DriveInside.com | Thursday July 22, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India’s used-car business – Proven Exclusivity – launched in May 2010, has received an overwhelming response, with the company selling 200 used cars in just 2 months. The pre-owned car segment is expected to make up 10 percent of Mercedes’ sales in India in 2010, according to the company’s Director, Sales & Marketing, Mr Debashish Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday July 16, 2010
Mercedes-Benz launched its new super sports car, the SLS AMG, in India last week. Priced at Rs 2.5 crore, the car will compete with the Porsche 911 and the Audi R8. It comes with a 6.3-litre V8 engine, and can touch a top speed of 317 km/hr. The SLS is set to become one of the most successful sports-cars in India, with customers booking all ten Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday June 29, 2010
Germany luxury car company, Mercedes-Benz, kicked off its pre-owned car business in India last week. The company will initially offer its used cars for sale at six outlets in four cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh – and will add 6-8 more outlets by the end of 2010. Under the programme, a pre-owned Mercedes C-Class will be available Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday June 10, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India has started the trial run of its low-floor luxury city bus, expected to be priced at approximately Rs 85 lakh. The German automaker will start the commercial production of the 57-seat bus at its Chakan plant in the second half of 2011. Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO, Mr Wilfried Aulbur, said that the trial run would be carried Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday May 13, 2010
German luxury-car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, has launched a new petrol variant of the C-Class – the C200 CGI – in India. Priced at Rs 28.44 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai), the car uses the latest CGI technology, and delivers improved mileage. Mr Bharat Balasubramanian, VP of Product Innovation and Process Technologies, Daimler AG, said that CGI Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday May 10, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India has overtaken rival BMW by posting higher sales in the January-April 2010 period. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Mercedes sold 1,644 units in the first four months of 2010, compared to BMW’s 1,621 units. In calendar-year 2009, BMW had for the first time dethroned Mercedes as the leading Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday April 29, 2010
German luxury car maker, Mercedes-Benz, received 115 car bookings in Aurangabad in a single day, when a group of industrialists, lawyers, doctors and mediapersons decided to order the company’s cars in bulk. The ‘Aurangabad Group’, which initially had only 15 members, sent a 7-member team to Mercedes to ask for lowered prices and benefits in Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday April 7, 2010
German luxury car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, last week launched its new E-Class Coupe in India at a starting price of Rs 54.83 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai). Mr Wilfried Aulbur, Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO, told mediapersons that the E-Class Coupe would meet the needs of young individuals looking for an “athletic, striking and passionate” car. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Sunday March 28, 2010
German luxury car company Mercedes-Benz is planning to launch its premium compact car, the A-Class, in India within the next two years. Mr Peter Trettin, President and CEO of Daimler, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia, said that the A-Class would be brought to India as the company’s entry-level car and that it would be priced Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday February 22, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India this week launched the most expensive limousine in the country – the S-Guard – at an approximate price of Rs 6 crore. The S-Guard shares its platform with the S 600, and is powered by a 12-cylinder, 5.5 litre petrol engine. Mercedes-Benz India board member, Mr Suhas Kadlaskar, told mediapersons that the company wanted to “tap Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday February 4, 2010
German automaker, Mercedes-Benz, which fell behind BMW in the luxury car segment in India last year, managed to regain its number one position in January 2010 by selling 403 cars. BMW sold 341 cars in the same month, while Audi sold 306.
