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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.

Mercedes-Benz India today inaugurated the first state-of-the-art authorized service center for Buses in Northern India- PMG Automobiles Pvt. Ltd near Chandigarh. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. Devdutta Chandavarkar, Director, After Sales, Mercedes-Benz India and Mr. Mohit Pratap Singh, Principal owner, PMG Automobiles Private Ltd.

The 30,000th locally produced Mercedes-Benz rolled out of the Mercedes Benz India assembly plant in Chakan. Mercedes had reached the mark of 20,000th locally produced car in 2008, 13 years after start of operations in India. However the landmark of 30,000 was achieved within a short span of less than 3 years.

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.

Mercedes-Benz today launched the M-Class Grand Edition in two attractive variants – Grand Sports & Grand Executive for the Indian market. The Sport Edition is priced at Rs. 54.11 Lakhs while the Executive Edition is priced at Rs. 47.91 lakhs Ex-showroom Pune.

Mercedes-Benz India announced the roll-out of the ‘Star Fascination Fest 2010’ in Mumbai. This event saw the unveiling of the distinctive 'Inspired by Mercedes' collection by the ace designer Manish Arora. Debashis Mitra, Director Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd. said, "Mercedes-showrooms have been designed with the whole family in mind. The objective is to engage people with the innovations and stories that have shaped automotive history and ignite young people’s passion for the future."

Mercedes-Benz India today launched the new R-Class in Mumbai. The R-Class was launched in 2006 and now the facelifted version has been introduced for the first time in India. The R-Class will be available in the long wheelbase R350 4Matic. The all-wheel drive MPV will boast of a 3498cc V6 petrol engine and will generate 272 bhp. The car is priced at 58.79 Lakhs (ex-showroom Mumbai)

Mercedes-Benz today began construction of its new facility for the body building of its City buses housed within their already existing Chakan Plant in Pune. The foundation stone of the new facility was laid by Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India along with Mr. Piyush Arora (Director, Technical, Mercedes-Benz India) & Mr. Srinivas Chilukuri, General Manager, Bus Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India.

Mercedes-Benz India today announced sales of 573 units in August 2010, marking a growth of 112 % over the same period in 2009 (270 units in August 2009).  The total sales volume in Jan-August 2010 has now come to 3497units (1899 units in Jan-August 2009) which is a growth of 84% on a year-on-year basis. The E-Class accounted for the sale of 206 units while the C-Class also sold 256 units in August 2010.

Mercedes-Benz India announced the launch of the E 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY. The car marks the debut of the CGI technology in the E-Class range. The CGI technology combined with BlueEFFICIENCY measures ensures optimized efficiency, performance as well as environmental compatibility. The E 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY becomes the second Mercedes model to feature these innovative measures. The first one being the C 200 CGI.