Sales back to normal, deliveries still affected, says Mercedes Benz India

The company has a nearly 40 per cent share in the luxury car market in India

Although sales in the luxury car segment are back at pre-pandemic levels, customers are facing a delay of around 8-16 weeks in select models due to the ongoing container shortage, coupled with the Covid-19 impact, said Martin Schwenk, managing director and chief executive officer of Mercedes Benz India.

Schwenk added that the company’s sales during the January to August period of 2021 were higher than calendar year 2020. “If I look into what happened in August, numbers are basically at pre-pandemic levels. We have had about 11 significant launches this year already. That really helps in generating a lot of