Škoda has started series production of the Epiq, its new entry-level electric SUV, at Volkswagen Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.
That makes the Epiq the first Škoda model to be built in Spain, and only the second model in the Czech brand’s current European line-up to be produced outside its home plants after the latest Superb.
For Škoda, the move is not just about geography. Building the Epiq in Spain keeps capacity free in the Czech Republic for higher-demand models, while allowing Volkswagen Group to group its small electric cars together under one manufacturing plan.
The Epiq is part of the Electric Urban Car Family from Volkswagen Brand Group Core (BGC), the Group’s volume-brand division. It sits alongside the Cupra Raval, Volkswagen ID. Polo and Volkswagen ID. Cross, with all four models set to be produced in Spain.
Volkswagen Navarra has long built combustion-engine models such as the Taigo and T-Cross. The plant, which sits outside Pamplona in northern Spain, now adds battery-electric production while keeping mixed production on the same line. Škoda said the factory employs nearly 5,000 people and builds more than 1,400 cars a day.
The Epiq made its world debut in Zurich on May 19. Priced from around €26,000 (RM122,000), it becomes Škoda’s most affordable electric model and the entry point to its electric range.
The compact SUV uses the new front-wheel-drive MEB+ electric vehicle platform and introduces Škoda’s full Modern Solid design language. Depending on version, outputs range from 85 kW (116 PS) to 155 kW (211 PS), with different battery options and a claimed maximum range of around 440km.
That puts the Epiq in the lower end of Europe’s electric SUV market, where price remains the awkward bit. Škoda is pitching it as a practical, everyday EV rather than a technology showpiece.
The brand said the Epiq, together with the upcoming Peaq, would help double its all-electric model range in 2026.
