Mercedes-Benz launches new car model

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, MAY 6. Claiming to have lived upto its promise of making the latest technology available to Indian customers, Mercedes-Benz India Limited today launched its new model, the C- Class, in Hyderabad. The two versions C 180 petrol and C 200 CDI Diesel will now be available across the country.

Disclosing this to newsmen the Mercedes-Benz General Manager (Aftersales), Mr. Antonio Faria, said the C-Class model was launched in Europe six months ago. With the launch of the new model, Mercedes-Benz India Limited was now offering an attractive portfolio of S, E and C-Class and was prepared to offer the widest choice for its customers in the luxury segments between Rs 20 to Rs 60 lakhs.

The C-Class car has an ex-showroom price of Rs 20.76 lakh in Hyderabad. This model would also be produced at the MB India's state-of-the-art factory in Pune where already the E and S-Class cars are produced.

Replying to questions, Mr. Faria said the company hoped to sell around 60 cars in Andhra Pradesh by this year-end and about 750 cars all over the country. More than 4,500 cars were already sold in the country eversince Mercedes-Benz began its operations in the country.

Mr. Faria said the company would be organising road shows in Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Bheemavaram shortly. He maintained that the Mercedes-Benz cars made in India were as genuine and as perfect as those made in Germany.

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