Mercedes-Benz India Sells 2386 Units In Q1 2020 Amidst Lockdown

Mercedes-Benz has announced that it recorded sales of 2386 units in the January-March 2020 period. The company clocked this sale even as it continues to face strong market challenges including the current lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India commented, “We started 2020 on a high note and our existing, as well as newly launched products, continued to draw customer traction till the time sales came to a complete stop, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. Saying that, these are difficult times for all of us and our main focus is to ensure the health and safety of our employees, customers, dealers, business partners and the community around us. At Mercedes-Benz, we are doing our best to support all our stakeholders through varied initiatives and measures, so that all of us can emerge stronger than ever before, especially during this period of crisis.” 

“Mercedes-Benz India has been the first automobile brand in India to launch a ‘Made in India, for India’ BS 6 vehicle in Jan-2018 and today we are only selling BS 6 products. However, the complete run out of the BS4 models led to the unavailability of some of our key volume models which we could not deliver to our customers, during this quarter.” Schwenk added on transitioning to BS6 norms.

The Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV which was launched in Jan-2020 continues to be a popular SUV in its segment. Mercedes-Benz is also preparing for the market introduction of the ‘S-Class of SUVs’ the all-new GLS, which will be launched in India soon. The A-Class Limousine which was showcased at the Auto Expo in February 2020 continues its overwhelming popularity with the pre-bookings even before its India debut, said the company.