Mercedes-Benz crosses important production milestone, rolls out 100,000th locally-assembled car
In a major milestone, Mercedes-Benz has produced its 1,00,000th car in India. This comes after the company first started its India journey with the introduction of the W124 E-class in 1994. The 1,00,000th car, made at the company's Pune plant in Chakan, is a long-wheelbase 220d E-class, which is currently the most popular offering in the country.
A timeline of Mercedes-Benz's growth in India
The company hit the 20,000 units mark in 2008, 30,000 units mark in 2010, and 50,000 units mark in 2014. In 2015, Mercedes-Benz became India's largest luxury automaker and has been seeing consistent sales in growth figures since. The same year, Mercedes-Benz doubled its production capacity from 10,000 units to 20,000 units a year.
The company was founded in 1994 with Tata Motors
Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said, "The roll out of the 100,000th Mercedes-Benz vehicle in India is a strong testimony of the impeccable customer trust and unsurpassable brand equity Mercedes-Benz enjoys in this dynamic country." "The journey that began 24 years ago has only gotten more fruitful and today we remain the most preferred luxury brand in the country," he added.
24 years of local assembly
In its Chakan facility in Pune, Mercedes-Benz also makes the C-Class, CLA-Class, S-Class sedans, GLA, GLC, GLE, GLS SUVs, and the Maybach S 560 limousine.
