Mercedes-Benz registered a sale of 518 units for the month of November. This is a jump of 89% as compared to Nov 2009 (275 units). The key growth drivers have been the E-Class with 251 units sold in November 2010, followed by the C-Class which sold 156 units and the S-Class which sold 39 units. The SUVs GL-Class and M-Class continued their popularity run with total of 49 units thus bringing up the SUV wholesale total for Jan-Nov 2010 to 375 units.
Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India: "Mercedes-Benz clocked its best-ever November in its history with a total wholesale of 518 units in Nov 2010. The sales of Mercedes cars have grown by 86% in Jan- Nov 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. There is a considerable demand from our customers which we are trying hard to meet despite a constraint in kits availability."
