auto volkswagen indiaso our sales will more than double next year in the domestic market we will grow by at least 125 boparai told et the higher sales will also help the company maintain sustainable operations in india he said adding that the company will start a third shift of production at its pune plant after several years by the first quarter of 2022the company expects to reach full capacity utilization at the pune plant by the second half of 2022 this will help it spread its fixed costs over a larger volume and improve margins the third shift would have already started by now if not for the semiconductor shortage the managing director saida key focus in 2022 will be to bring in more highend electric vehicles imported under its luxury car brands and test market enyaq from skoda to test the fast emerging electric vehicle space to be sure the group already has six electric vehicles in its portfolio in indiathe group which is leading the charge on electrification and has committed over 73 billion euros in the coming five years on evs is keen on accelerating its investment in evs provided there is a longterm roadmap advt the response to our evs under the audi brand has been very strong the headquarters is keen on investing in evs in india but for us to make it locally we are seeking longterm policy stabilityie the import duties incentiveshow long will the lower gst last boparai saidin the conventional vehicles space the volkswagen group is looking