Winfried Vahland
Winfried Vahland
Winfried Vahlandwas the Chairman of the Board and CEO at Škoda Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth1 April 1957
CountryGermany
employment investment lead means selling
Investment will lead to employment; employment means better income; it means selling more cars.
biggest cannot compare four million selling
One cannot compare Skoda with the Volkswagen brand. Volkswagen is the world's biggest brand selling over four million cars a year, so there is really nothing to compare.
functions work
I promise to myself I will make cars that work and functions worldwide.
car india segments shift specific
To make a very specific car only for India - where you don't know where the segments are tomorrow or will it shift - is tough.
opened
When Octavia was introduced in India in 2001, it had opened up new segments.
bigger cars graduating indian market money moving people small
In China, people are moving from bigger cars to small hatches, and interestingly, the Indian market is graduating to bigger cars and sedans. I will say that we will not put money only in just one segment.