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Mercedes-Benz drives in new SUV GLC in India, eyes double-digit sales

Luxury auto maker Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday launched the latest version of its premium SUV GLC in India with price starting at Rs 73.5 lakh (ex-showroom). The second generation GLC comes with petrol and diesel power trains tagged at Rs 73.5 lakh and Rs 74.5 lakh, respectively. The auto maker said the company has received over 1,500 bookings for the model since the start of the booking process. In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India Vice-President (Sales and Marketing) Lance Bennett said the company is looking at a double-digit sales growth this year with GLC sales expected to account for 15 per cent of the company's total sales. "We've got some really good demand in the first couple of weeks of order taking. The GLC is a very important product for us," he said. Bennett said Mercedes-Benz has sold over 13,000 units of the previous generation GLC in India and expects robust demand for the new GLC as well. Locally assembled at the company's manufacturing plant at Chakan in

Luxury car sales up 38% YoY in June, more growth than overall vehicle sales

Going by the current trend, luxury car sales will cross the 40,000 mark taking over the pre-pandemic peak achieved in 2018

Share of top-end cars in Mercedes' India sales nearly 2x in 5 years

One in four cars sold by Mercedes in India in H1 2023 is priced above Rs 1.5 cr

Will launch 10 vehicles this year: Mercedes-Benz India CEO Santosh Iyer

'And a majority will be in the top-end vehicle range', says Santosh Iyer

Mercedes-Benz's India sales jump 36% in FY23; female customer base doubles

The company is assigning dedicated key account managers for 8,000 TEV customers. He said more TEV customers will be assigned such managers

Mercedes-Benz plans to launch 4 electric vehicles in India in 8-12 months

Mercedes-Benz is the market leader in the luxury car market of India with about 44 per cent share

Focus to reduce delivery waiting period, says Mercedes-Benz India

Prices of all models to be hiked by 5% from April 1

Mercedes Benz India eyes double-digit growth in market share in 2023

Mercedes Benz, India's largest luxury carmaker aims to achieve a double digit growth in market share this year, a top company official said on Monday. The company sold 15,822 cars last year, the highest in the luxury segment and achieved double digit growth, Mercedes-Benz India Vice President Sales and Marketing, Lance Bennett told reporters here. He was speaking after inaugurating a revamped MAR20X showroom in the city, boasting of a dedicated MAR20X EQ Display and Exclusive Corner for Top End Vehicles (TEV). Tamil Nadu was an important market for the vehicles in India, with 45 per cent growth, contributing 20 per cent to the pan India market and Coimbatore has showcased a robust 32 per cent year on year growth, Bennett said. "We are excited about the growth potential of Mercedes-Benz in Tamil Nadu. The TEV segment has witnessed robust growth in Coimbatore, underlining the segment's popularity," he said. According to Sharath Vijayaraghavan, executive director, Sundaram Motors, t

Mercedes-Benz, Cisco join hands to bring mobile office to new sedans

"This partnership will help people get work done safely, securely and comfortably in their vehicles," the companies were quoted as saying

Mercedes-Benz to drive 10 new models into India in 2023: MD & CEO

The company on Friday launched this year's first top-end vehicle: convertible AMG E53 Cabriolet 4MATIC+ that is priced at Rs 1.30 crore (ex-showroom) and can sprint up to 100 km/hour in 4.5 seconds

Mercedes-Benz India sold 15,822 units in 2022; key models drove the growth

According to the company, it has retained its leading position in the luxury car market in India by selling 15,822 units last year, up from 11,242 units sold in 2021

Mercedes-Benz Energy signs deal with Lohum to recycle EV batteries

Lohum has committed to lift a minimum of 50 MegaWatt Hertz (MwH) across multiple second-use modules a year from Mercedes-Benz Energy

Rivian EV puts hold on partnership for electric vans with Mercedes-Benz

Electric car-maker Rivian has put a pause on plans to co-develop multiple new electric delivery vans with luxury German automaker Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz India on road to best-ever sales: MD & CEO Martin Schwenk

'We reached our highest (unit sales) number in the calendar year 2018. It was 15,538 units. We assume we should be able to cross this number'

Mercedes-Benz India on road to best-ever sales: MD & CEO Martin Schwenk

'We reached our highest (unit sales) number in the calendar year 2018. It was 15,538 units. We assume we should be able to cross this number'

MF route to buy a Merc? Senior executive's comment starts Twitter debate

Spotlight turns on why middle class Indians use SIP for securing their financial goals

Mercedes-Benz slashes China EV prices by up to $33,000 as sales lag

The luxury automaker said in a statement on its website late Tuesday that it was reducing prices on certain models from its EQ range, effective Wednesday, and that it would provide subsidies

Mercedes-Benz India records Rs 441-cr PAT in FY23 after two years of losses

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India recorded a profit after tax of Rs 441.4 crore in the fiscal ended March 31, 2022, after two years of losses, according to financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler. The company, which is not a publicly listed entity, had posted a loss after tax of Rs 107.1 crore and Rs 86.5 crore in 2020-21 and 2019-20 respectively. Revenue from operations in FY22 were at Rs 6,188.5 crore. This was the company's highest revenue after FY19 when it had clocked Rs 6,314.3 crore with a profit after tax of Rs 311.4 crore. In the fiscal ended March 31, 2021, the company's revenue from operations had dipped to Rs 3,639 crore with the pandemic impacting vehicle sales. In FY20, the company's revenue from operations was at Rs 4,819 crore, as per the Tofler data. Mercedes-Benz India's operating revenue in the year ended March 31, 2018 was at Rs 6,077.9 crore and it had posted a profit after tax of Rs 306.6 crore. In terms of unit volume sales, ...

Mercedes-Benz India sees accelerated growth in top-end car sales

Mercedes-Benz India has said it is witnessing an accelerated growth in sales of its top-end cars priced above Rs 1 crore, having sold 68 per cent more such vehicles in the first nine months of 2022. According to the company's Vice President - Sales and Marketing - Santosh Iyer, the company, which sold 11,469 units in the January-September period this year surpassing what it sold in the whole of 2021, has seen 30 per cent of its sales coming from its top-end vehicles. Mercedes-Benz India had sold a total of 11,242 units in 2021. "If I look at it internally, we are seeing 68 per cent growth in our TEV segment, which is our top-end luxury segment, compared to the overall growth of 28 per cent. Today, 30 per cent of our sales are in top-end vehicles, cars above Rs 1 crore price. So, that shows again the maturity of the Indian luxury car market," Iyer told PTI. Earlier, the luxury car market was more driven by entry level cars but today the mix is changing and the maturity is much highe

Mercedes-Benz reports 28% rise in sales in India at 11,469 units in Jan-Sep

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday reported a 28 per cent rise in sales in India at 11,469 units in the January to September period this year, surpassing what it sold in the whole of 2021. The company had sold 8,958 units in the same period last year, Mercedes-Benz India said in a statement. "Our sales are at pre-pandemic level, having crossed CY 2021 sales numbers in the first nine months this year. The current market momentum gives us the confidence for striving to achieve our highest sales ever," Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director & CEO Martin Schwenk said. Mercedes-Benz India had sold a total of 11,242 units in 2021. The sales growth witnessed this year so far is despite supply shortages and has been on the back of a "young product portfolio, resurgent customer sentiment scaling up businesses and the ongoing festive period", the company said. The total order bank of Mercedes-Benz India as of September 2022 is over 7,000 units, it added. The company said high