Skoda Auto had a serious brand image problem: most people in the UK think of 'Skoda' as the generic name for anything that is of the worst possible quality. How should Skoda launch its new car model, Fabia, and turn around this image so that more people would consider a Skoda for their next purchase?

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Skoda Auto (A): Rebuilding the Brand
Prashant Malaviya and Swati Srivastava
INSEAD
Ref 503-106-1
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Skoda Auto (B): Brand Turnaround Postscript
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About the authors

At the time of writing this case series Prashant Malaviya was Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, France. Professor Malaviya is now at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Swati Srivastava is a Research Assistant at INSEAD, France.

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