Mercedes-Benz, the well established German car maker, has planned to increase the prices of its several car models between 1-3 per cent with effect from 14th January 2013. Factors like rising input costs, fuel prices and spiralling petrol prices have forced the auto company to take this decision. This increase is similar to the ones implemented by several other car makers in India.
Talking about the rise in prices, Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India said, “Rising inputs cost, volatility of the rupee-euro, high interest rates and other associated factors have put significant pressure on us. Consequently, we are forced to share a part of this burden with our customers and we will increase prices of our vehicles to the tune of 1-3 per cent effective 14th January, 2013. However, to support the purchase decisions of our discerning customers, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services will be supporting with various finance options."
In terms of individual models, the prices of B-Class hatches are to be increased by 1 per cent. C-Class and E-Class sedans would go up by 1.5 per cent, while S-Class sedans would be dearer by 3 per cent. The M-Class Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) would be more expensive by 3 per cent, whereas the prices of CLS-Class, SLK-Class, R-Class and SLS AMG would go up by 1 per cent.
