HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, April 17: Mercedes-Benz India, continued its strong sales momentum and leadership in the Indian luxury car market. It clocked its ‘best fiscal year’ for 2022-23 with sales of 16,497 units and strong growth of 37%. Mercedes-Benz also achieved its ‘Best Q1’ retailing 4697 units in Q1 2023, growing by 17% YoY.
The highlight of Q1 2023 sales was the outstanding growth of the TEV portfolio at 107%, comprising the GLS, S-Class, EQS, AMG, S-Class Maybach, and GLS Maybach. The core sedan portfolio comprising the C-Class and E-Class LWB grew by a strong 27%, comprising 30% of the company’s Q1 2023 volumes. The company also recorded ‘Best Q1’ supported by the strong desire for its products and increasing EV penetration.
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On the occasion, Santosh Iyer, managing director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said, “With the launch of the AMG GT 63 E Performance, we continue to offer our discerning customers the most desirable top-end vehicles from our global portfolio. This exquisite performance machine is entirely developed by our engineers in Affalterbach, offering a fascinating level of driving dynamics, rightly bearing AMG’s F1-inspired new technology label, E PERFORMANCE. With this vehicle, we are embracing new target groups for AMG. The E Performance will transition the performance DNA of AMG into an electrified future, firmly establishing Mercedes-AMG as the ‘performance brand of the future’ for these customers.”
The new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance combines superior performance and impressive driving dynamics with maximum efficiency due to its special drivetrains. The combination of a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine and electric motor generates a system output of 620 kW (843 hp) and a maximum system torque of more than 1,470 Nm. Further, the E performance can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of 316 km/h (electronically limited).
