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Posted on:- Jul 14 2008 : Skoda Fabia
Overview
The Czech car manufacturer, Skoda Auto of the Volkswagen Group, develops and manufactures premium automobiles for the world market. The year 2001 witnessed the advent of Skoda Auto's Indian operations, beginning with a plant at Shendra on the Auranagabad border in Maharashtra (the company's single manufacturing unit outside of Europe).
Skoda has introduced its second generation Skoda Fabia in India as a 2008 model. The Skoda Fabia is a 5-do...
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Posted on:- Jun 08 2007 : Skoda-Superb
After the success of the Octavia, Skoda is aiming far higher with the Superb, which plans to tackle both the Mercedes-Benz C- and E-class. Majoring on space and comfort, and now empowered with a diesel engine, will the Superb now be the success it was always meant to be?
Design, Engineering and Interiors:
Built on a stretched VW Passat platform, with an additional 95mm between the wheels, the Superb is a big car, with an air of understated class. The Superb is a pastiche of VW Passat lines and Skoda detailing, and the headlights, grille and tail-lights do make it look O...
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Posted on:- Jun 08 2007 : Skoda-Laura
The Laura is actually Skoda’s new Octavia based on the VW Group’s A5 platform. A new, grounds-up design that was put on sale in mid-2004 in European and other markets, this is one of the most important cars in the carmaker’s 100-year history. While the current Octavia will continue to be sold, the new Laura, as Skoda has named the car in India, will take on heavyweight competition like the Accord, Sonata and the Camry.
Design, Engineering and Interiors:
There’s no mistaking the Laura for anything other than a Skoda. It is sharper looking and has a...
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Posted on:- Jun 07 2007 : Skoda Octavia
The Skoda Octavia, a car slated to suffer much at the hands of its Japanese competitors, as it lacked backseat space, a crucial factor in this segment. There were also problems such as a limited dealership network and the high maintenance costs associated with cars from European car manufacturers. The Immediate threat though rested with the brand presence, as far as Skoda was concerned. The Skoda brand was known among a few rally enthusiasts, but that was as far as it got.
Today, well into its third year in the Indian market, The Skoda Octavia brand enjoys much fan following and the car is kn...
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