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Topic: Skoda

Škoda’s latest Kylaq ad is reminiscent of Disney’s Cars. It blends humour and Indian culture

Škoda personifies its models as a close-knit family; it creates emotional familiarity rooted in Indian celebrations.

Skoda Octavia RS combines performance with practicality—without breaking the bank

Ashish Gupta, Brand Director for Skoda India, said while performance cars like the Octavia RS are not too cheap, ‘car buyers who know and love their cars find them to be far better bang for the buck’.

Skoda Kylaq thrills on the road but doesn’t match Nexon or Brezza in features, market reach

After driving the Kylaq, I think if Skoda built a small hatchback on this platform with lower ground clearance and tighter suspension, it could become an affordable enthusiast car.

Skoda unlikely to exit India. Might rope in local partner to understand market

While Skoda Auto entered the Indian market in 2001 and their vehicles have been well regarded, the automaker has been left behind by its competition.

Creta, S-Class, Q7—do car names matter? Skoda’s new competition shows they do

Skoda has set up a website where the public can make their suggestions for its SUV coming out next year. The brand director says the competition will strengthen the brand.

Mercedes-Benz to Skoda—the driving experience is fundamentally changing. Over to software

Cars are getting ‘updated’ like a smartphone. With tech companies seeking a deeper integration with them, carmakers face an existential challenge.

Music, phone, tyre pressure, cruise – your car steering manages all these & turns the wheel too

Steering wheels have come a long way in the past couple of decades ever since steering-mounted controls became a thing in the late 1990s on top-end luxury cars.

Remember Skoda’s Laura? Car names can go horribly wrong and no one wants to be bold anymore

Not just lawyers, in order to avoid a repeat of the ‘Laura incident’, most car companies employ teams of linguists across the world.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.