On February 6, an X (formerly Twitter) user shared a post claiming that Zepto will deliver cars to your doorstep within 10 minutes after it partners with Skoda India Cars.<\/p>\n
The post’s caption read: “Big news! Skoda and Zepto are partnering to deliver cars in just 10 minutes.”<\/p>\n
Here is the link<\/a> and archive<\/a> link to the post, and below is a screenshot.<\/p>\n Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n The Desk ran the viral image through Google Lens and found several other users shared it with a similar claim. Two such posts can be seen here<\/a> and here<\/a>, with their archive versions available here<\/a> and here<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n We first scanned Zepto’s official handle and found an Instagram post dated February 4. The caption read: “Humare pass mixer hai, phone hai, tablet hai, aur abb…Coming soon on 8th Feb! #SkodaIndia #SkodaIndiaNewEra #LetsExplore.” Skoda India shared the post on its official Instagram account.<\/p>\n Here is the link<\/a> to the post, and below is a screenshot.<\/p>\n The Desk conducted a customised keyword search on Google to find relevant media reports. It came across a report by HT Auto, dated February 6, whose headline read: “Test drive delivered in 10 minutes: Zepto to bring Skoda Kylaq straight to your doorstep.”<\/p>\n Here is the link<\/a> to the report, as well as a screenshot.<\/p>\n Another report was also published by Outlook startup on February 10, whose headline read: “Zepto’s 10-Min Skoda Test-Drive Delivery: Can Q-Commerce Deliver Products Like Cars?”<\/p>\n Here is the link<\/a> to the report.<\/p>\n The Desk also came across a LinkedIn post by Aadit Palicha, Co-Founder and CEO of Zepto, dated February 6, 2025. The post mentioned that they are not delivering cars in 10 minutes yet.<\/p>\n “No, We’re Not Delivering Cars in 10 Minutes… yet. We’ve seen the headlines-Skoda & Zepto delivering cars in 10 minutes?! We love the energy, but let’s clear things up: you won’t be ordering a Skoda Kylaq from the Zepto app (as tempting as that sounds). What you can get in 10 minutes? A test drive of the Skoda Kylaq for now \ud83d\ude42 But… who knows what the future holds?” wrote the CEO.<\/p>\n Here is the link<\/a>, and below is a screenshot.<\/p>\n Further, the Desk emailed the Zepto PR team, who clarified that the teaser was meant to generate curiosity around a test drive of the Skoda Kylaq for now, not a full-scale vehicle delivery.<\/p>\n “Regarding your query on the latest Zepto X Skoda teaser campaign. To clarify, as Aadit Palicha, Co-founder & CEO of Zepto, shared on LinkedIn, Zepto is not delivering cars in 10 minutes. The teaser was meant to generate curiosity about a test drive of the Skoda Kylaq for now, not a full-scale delivery of vehicles,” read the email response from the team.<\/p>\n Subsequently, the Desk concluded that Zepto would give a test drive from Skoda Kylaq and not deliver cars in 10 minutes.<\/p>\n CLAIM<\/strong><\/p>\n Zepto will deliver cars in 10 minutes as it partners with Skoda.<\/p>\n FACT<\/strong><\/p>\n Zepto partnered with Skoda to provide a test drive for now and not a full-scale delivery of vehicles.<\/p>\n CONCLUSION<\/strong><\/p>\n Multiple social media users shared a post claiming that Zepto would deliver cars in 10 minutes after partnering with Skoda India. In its investigation, the Desk found that a teaser was meant to generate curiosity about a test drive of the Skoda Kylaq for now, not a full-scale delivery of vehicles. 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