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Keith N
Sonos Staff
June 23, 2026

Sonos x Škoda: Official Audio Partner for Škoda's flagship PEAQ EV

 

Hey everyone! 👋🏼

Today Sonos announced a partnership with Škoda, one of Europe's most respected automakers, as the audio partner for their upcoming flagship electric vehicle, the PEAQ. Our team architected the in-cabin listening experience from the ground up: how music, voice and entertainment sound and move throughout the cabin. It's the most advanced in-cabin system we've built in automotive to date and we’re proud of what came together.

Let me give you context on why this makes sense. 🔍

Sonos was built around one idea, that sound should move effortlessly through the home. Everything we make is designed to show up across rooms, across the moments that fill your day, in a way that feels natural rather than something you have to think about. But listening doesn't stop at the front door. For a lot of people, especially in EVs where cabin noise is so low, the car has become one of the most intentional listening environments in their day. Taking what we've built around the home system and asking how it holds up somewhere new isn't a distraction from that core, it's a way of proving what the system is actually built on. Same principles, different environment.

What we built with Škoda reflects that. A Sonos listening experience that feels natural, consistent and true to the music. The way it should in any space.

I know the natural follow-up is about focus, and it's fair. This is a separate program and it doesn't pull from what's happening on the home side here at Sonos. I'll also say that building for a completely different acoustic environment with its own constraints and physics has a way of sharpening what you already know. Some of that comes back.

For those outside Europe who aren't familiar: Škoda is a Czech automaker, part of the VW Group, and their EV work is genuinely worth paying attention to. The PEAQ is their flagship and the team there cared about the audio experience from the start. This wasn't just a badge deal, it’s a partnership and we’re proud to be working alongside them.

    11 replies

    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    June 23, 2026

    Nice, does it rely on a cellular connection for music or does it support a local (in the car's electronics) music library?

    My Honda has a very limited, too small for losless music, internal music store with very primitive access. Much room for improvememt!

    Keith N
    Keith NAuthor
    Sonos Staff
    June 23, 2026

    Hey ​@Stanley_4 👋🏼 These are car audio speaker components that are Sonos branded and tuned by our Acoustics Team. They don’t need cellular connection for music and connect through the local entertainment system. 

     

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    106rallye
    June 24, 2026

    It’s comparable to the system tested in this Audi, I believe: https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/sonos-premium-sound-system-audi-q4-e-tron

    melvimbe
    June 24, 2026

    Did Sonos provide the speajers/hardware for this setup or just the tuning?  Is it perhaps utilizing the sound motion speakers?

    Danny
    106rallye
    June 24, 2026

    The term “Sonos branded” seems to suggest otherwise.

    Contributor I
    July 23, 2026

    Love the fact that SONOS (and the brand) are now involved in automotive ‘in-car entertainment’ with Škoda. It’s exciting to learn how SONOS are getting broadening its technological horizons...

    Enthusiast I
    July 23, 2026

    Good move, we have Harmon Kardon speakers in our Mini, real upgrade from the standard ones in other trim levels, I would think this has great potential for Sonos as a premium audio company.

    gearHunter
    Contributor I
    July 23, 2026

    Wow! Great move Sonos, I did wonder when this was going to happen! Looking forward to taking a listen. 

    106rallye
    July 23, 2026

    As a former Skoda owner I just received an email from them too:

     

    Lyricist I
    August 28, 2026

    I find this to be quite an interesting development for Sonos. It is good to learn that the device does not need a cell network to connect, but instead can connect via the local entertainment system of the car. It would be interesting to know how much of the audio quality is affected by the tuning done by Sonos itself and the physical properties of the hardware because of the completely different acoustics in the car compared to those at home.