Mercedes-Benz to bring in BS VI emission models to India in 2018
The Dollar Business Bureau Mercedes Benz is planning to bring in BS VI emission compliant models into India in 2018. A press release to the media said that the company is also willing to forge partnership with oil firms for higher grade oil needed for these models. The car maker has already sought help from various ministries, including Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which has asked them to get in touch with the oil and gas firms. "We would be ready as early as 2018. We could bring the first set of vehicles in 2018 into the country," Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Roland Folger told PTI when asked about the company’s plans regarding launch of vehicles compliant with Bharat ...
Mercedes-Benz India targets double-digit growth this year
The Dollar Business Bureau German car manufacturer in India, Mercedes-Benz is targeting double-digit sales growth this year and wishes to retain its top place in the luxury car segment. “Our outlook in 2017 is to maintain double-digit growth in 2017. In the months of January and February, the sales figures were higher than that of the previous year," said Michael Jopp, Vice President (sales and marketing), Mercedes-Benz India. Unveiling its E-Class modified model in Kolkata on Wednesday, Jopp said the company’s 2016 sales in India had been due to the ban on diesel in Delhi. Other factors, such as the government’s demonetisation announcement also had a negative impact on its domestic sales. Despite these challenges, Mercedes-Benz India was able to sell 13,231 units last ...
