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Czech-based car manufacturer Skoda Auto has somewhat confirmed that they would launch their Skoda Fabia car in India later this year.

This would be the company’s first volume generating model. They already sell Octavia, Laura and Superb in the Indian market.

Skoda said that this new car would adhere to the small car norms as specified by the union budget. The company wants to benefit from tax cuts on these models to price them competitively.

Shashank Vaid, Senior Manager – Marketing, Skoda India said in a statement on their plans: “We will be launching the new Fabia in the Indian market in the second half of this year but the launch date is yet to finalized”.

The car to be launched in the Indian market would be the same model Skoda would display at the Geneva Motor show in March this year.

Skoda would launch it in both diesel and petrol versions. The Fabia will be available in 1.2 liter petrol and a 1.4 liter diesel. Experts believe that this car should be very fuel efficient considering the company is going to power it with a 3-cylinder engine.