Skoda set to offer budget sedan

Skoda will launch a new budget saloon in 2012, designed to take on Dacia. Budget brand Dacia has seen strong sales growth under European scrappage schemes and the Volkswagen Group is keen to cover the gap between Skoda and Dacia as part of its ‘alignment’ strategy. The new car will directly replace the original Octavia, which is still sold in some emerging markets including the UK – strictly as