Skoda has started building its new all-electric Epiq crossover at Volkswagen’s Navarra plant near Pamplona in northern Spain.
The Epiq serves as Skoda’s entry-level EV. It shares its platform with the new Volkswagen ID Polo and Cupra Raval.
All three vehicles use the MEB+ platform – an electric-only architecture developed for Volkswagen Group’s Electric Urban Car Family project. Cupra leads this initiative.
Four EVs Around €25,000
The Electric Urban Car Family will bring four VW Group EVs to market at approximately the €25,000 price point. The lineup includes the Cupra Raval, VW ID Polo, and Skoda Epiq crossover.
A fourth model – the VW ID Cross – will also be built at the Navarra facility.
VW Group has consolidated production to cut costs. The Seat/Cupra factory in Martorell, near Barcelona, builds both the ID Polo and Raval on the same production line.
This shared facility approach has reduced the Electric Urban Car Family’s development costs by €600 million, according to VW.
First Skoda Built in Spain
Andreas Dick, Skoda’s board member for production and logistics, marked the production milestone.
“The Epiq is the first Škoda model ever to be produced in Spain,” Dick said. “This step highlights the strength and adaptability of our production network. By efficiently balancing capacity across the Volkswagen Group, we can support the ramp-up of key electric models while maintaining high production quality and competitive costs – all of which directly benefit our customers.”
UK order books open this July for the Epiq, starting at £24,950.
The crossover will slot below Skoda’s current EV lineup – the best-selling Elroq and larger Enyaq. It competes directly with the Renault 4, Ford Puma Gen-E, and BYD Atto 2.
Range varies from 190 to 272 miles, depending on which battery size buyers choose.
The Epiq showcases Skoda’s new ‘Modern Solid’ design language – the first model to feature this styling approach. It’s also the first of two new EVs arriving this year.
Skoda’s second 2025 EV launch comes on June 23. The full-sized, seven-seat Peaq flagship will debut in just a few weeks.
Ramping Up Spanish Production
The Navarra factory has operated under Volkswagen Group ownership since 1984. More than 5,000 employees work at the facility.
Current production exceeds 1,400 cars daily. That figure should increase further when ID Cross production begins alongside the Epiq.
The Spanish facility represents VW Group’s strategy of maximizing existing plant capacity rather than building new factories for its electric vehicle expansion.
