<p class="bodytext">Skoda Auto India on Wednesday announced its foray into the used car market with the launch of its 'Certified Pre-Owned' programme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skoda Auto vehicles bought under the 'Certified Pre-Owned' programme will come with a manufacturer-backed warranty that spans over a time frame of up to 24 months or 1,50,000 kilometres, whichever is earlier, the company said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The designated programme will also house automobiles that do not don the Škoda badge and can be purchased, nonetheless, with a warranty that spans over a time frame of up to 12 months or 15,000 kilometres," it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Through the programme, customers can also trade in their old car of any manufacturer and be rewarded with attractive exchange bonuses on purchase of a new Skoda vehicle, the company said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The used car business, in India, has registered multi-fold growth over the past many years. We have also identified an innate demand among pre-owned car buyers for Skoda Auto products owing to its superior built quality, outstanding reliability, and impeccable craftsmanship," Skoda Auto India Brand Director Zac Hollis said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With 'Certified Pre-Owned', the company is venturing into the highly lucrative used car market and opening up a new chapter in Skoda Auto's growth story in India, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pre-owned car programme will initially be available in Mumbai, Delhi (NCR), Coimbatore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Hyderabad, and Goa, before a nationwide rollout in the subsequent phase, over a timeframe of the next 12 months, as part of the 'INDIA 2.0' project, the company said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hollis said through the initiative, Skoda Auto India aims to offer "a one-stop-shop to buy, sell, or exchange certified multi-brand pre-owned vehicles to prospective buyers seeking cost-effective personal mobility solution, more so in these unprecedented times." </p>
<p class="bodytext">Skoda Auto India on Wednesday announced its foray into the used car market with the launch of its 'Certified Pre-Owned' programme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Skoda Auto vehicles bought under the 'Certified Pre-Owned' programme will come with a manufacturer-backed warranty that spans over a time frame of up to 24 months or 1,50,000 kilometres, whichever is earlier, the company said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The designated programme will also house automobiles that do not don the Škoda badge and can be purchased, nonetheless, with a warranty that spans over a time frame of up to 12 months or 15,000 kilometres," it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Through the programme, customers can also trade in their old car of any manufacturer and be rewarded with attractive exchange bonuses on purchase of a new Skoda vehicle, the company said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The used car business, in India, has registered multi-fold growth over the past many years. We have also identified an innate demand among pre-owned car buyers for Skoda Auto products owing to its superior built quality, outstanding reliability, and impeccable craftsmanship," Skoda Auto India Brand Director Zac Hollis said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With 'Certified Pre-Owned', the company is venturing into the highly lucrative used car market and opening up a new chapter in Skoda Auto's growth story in India, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pre-owned car programme will initially be available in Mumbai, Delhi (NCR), Coimbatore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Hyderabad, and Goa, before a nationwide rollout in the subsequent phase, over a timeframe of the next 12 months, as part of the 'INDIA 2.0' project, the company said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hollis said through the initiative, Skoda Auto India aims to offer "a one-stop-shop to buy, sell, or exchange certified multi-brand pre-owned vehicles to prospective buyers seeking cost-effective personal mobility solution, more so in these unprecedented times." </p>