Launched yesterday with great fanfare ‘Laura’ by Skoda Auto India is said to be pitted against Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Priced just below 17 lakhs the manufacturers have made it clear that it would not be anybody’s and everybody’s pie. As Naren Bhiku Ram Jain, president of Federation of All India Trader Association puts it “It has come as a rival to Honda Accord.” Rajesh Kumar a builder present at the grand launch of ‘Laura’ was quite enthusiastic about the introduction of the new car and described it as a good spacious car with enhanced luggage capacity. Even though many people called it a costly car N.S Dhingra who owns a hosiery business feels that the car is reasonably priced and will stay in the market. Bruno Schmid, Counsellor and Counsel at the Embassy of Switzerland said that the newly launched car is beautiful and that more such luxury cars were required for the upwardly mobile Indians. Bruno’s wife Nadia Schmid and her guest from Lebanon, Aida said that they liked cars with soft forms such as this.
