Whether the car will remain true to the name will be anyone’s guess – however, Skoda is making a model named the Rapid. “As part of its growth strategy, ŠKODA has initiated the largest model offensive in its corporate history and will bring a new vehicle to market every six months on average in the years ahead” Skoda CEO Winfried Vahland said at the brand’s press conference in Beijing.
The car will fill the gap that is currently between the Fabia and Octavia, making it the ideal family car. Skoda has been in the top ten of the J.D. Power Survey of Customer Satisfaction for the past 19 years so there’s definitely hope for this car. Whether it has simply been built specially for the Chinese market remains to be seen but it will emerge in Europe late in 2012.
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