Auto Expo: Daimler launches C Class in India

Daimler today launched two new models at the auto expo. The new Mercedes Benz ‘C class’ and ‘CLK class’ are priced at Rs 27 lakh and Rs 60 lakh respectively (ex-showroom Delhi). Daimler would sell two variants of the new C class, petrol and diesel. While the petrol variant would cost Rs 27 lakh, the diesel variant would come for Rs 30 lakh. “With the two launches we are looking to sell 3,000 units in India in the current calendar year. We expect to maintain a double digit sales growth in India over the next 10 years,” Daimler Central Europe, Africa and Asia President Joachim Schmidt told reporters at the 9th Auto Expo. Daimler expects its new facility in Pune, Maharashtra to start commercial operations by next year. The facility would have an installed production capacity of 5,000 units.

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