Skoda to make own version of up! city car

Skoda LogoSkoda is planning its own version of Volkswagen’s upcoming new Lupo (based on the up! concept), and plans to manufacture it in India. Skoda currently has two plants in India, one in Aurangabad and one in Chakan.

Skoda officials say its small car will have a new platform, which seems to indicate the upcoming rear-engined rear-wheel drive platform which underpins the up!/Lupo. The new small Skoda will make its debut by 2010, and will fuel Skoda’s race to sell 100,000 cars annually from 2012 onwards.

It will be priced between Rs 3-5 lakh (US$7,100 to US$11,600). Skoda recently unveiled a 1.2 litre version of the Skoda Fabia hatchback in India, joining the existing 1.4 litre MPI petrol and 1.4 litre TDI diesel engine variants.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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  • mitlanevo (Member) on May 29, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Skoda must improve the sales in Malaysia, perhaps more new models, and more advertisements via media…..

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  • csv (Member) on May 29, 2008 at 12:47 am

    dont think so. Skoda is cold dish over here. joining the ranks of citroen.

    and their styling isnt exactly appealing to most people.

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  • azrai (Member) on May 29, 2008 at 7:07 am

    Platform sharing will be senseful in this case.

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  • Roti Naan (Member) on May 29, 2008 at 11:27 am

    the Logo looks like Starbuck, at a glance….

    and I thought Paul was promoting Starbuck coffee

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