List of articles tagged: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes Benz took things a notch higher when they unveiled their Concept A-Class. The cars expressive design symbolises concentrated dynamism. The technical highlights include a new, turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine, a dual clutch transmission and a radar-based collision warning system with adaptive Brake Assist.

Mercedes-Benz will be launching their 2011 model of the G-Wagon in India today. The Gelandenwagen (G-Wagon) comes from the G-Class segment of the Mercedes stable, which holds a reputation for the most rugged vehicle segment of the lot. The G-Wagon will be priced at somewhere close to 1 crore and get a 5-speed automatic transmission.

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.

The 1st of February will see Mercedes-Benz launch the Maybach in  the Indian Market. The company is already celebrating 125 years in the car-making business and the launch of the luxury car only adds to its celebrations in India. The first maybach to come to India was in 2004 and it boasted of a Rs. 5 crore price tag. Arguably it was the most expensive car in India then and it 'may' be 'bach' to just prove the same yet again.

While the year 2010 saw a boom in the Indian Car market as regards car launches, it also opened up an avenue for International car manufacturers to try their luck with their cars here. The Indian car market had already witnessed international car manufacturers like Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors (Chevrolet) and many more entering the market to grab their share. 

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 Audi A8 L will soon hit the roads in India. Sporting a price tag of approximately over Rs. 1.2 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai) this sedan will kick off the year for Audi. The Audi A8 L finds itself in a league of its own with luxury exceeding expectations and does come in with a lot of features, so the Audi fans won't be disappointed.

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.