Car News - Latest Indian Car News & Views | CarWalehttp://www.carwale.com/news/Latest news updates on Indian car industry, expert views and interviews exclusively on CarWale.Copyright 2012 CarWaleCarWale RSS Generator7329<![CDATA[Mercedes Benz sells 640 units in January]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/7329-mercedes-benz-sells-640-units-in-january.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/7329-mercedes-benz-sells-640-units-in-january.htmlCarWale Team2/8/2011 11:01:00 AM715http://img.carwale.com/ec/7329/img/m/7329_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/7329/img/m/7329_lMercedes-Benz India sold 640 units in the month of January 2011. The key growth drivers in January 2011 were the C–Class with 265 units, E-Class with 252 units, the S-Class with 46 units as well as the SUV range comprising the M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class with 67 units. The German company has always been a favourite among Indians and it shows with the amount of cars the manufacturer sells each month.

]]>Mercedes-Benz India sold 640 units in the month of January 2011. The key growth drivers in January 2011 were the C–Class with 265 units, E-Class with 252 units, the S-Class with 46 units as well as the SUV range comprising the M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class with 67 units. The German company has always been a favourite among Indians and it shows with the amount of cars the manufacturer sells each month.

Mr. Peter T Honegg, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India commented, “2010 was an exciting year for us. While the market grew at 60% Year on Year, we at Mercedes-Benz India managed a growth of 80%. This clearly shows that, our exciting products, strong brand traction and ownership experience continues to be highly appreciated by our customers”.

This year Mercedes-Benz has kicked off its 125! Years celebrations which will continue across different platforms throughout the year. So will we get to see some new cars from Mercedes? We will let time to the talking, stay tuned as we update you on the latest from the manufacturer!

]]>7234<![CDATA[Mercedes Benz India announces a growth of 80 percent in 2010]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/7234-mercedes-benz-india-announces-a-growth-of-80-percent-in-2010.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/7234-mercedes-benz-india-announces-a-growth-of-80-percent-in-2010.htmlCarWale Team1/12/2011 12:28:44 PM1346http://img.carwale.com/ec/7234/img/m/7234_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/7234/img/m/7234_lMercedes-Benz India announced their year-end sales performance for 2010. The company has sold 5819 cars from Jan – Dec 2010 which is a growth of 80% over 2009. The key growth drivers were the E–Class with 2490 units, C-Class with 2070 units as well as the SUV range comprising the M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class with 523 units.

]]>Mercedes-Benz India announced their year-end sales performance for 2010. The company has sold 5819 cars from Jan – Dec 2010 which is a growth of 80% over 2009. The key growth drivers were the E–Class with 2490 units, C-Class with 2070 units as well as the SUV range comprising the M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class with 523 units.

The key products that contributed to the company's growth in the month of December were the E-Class with 371 units sold as opposed to 136 units in December 2009, the C-Class with 141 units sold compared to 133 units in December 2009, followed by 127 units of the SUV segment- comprising M-Class, GL-Class & the R-Class.

Mercedes-Benz India faced stiff competition with BMW this year and BMW did emerge as a winner with the 3-series digging into the sales of the other luxury sedans as well. But Mercedes-Benz did have a good year with the kind of sales growth it saw but with the growing popularity of BMW in the country it will be a challenge for the company to sustain this growth in the coming years.

]]>7024<![CDATA[Mercedes Benz registers a sales growth of 89 percent]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/7024-mercedes-benz-registers-a-sales-growth-of-89-percent.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/7024-mercedes-benz-registers-a-sales-growth-of-89-percent.htmlCarWale Team12/2/2010 6:48:33 PM1109http://img.carwale.com/ec/7024/img/m/7024_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/7024/img/m/7024_lMercedes-Benz registered a sale of 518 units for the month of November. This is a jump of 89% as compared to Nov 2009 (275 units). The key growth drivers have been the E-Class with 251 units sold in November 2010, followed by the C-Class which sold 156 units and the S-Class which sold 39 units. The SUVs GL-Class and M-Class continued their popularity run with total of 49 units thus bringing up the SUV wholesale total for Jan-Nov 2010 to 375 units.

]]>Mercedes-Benz registered a sale of 518 units for the month of November. This is a jump of 89% as compared to Nov 2009 (275 units). The key growth drivers have been the E-Class with 251 units sold in November 2010, followed by the C-Class which sold 156 units and the S-Class which sold 39 units. The SUVs GL-Class and M-Class continued their popularity run with total of 49 units thus bringing up the SUV wholesale total for Jan-Nov 2010 to 375 units.

Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India: "Mercedes-Benz clocked its best-ever November in its history with a total wholesale of 518 units in Nov 2010. The sales of Mercedes cars have grown by 86% in Jan- Nov 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. There is a considerable demand from our customers which we are trying hard to meet despite a constraint in kits availability."

