Skoda to launch Yeti and New Laura in India

Skoda India is not deterred by the ongoing fall in sales of passenger car in India. Skoda India is also planning to go ahead by launching new cars in the year 2009. Skoda India aims to build a long term customer satisfaction so it is focusing on quality products. The company also planning to launch new Skoda Laura, Superb and Yeti during the next year. The new models of Skoda Laura and Superb will roll out from its Aurangabad basrd manufacturing plant along with a new sports-utility vehicle(suv), Yeti.

Skoda India also planning to introduce an affordable entry level small hatchback car for the Indian customers which will help the company to cater the larger customer base. Skoda and Volkswagen will develop a platform and will launch car below Fabia and Polo in terms of price, as a joint venture. This new car will basically fall below the price band of Rs. 5 lakh which will help the company to make its presence in the small hatchback car market of India.

The company also plans to localize its new model Fabia which currently rolls out from the Aurangabad based manufacturing plant of Skoda in limited volumes, so that it will be now rolled out from the Chakan manufacturing plant near Pune by mid-2009 with more local content and in higher volumes. The current localization in Fabia is about 15% which will now go up by 50% when the car will rolled out from the Chakan manufacturing plant.