>T&T Motors and Akshaya Motors are the new luxury car destinations in Jodhpur and Hubballi
>Jodhpur facility is a world-class 3S dealership and the Hubballi premise houses a state-of-the-art service facility
Mercedes-Benz drives ahead with its aggressive network expansion strategy by inaugurating two luxury car outlets in Jodhpur and Hubballi yesterday.
The Mercedes-Benz T&T Motors showroom in Jodhpur is a 3S showroom that’s spread across 10,500 square-feet with an investment of Rs 5 crores. It has the capacity to display three cars at a time, along with four dedicated service bays. This facility will also cater to customers from neighbouring districts of Pali, Sirohi, Jalore, Sanchore, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Nagaur.
On the other hand, the Mercedes-Benz Akshaya Motors service facility in Hubballi has been built with an investment of Rs 3 crores and is spread across a 5500 square-feet area. Not only are the five dedicated service bays available for preventive maintenance and repair, this facility is equipped to service over 1000 cars in a year. It will also cater to those customers who reside in the nearby towns of Belgaum, Hosapete and Ballari.
Speaking on this special occasion, Martin Schwenk, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, “At Mercedes-Benz India, it is our endeavour to bring the brand as close as possible to our customers. Jodhpur has emerged as one of the key markets for us and there has been a growing demand for luxury cars in this market. With this luxurious 3S dealership, we are deepening our commitment and providing ‘modern luxury’ in its truest form to our customers. With this launch, our aim is to provide world-class service to our discerning customers in Jodhpur and set the benchmark in overall vehicle ownership experience.”
Santosh Iyer, VP - Customer Service, Mercedes-Benz India said, “Mercedes-Benz has set a high benchmark in offering overall vehicle ownership experience to customers beyond the established metros. As a commercial hub and the second largest metropolis in the state of Karnataka, Hubballi is a high-potential market with significant concentration of Mercedes-Benz vehicles. As a part of our “Go to Customer” strategy, we want to be close to our customers and the inauguration of this first-ever luxury service facility at Hubbali is a reaffirmation of our commitment to the customers and the market. South India remains one of our key markets and will witness continued network expansion and focused growth. This is the eighth service outlet in South India in the last 15 months. Our aim is to remain the ‘Mercedes of Service’ and this expansion is a step in the right direction.”
With the inauguration of these outlets, Mercedes-Benz now boasts of 96 outlets in 47 cities, which the company claims, is the largest by any luxury car manufacturer in India.