Mercedes Benz sees sales rising 50% in H1 as second Covid-19 wave recedes

According to the CEO, last year the company saw a V-shaped recovery after the first lockdown was lifted

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Mercedes Benz | Luxury car sales

Surajeet Das Gupta  |  New Delhi 

Mercedes Benz India expects its sales to go up by 50 per cent in the first half of this calendar year, on the back of a healthy first quarter and clear signs of recovery in bookings and showroom footfalls in June. The German luxury car maker expects boo­kings to pick up even more in the coming months.

Like all car makers, Mercedes Benz also witnessed a disruption in sales and production owing to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the country in April and May this year. Launching an all new S–series in Delhi today, Martin Schwenk, managing director and CEO, Mercedes ...

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First Published: Fri, June 18 2021. 06:10 IST
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