Mercedes-Benz logs record sales in India, sees luxury car market reviving

Company says spike in order is driven by the new C-Class model that starts at Rs 55 lakh (ex-showroom).

Luxury car major Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday it expected sales in India this year to surpass its pre-Covid numbers as it battles a chip shortage and logistic bottlenecks.

In the first two quarters of the calendar year 2022, the company sold around 9,000 units. That is compared to 15,538 units in 2018, followed by 13,786 units in calendar year 2019, before Covid-19 pulled down sales. The company sold 7,893 and 11,242 units in 2020 and 2021.

“Post Covid we have seen a huge comeback from the market. Our demand currently is one of the best ever demands we have seen