It is in a letter sent to employees that Skoda announced that the station wagon version of the fourth generation of the Fabia will not see the light of day. The manufacturer invokes the Euro 7 antipollution standard of 2026 and the costly energy transition.
The Fabia Combi is the last of the Mohicans. After Peugeot and Renault threw in the towel on the city break market, then Seat and Volkswagen in turn, the Skoda Fabia Combi remains a unique model. If the manufacturer launched this year the fourth generation in its sedan variant, the Combi station wagon was to follow in 2023. Information confirmed by the boss of Skoda (Thomas Schäffer) himself, at the end of 2020 and then at the presentation of the Fabia this year. This staggered marketing was justified by the transfer of production to the Kvasiny plant (Czech Republic) where it would have replaced the Superb, the future generation of which in 2023 is leaving for Bratislava (Slovakia).
Invest in electricity
Right when the new Fabia begins its commercial career, the management of the manufacturer announces that the Combi version will never see the light of day. In a letter sent to employees, she justifies this decision: ” the Euro 7 emissions standard (1er January 2026) extremely stringent further accelerates the transformation process towards electromobility. Therefore, we not only need more electric cars, but also have to say goodbye to some products with internal combustion engine faster than expected. “.
The third generation of the Fabia Combi is still in the catalog and should be produced until the end of 2022.
Adding ” therefore, we have decided to invest consistently in the future and say goodbye to models with internal combustion engines such as the Skoda Fabia Combi “. In view of the investment and the prospects for profitability in a declining segment, Skoda has decided in the quick. Especially since it includes the Kamiq urban SUV in the range.
TO READ. Skoda. All the news until 2025
