Must admit I don't know much about the French "L'Argus", but I'm assuming this is a legit scoop...

https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/fabia-octavia-kodiaq-comment-skoda-va-faire-durer-ses-modeles-thermiques-30035667.html

 

Sadly I don't speak much French so I'm relying on Chrome Translate's version:

 

Fabia, Octavia, Kodiaq... how Skoda will make its thermal models last

 

EXCLUSIVE. While continuing to develop an electric range, Skoda will make its thermal models last longer than expected. From the Fabia to the Kodiaq and the Octavia, L'argus reveals how long they will last and the developments that await them.

 

By MaxK      Published on 29/08/2024 - 12:37

 

There are many turmoil currently shaking up the automotive industry, particularly in the EU. Manufacturers must invest massively in electric vehicles in view of the ban on new thermal vehicles scheduled for 2035, but "zero emission" models are expensive and demand for them is stagnating, hence the need for mainstream brands to keep affordable thermal vehicles in their catalogue. The initial draft of the Euro 7 standard would have put an end to these in 2025, imposing pollution control systems that were too expensive for small cars at the end of their life. However, it has been relaxed and its entry into force is now looming for 2027. According to our information, thanks to this reprieve, Skoda will keep its thermal models around for longer than expected while developing a complete electric range.

 

Three-year reprieve for Fabia, Kamiq and Karoq

The current Skoda Kamiq and Fabia with MQB-A0 platform were launched in 2017 and 2021 respectively. They would have been condemned by the old Euro 7 project, which made it difficult to make the investments necessary to adapt them to the GSR 2 regulations (new safety equipment in July 2024) and CAFE (new CO2 averages for the ranges in January 2025). They could therefore have bowed out this year, but the new Euro 7 text has pushed Skoda to update them to extend their career.

 

Volkswagen and Seat are doing the same with the Polo, Ibiza and Arona which share the same architecture as the small Skodas. The latter will leave the market at the end of 2027, and will give way to the small electric SUV Epiq which will have been launched in early 2026. We have not obtained details concerning the compact Scala, which also uses the MQB-A0 platform and could therefore disappear at the same time.

The Karoq will also be withdrawn from the catalog at the end of 2027.

This MQB platform SUV will be replaced by the electric Elroq which will have been marketed at the beginning of 2025.

 

Octavia, Superb and Kodiaq make the resistance

The largest models in the Skoda catalog, which are also the most expensive and therefore the most margin-generating, will be subject to greater investments than city vehicles in order to last longer. They are built around the MQB Evo platform, but will not be entitled to the classic hybrid engines (HEV) announced at Volkswagen for the same technical base. The current Octavia, launched in 2020 and restyled in 2024, could be offered again as a plug-in hybrid in 2026, with more than 100 km of electric range like the latest models of the kind within the Volkswagen group. This will depend on market conditions and the budgetary decisions of the German parent company. In 2027, it will receive a new update, at the same time as the classic mid-career update of the Superb and Kodiaq marketed last spring. According to our sources, Skoda is even considering offering a third and final facelift to this Octavia in 2031.

 

Production of the Octavia, Superb and Kodiaq will cease in 2033. The former will be replaced by an electric raised estate developed under the name X Combi (launching in 2028), the latter by a large electric SUV internally named Space BEV (launching in 2026). No new-generation combustion-engined Skodas will be launched by then, meaning the brand will become 100% electric in 2033.

 

They also have this story which has much of the same information in a handy list, although this one is from March so is a bit older
https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/skoda-les-futurs-modeles-jusqu-en-2026-30024033.html

Edited 29 August, 202429 Aug by DavidY