]]>6198<![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz Achieves Highest-ever Monthly Sales in July 2010]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/6198-mercedes-benz-achieves-highest-ever-monthly-sales-in-july-2010.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/6198-mercedes-benz-achieves-highest-ever-monthly-sales-in-july-2010.htmlCarWale Team8/3/2010 11:53:03 AM1932http://img.carwale.com/ec/6198/img/m/6198_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/6198/img/m/6198_lMercedes-Benz today announced its highest-ever-month of sales in its 15-year long history in India. The company sold a total of 521 units which is a growth of 80% over corresponding period previous year (288 units in July 2009). Heading the sales figures is the E-Class with 212 units. The SUVs too showed a significant rise in sales(the SUVs GL and M-Class sold 62 units in July 2010, almost half of the annual numbers of SUVs sold in 2009). The Jan-July 2010 numbers were also impressive with 2922 units and a growth of about 80% over 2009 (Jan-July 2009 - 1670 units).

]]>Mercedes-Benz today announced its highest-ever-month of sales in its 15-year long history in India. The company sold a total of 521 units which is a growth of 80% over corresponding period previous year (288 units in July 2009). Heading the sales figures is the E-Class with 212 units. The SUVs too showed a significant rise in sales(the SUVs GL and M-Class sold 62 units in July 2010, almost half of the annual numbers of SUVs sold in 2009). The Jan-July 2010 numbers were also impressive with 2922 units and a growth of about 80% over 2009 (Jan-July 2009 - 1670 units).

Dr. Wilfried Aulbur Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India commented on the increase in sales saying, "July has been the best ever month in the history of Mercedes-Benz in India. Jan-July 2010 also has been a period of strong growth for us."

He added saying that, "While numbers are encouraging statistics, they are not the only focus for us. Commitment to exciting products, world-class ownership experience and engaging customer programs will continue to be our focus areas towards appreciation of our customers for Mercedes-Benz." Mercedes-Benz would sure be looking forward to a successful and a sales figure unmatched by the company before.

]]>5470<![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz India Record 94% Sales Growth]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/5470-mercedes-benz-india-record-94-sales-growth.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/5470-mercedes-benz-india-record-94-sales-growth.htmlCarWale Team7/7/2010 10:18:21 AM1704http://img.carwale.com/ec/5470/img/m/5470_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/5470/img/m/5470_lMercedes-Benz India announced its sales numbers for June 2010. The company notched-up 388 units in June 2010, an increase of 94% over June 2009.

]]>Mercedes-Benz India announced its sales numbers for June 2010. The company notched-up 388 units in June 2010, an increase of 94% over June 2009.

The C 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY introduced in mid May continued its popularity run with 320+ units sold since its launch.  In the first half of 2010 Mercedes’ sales increased by 79% (January – June 2010: 2402 units; January – June 2009: 1342 units). Powering this growth are the volume models of the E-Class (1056 units) and the C-Class (926 units).

Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India elaborated: "Our customers appreciate the Passion, Excitement and Fascination that are associated with Mercedes-Benz as a brand and our cars. Exciting products, world-class ownership experience and engaging customer programs have been our key levers; we have more excitement for our customers and enthusiasts in the second half of 2010."

]]>4067<![CDATA[Mercedes Sells 403 Units a Month!]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/4067-mercedes-sells-403-units-a-month.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/4067-mercedes-sells-403-units-a-month.htmlCarWale Team2/3/2010 6:47:27 PM2177http://img.carwale.com/ec/4067/img/m/4067_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/4067/img/m/4067_lMercedes India has begun the New Year with a bang. After having got a good response at the Auto Expo in Delhi, the comapny has also posted a sales figure of 403 units (wholesale) for the month of January 2010. The company claims this is also best January they have had in its history.

]]>Mercedes India has begun the New Year with a bang. After having got a good response at the Auto Expo in Delhi, the comapny has also posted a sales figure of 403 units (wholesale) for the month of January 2010. The company claims this is also best January they have had in its history.

The total sale consisted 403 units consisted of 130 C-Class, 245 E-Class and 22 S-Class cars. The balance was made up of completelty built imported unites. The January 2009 sales, just after the recession sentiment hit the Indian shores was 82 units.

Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, managing director & CEO, said "We have revitalised our product line and in January alone we launched 7 products into the Indian market. this takes our total offerings to 38 models (10 product segments) - the broadest product portfolio across any luxury car maker in India. Our investment in the new plant and unflinching focus on quality have borne rich dividends with our plant in Pune, which is regarded amongst the finest assembly plants in Mercedes globally."

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