Car News in India

Czech carmaker Skoda Auto has launched the Skoda Rapid Prestige limited edition at Rs 8.99 lakh. The new limited edition has been offered in diesel trim of the sedan which comes powered by a 1.6-litre TDI diesel engine that churns out max power of 104bhp peak torque of of 250Nm. To challenge the new Honda Amaze and Maruti Swift Dzire the company brought this extra features equipped version of the....  Continue Reading

In order make rapid-fire sales, the car Czech car maker Skoda has come out with a new scheme for Skoda Rapid. Now, the Rapid sedan is available on 100 percent finance option. Call it market forces or call it the urgency to pose some exciting numbers on the sales chart but Skoda has set enough ground for sizzling sales this April. Valid till April 18, the 100 percent finance option for Rapid sedan is a never before offer and experts believe that it seems to be a once in a lifetime offer. It....  Continue Reading

First it was the Rs 9999 EMI offer, then came the Rs 8999 EMI offer and then there was a Gujarati Skoda dealer came up with a unique and offered Skoda Fabia free with a Skoda Rapid. Now in order to boost sales of Rapid further, the car maker has come up with a unique offer in which is offers starting the EMI’s a year after the purchase of the car. This means buy a Skoda Rapid today and....  Continue Reading

When it comes to the exclusive promotional schemes then car manufacturers are leaving no stone unturned in thinking out of the box deals, in order to attract customers. Car manufacturers are really having a tough time due to economic slowdown and increase in the cost of living. It is apparent that downturn in sales can only be overcome by rolling out exciting and innovative sales promotional schemes. Recently, a Gujarat-based Skoda dealer rolled out a scheme that sounds like jaw-dropping. If a customer buys a  Continue Reading

First, it was Rs 9999/- EMI offer. Then it was recently Rs 8999/- EMI offer and now Skoda India is said to be offering two cars at the price of one Skoda Rapid. Interesting but true as a Gujarat based Skoda dealer is offering a Skoda Fabia hatchback free on the purchase of every Skoda Rapid. But one can own the Skoda Fabia after five years of the purchase of Rapid sedan. This means that the Rapid earns as much for the car buyer that he gets a brand new Fabia....  Continue Reading

The India-Spec 2013 Skoda Rapid Diesel has been rolled out in Nepal recently. The car has been rolled out three variants, similar to what is available in India, Active Plus, Ambition Plus and Elegance Plus. The car is launched within the price range of Rs. 21.84 lakh to Rs. 25.59 lakh. This might seems a bit costly, but who said luxury comes free of cost! The car is pitted against sedans like Hyundai Verna, Ford Fiesta and Fiat Linea. Rapid Diesel is being sent to Nepal from India via CBU route. This explains why the price tag has risen and this sedan turned out to be a bit expensive for....  Continue Reading

Skoda India is doing quite okay in the Indian car market. Its products like Skoda Laura, Skoda Yeti and Skoda Rapid are loved by the consumers across the globe including India. Recently, the car maker has tweaked its Skoda Rapid range a bit and removed 2 of its variants, namely Ambition and Active from the range. When Rapid was launched in the country, the car was rolled out in five petrol and five diesel variants, but now removing two trims has made  Continue Reading

Skoda cars in India are also feeling the heat despite of the continued cold wave in some parts of the country. Skoda car sales too have to bear the brunt of the slowdown in car sales in the country. Be it Skoda Fabia or Skoda Rapid all cars have witnessed growth but not to the extent that Skoda has wished for this year. In 2012 though the car maker has been able to post a growth of 13 percent that invited appreciation from critics as other car makers have not been able to post even single digit growth. Now in order to fire....  Continue Reading

It is time for car makers to declare what they have in their bag for this New Year. Prior to others, the Czech car maker has announced its plans for this year. It will be starting the launch sequence with the Skoda Rapid compact this month and it will then be followed by the all new Skoda Octavia (known as Skoda Laura in India) in March. Next to it will be the Octavia Combi scheduled in....  Continue Reading

Skoda has launched the new Skoda Rapid in UK albeit differently. The car maker has put up an app on their Facebook page which the users can use and can thank their dad this Christmas with it. The app based on the Australian musical comedy act ‘The Axis of Awesome’. This is an endeavor by Skoda to thank all dads this Christmas for all their efforts they did for their sons and daughters. The new app is also important from the point of view that most of the customers of Skoda cars are the dads who have done great....  Continue Reading

It has been about a year or so that Skoda India came up with Rapid sedan. The car did a decent business in the Indian car market. Now, to pump up the sales, the company is offering this C-segment sedan with superb discounts. You can take away your own Skoda Rapid sedan with a hefty discount of around Rs. 75000, which automatically make the car a great deal. What is more interesting is that, this offer is valid on diesel as well as on the petrol variant of the car. This discount of the sedan include in the insurance package....  Continue Reading

The Czech Republic based leading car maker Skoda, which is a fully owned subsidiary of the Europe’s largest car maker Volkswagen, has displayed their new age mid-size sedan Skoda Rapid model in the Australian market during the ongoing Sydney Motor Show. It is to be mentioned here that the company will be rolling-out this car next year with expectations of receiving an overwhelming response from the buyers of this market. The Indian buyers can also expect the new Skoda Rapid debut in the country anytime middle of the....  Continue Reading

The heat is on and the car launch spree is also on with the festive season just in. Every car maker has already or is in the process of pitching in some of the best ever features, discounts and offers on cars this Diwali. In the same pursuit, Skoda has imbibed the Skoda Rapid with new features that has made it a best buy in the segment. These new features are available on the petrol and diesel models both. These worth additions have been intricately made to better equip the Skoda sedan for the festive season car buying.....  Continue Reading

The Skoda Rapid car has seen a full bloom in the country and why not when it has been made for India, in India. As per the September sales figures, the Rapid car by Skoda has registered a growth of 39 percent in sales compared to the sales in September last year. Meanwhile, where the Rapid is looking charming to the car buyers, the car maker is adding some serious things to it. Skoda is soon to launch new Rapid variants. These will be Rapid Ambition Plus and Active Plus; the new additions will not only be full of features....  Continue Reading

It is sure that car makers are desperately seeking other avenues after they have found Indian car market behaving erratically. Czech car maker Skoda has also sought new markets and it is Nepal. The car maker has launched its India made Skoda Rapid sedan in Nepal in a hope that it will be able to meet the sales targets it has set for this year. Meanwhile, the festive season buying is yet to pick up but initial indications of booking and queries about cars are on the rise. It is said that this Diwali will see record buying of....  Continue Reading