Mercedes-Benz India is celebrating its highest ever gross sales within the nation with 2,827 cars and SUVs bought in March 2024; 5,412 models bought within the January to March 2024 quarter; and 18,123 models bought in FY2023-24. This marks a gross sales progress of 15 p.c in comparison with Q1 2023 (4,697 models), and 10 p.c over FY2022-23 gross sales (16,497 models).

1. A-Class and GLA contributed 15 p.c to whole quarterly gross sales
2. Cars, SUVs priced over Rs 1.5 crore comprised 25 p.c of gross sales

Mercedes India gross sales combine

Mercedes’ gross sales in India have been buoyed by robust demand for its in depth portfolio within the nation. Sales of the corporate’s entry-level fashions – the A-Class sedan and the GLA SUV – made up 15 p.c of Merc’s quarterly gross sales, whereas the ‘Core Segment’, comprising of the C-Class and E-Class sedans, and the GLC and GLE SUVs, contributed a big 60 p.c throughout the identical interval. 

Meanwhile, automobiles  priced over Rs 1.5 crore (top-end car or TEV phase), which incorporates its Maybach and AMG vary, commanded 25 p.c of the model’s gross sales.

Even the model’s EVs contributed to six p.c of its whole gross sales within the January to March 2024 quarter. This marks a year-on-year improve of 130 p.c, albeit over a small base. Mercedes notes that response to the EQE SUV, which had launched in September 2023 at Rs 1.39 crore (ex-showroom, India), has been robust. The firm additionally claims that ready durations have diminished with some fashions being accessible in simply two months and the GLE SUV having a ready interval of about seven months.

Mercedes India launches, future plans

The German luxurious marque, which has been within the Indian marketplace for 30 years, plans to double its EV portfolio by including three new fashions by the yr finish. In whole, the corporate plans to have 9 launches within the yr, together with the aforementioned EVs and two new AMGs – the S 63 e-Performance sedan and the C 63 e-Performance.

Additionly, Mercedes-Benz can also be planning to increase its retail community by opening showrooms in 10 new cities and inaugurating upgraded ‘MAR 20X’ services in Mumbai and New Delhi.

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