The petrol-driven SUV will be a direct competitor to Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue and Maruti Brezza, sources told Moneycontrol
The company said it also exceeded the target of 225 sales and service touchpoints and has close to 240 customer touchpoints across India at present.
Petr Šolc is transferring to India from Volkswagen Group Russia where he was leading the Škoda division.
The new Rapid, along with the engine upgrade also gets a few minor cosmetic upgrades. The front is now garnished with LED DRLs for the headlamp, the sides gets a new set of alloy rims and the rear gets a new bootlid spoiler and diffuser.
In terms of dimensions, the Karoq fits neatly in the mid-sized SUV space, but will actually go up against the likes of the Jeep Compass, Honda CR-V and the Hyundai Tuscon compact SUVs.
Among the first cars to receive the new platform could be the Skoda Kamiq.
A Bengaluru resident claims that he was cheated by Skoda India dealer who modified a regular edition of the car and sold it as special one
Now looking much more in line with the current generation Super and Octavia, the Rapid looks much bolder thanks to the all-new 'Crystalline' design language.
Automakers like General Motors, Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA have over the past weeks announced hundreds of job losses. Some have already reduced output, and industry analysts expect more to come.
Infamous for its poor after sales service and customer satisfaction record, Skoda India began to focus on customer satisfaction as part of a turnaround plan in 2014. A year down the line, the management says efforts have started to bear fruit.
The Yeti will be offered with two diesel engines for the Indian market -- the 2.0 TDI/81 kW mated to a five-speed manual transmission and a 2.0 TDI/103 kWall-wheel drive fitted as standard mated to a manual six-speed gearbox.