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...
DriveInside.com | Monday May 4, 2009
German car company BMW will be launching the two-seater Roadster Z4 in India in the second half of 2009. The luxury sports car can attain a maximum speed of 250 km/h and is expected to be priced between Rs.50-60 lakh. The company will also introduce new variants of its recently launched 7 Series in June this year. BMW India crossed Mercedes-Benz Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday April 14, 2009
Washington based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found in a recent study that small cars are hugely susceptible to severe damage in car crashes. Though more attractive than bigger cars in terms of mileage and owning / running costs, small hatchbacks suffer far more in collisions and lead to more deaths on the highway. The three cars tested Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday April 13, 2009
Luxury car makers Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are offering all kinds of allurements to potential customers in India to maintain their high sales figures. The luxury car segment saw the highest growth in car sales last fiscal – 34 per cent. A number of these car companies are now offering interest free loans on their products to counter the effects Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday April 7, 2009
Mercedes-Benz India launched a limited edition of the E-Class this week. Over 16,000 units of the E-Class have been sold in India since its launch in the country in 1996. Priced at Rs.43.4 lakh, the limited edition car will come with a three litre diesel engine, double-spoke light alloy wheels, LED technology tail lights and six colour options. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday April 4, 2009
German luxury car maker BMW has left behind its closest competitor, Mercedes-Benz, by selling a larger number of cars in the luxury segment in both January and February 2009. Mercedes-Benz has so far been the undisputed leader in the luxury car segment in India. The company had started local assembly operations almost a decade ago, thus making it Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday March 31, 2009
German luxury car maker, BMW, has decided to hike the price of the 5 Series by Rs.60,000 - 70,000. The price hike will be applicable to both the petrol and the diesel variants of the car and has come at a time when other luxury car manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi are cutting prices. BMW’s sales in India have risen by a considerable Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday March 10, 2009
Car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz yesterday launched a new, improved version of its SUV, the M Class, in India. The new M Class comes with two variants – one with a 3.5 litre petrol engine and the other with a 3 litre diesel engine. The petrol variant is priced at Rs.53.77 lakh, while the diesel variant costs Rs.54 lakh. Mercedes-Benz India CEO and Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday November 25, 2008
Luxury cars will now be much more convenient to import, thanks to the Indian government’s move to do away with safety and emission certificates from the ‘country of origin’. However, the cars must still comply with European Union standards. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification that a new imported vehicle with a Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday October 6, 2008
Luxury car maker, Mercedes-Benz India said it has sold 3,000 units from January to September 2008 reflecting a growth of 56 percent.
“Our impressive performance this year continues - we are delighted to cross the 3,000 sales figure mark for the first time and have already set our sights on many more,” Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and Read More...