VW counts on Skoda for global combustion engine platform

Skoda_Slavia_camo — Skoda's Slavia small sedan, shown here in camouflage, uses the MQB-A0-In platform, which will be developed as a global combustion engine architecture.

November 13, 2021 09:01 AM

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