Mr Wilfried Aulbur, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and Chief Executive, told media persons that even Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday January 28, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India last week launched a new version of the S 350 with both petrol and diesel engine options. The car’s price ranges from Rs 80.5 lakh for the diesel variant (ex-showroom, Delhi) to Rs 82 lakh for the petrol variant (ex-showroom, Delhi). Mr Wilfried Aulbur, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director, said that the new S 350 would Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday January 21, 2010
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India this week launched two new variants of the E-Class. The E250 V6, which comes with a top speed of 250 km/hr and a 245 NM torque, is priced at Rs 41.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai). The E250 CDI (Blue Efficiency) comes with a 2143cc engine and is priced at Rs 39.87 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai). By introducing the new Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday January 4, 2010
Mercedes-Benz India has launched two news models in the country, a day before the 2010 India Auto Expo is scheduled to begin in New Delhi. The first of these is an SUV – the GL 350 CDI – priced at Rs 64.9 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It features Mercedes’ BlueEfficiency Technology, and has a fuel efficiency of 10.75 km/litre. The second is the S 500 Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday November 27, 2009
The customer-base of luxury-car maker Mercedes-Benz India is slowly moving from the old and the affluent to younger professionals. The company says that the average age of its customers has come down from 50 years to 35-40 years. This new set of customers mainly comprises entrepreneurs and professionals from legal, medical and finance segments. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday November 13, 2009
German luxury car company Mercedes-Benz launched an advanced diesel version of the E-Class in India last week. The E350 CDI is priced at Rs 48.08 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and comes with a 3 litre V6 diesel engine. It features a package of fuel-saving technologies, known as ‘Blue Efficiency Technology’, which helps save fuel by up to 13 per cent. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday November 4, 2009
In marked contrast to last month’s Tokyo Motor Show, the Delhi Auto Expo to be held in January 2010 is attracting automakers from all over the world. Media reports say that though there are still two months left for the Expo, the venue – Pragathi Maidan - is already fully booked. The Auto Expo will begin on January 5, and will go on for a week. Read More...
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DriveInside.com | Monday October 5, 2009
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has awarded a 5-star safety rating to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. The globally respected testing agency tests automobiles' safety features and their efficacy in common car accident situations. The M-Class, which is an SUV, comes with six airbags, belt tighteners, belt force limiters and Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday September 24, 2009
Mercedes-Benz India launched a new version of its luxury sedan, the Mercedes E-Class, this week. Priced at Rs 46.98 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the new E-Class comes with a 3.5 litre V-6 petrol engine. A diesel variant of the car will follow later.
The German carmaker has so far sold 11,000 units of the E-Class in India. The car’s new version, Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday September 8, 2009
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz launched a special edition of the C-Class in India this week. Priced at Rs 30.10 lakh (ex-showroom Bangalore), the new C-Class comes with a fresh sporty look, and has been designed to attract young customers. Only 60 units of the limited edition car will be available for sale.
The car comes with 17 inch Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday August 22, 2009
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has decided not to bring its CNG-powered car variants to India, as it does not want its customers to wait in long queues at gas filling stations. Going to a natural gas station, according to Mercedes India, would entail its customers rubbing shoulders with auto-rikshaw and taxi drivers, which they might not be Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday August 21, 2009
German luxury car maker, Mercedes-Benz, launched a special edition of the C-Class last week. The car, based on the C 200 Kompressor and C 220 CDI variants, is available in both both petrol and diesel versions. It is priced between Rs 28.46 lakh and Rs 31.30 lakh. Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO, Wilfried Aulbur, said that the company Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday July 16, 2009
A recent survey conducted by research firm Synovate says that India is among the top few countries in the world where luxury cars are more popular than ‘green cars’. India comes second in the list, with 47 per cent respondents choosing luxury cars, and 30 per cent choosing environment friendly cars. South Africa, where 53 per cent respondents Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday June 22, 2009
Mercedes-Benz India will be launching a new version of the E-Class by the end of 2009. The company hopes that the new car will help it get to the number one position in the luxury car segment once more, after it was usurped by its rapidly growing competitor, BMW. The other model which will drive sales for Mercedes is the C-Class. Wilfried Aulbur, Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday May 15, 2009
Luxury car maker BMW India has raced past Mercedes-Benz by selling 1,232 cars in the country in the January-April period. Mercedes, on the other hand, could sell only 1,014 units in the same period, thus losing its number one position in the luxury car segment. The third highest selling luxury car brand in India is Audi, its Jan-Apr sales being Read More...