Škoda Auto India has announced a price increase of up to 1.2% across its vehicle range in India, effective October 1, 2026, citing rising input and operational costs. The increase applies at the ex-showroom level and varies by model and variant, with the maximum rise capped at ₹20,000.
The company has not published a model-wise or variant-wise price list with the announcement.
This is not Škoda's first revision this year. In January, the Slavia Monte Carlo 1.0-litre automatic saw the steepest increase, at ₹34,000. The Kylaq's prices rose by up to about ₹19,300, or roughly 1.5%, with the Prestige automatic seeing the largest rise. The Kushaq's prices went up by ₹5,000 to ₹7,000.
The move comes as other carmakers have also raised prices through 2026, with the latest round taking effect in the last few weeks. Maruti Suzuki raised prices by up to ₹30,000 from June 1, and Hyundai Motor India raised them by 1% from the same date, or up to ₹12,800.
Kia India announced an increase of up to 2% from July 1, and Tata Motors' passenger vehicle arm raised prices by up to 1.5% the same day. Tata Motors has separately announced an increase of up to 1% for its commercial vehicles from October 1. Carmakers have generally cited higher commodity prices, logistics and supply-chain costs and currency fluctuations.
The hike arrives as the market heads into the festive season. India's passenger vehicle retail sales rose 16.14% year on year to 4,02,398 units in August, the best-ever August, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).
FADA said August 2025 was a soft base because buyers had deferred purchases awaiting the GST rate cut. It also said dealers found the festive curtain-raiser below their expectations, and it listed further price increases among the principal risks to the season. Even so, 81.62% of dealers expect growth in September–November, FADA said, down from 87.85% a month earlier.
Price rises follow a period of cuts. GST reductions in September 2025 lowered prices across the industry, and at the time of the January 2026 hikes, most models still cost less than before the tax cut.
The company began 2026 with a plan of 10 product actions. These include the new Kushaq and the new Slavia, updates to the Kodiaq, and the introduction of the Kodiaq RS and the Octavia RS.
It also added new trims and features across the Kylaq, introduced the Sportline trim in the Kylaq, and launched the Classic+ and Prestige+ trims across its portfolio. The Kylaq, which starts at ₹7.59 lakh, remains Škoda's only car priced under ₹10 lakh.
Škoda Auto India sold 72,655 cars in 2025, its highest annual sales. It also recorded its highest-ever first-half sales in 2026. As of August 2026, it has sold over 50,000 units, over 8% more than in the same period last year. Third-party trackers of Vahan registration data, however, show Škoda's August registrations below the year-earlier level even as industry registrations grew.
The company has sold over 250,000 locally manufactured cars, a group that includes the Kylaq, Kushaq and Slavia. Over 75,000 of these are the Kylaq.