BMW Group India has announced a price increase of up to 5 percent across the BMW and Mini product range effective 1 January 2015.
12 Dec 2014 | 3762 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
BMW Group India has announced a price increase of up to 5 percent across the BMW and Mini product range effective 1 January 2015.
Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, “The success of BMW Group India has always been built on long-term thinking and responsible action. We ...
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BMW Group India has announced a price increase of up to 5 percent across the BMW and Mini product range effective 1 January 2015.
Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, “The success of BMW Group India has always been built on long-term thinking and responsible action. We want to maintain sustainable leadership in the Indian market with a strong brand and an exceptional model range with unbeatable product substance. With the price increase, BMW Group will maintain its premium positioning in the Indian luxury car segment.”
BMW dealerships display the 1 Series, 3 Series, 3 Series Gran Turismo, 5 Series, 7 Series, X1, X3 and the X5 which are locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai. There are also the 6 Series Gran Coupe, ActiveHybrid 7, X6, Z4, M3 Sedan, M4 Coupe, M5 Sedan and M6 Gran Coupe, which are available in the country as Completely Built-up Units. The 6 Series Individual and 7 Series Individual can also be ordered as Completely Built-up Units. Taking a step forward in sustainable mobility, the BMW Group will also introduce the i8 in India in 2015.
In October this year, the BMW Plant Chennai produced its 40,000th locally produced car.
Currently, BMW India has 37 sales outlets in the Indian market across Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Mangalore, Indore, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Hyderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Pune, Goa, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kochi, Calicut, Jaipur, Udaipur, Raipur, Nagpur, Lucknow and Kanpur.
By end of 2015, the carmaker plans to expand its dealer network by increasing the number of outlets to 50 across major metropolitan centres and emerging markets in India.
In 2012, the BMW Group introduced Mini as a premium small car brand in India. At present, the range includes the Mini 3-door and 5-door, Convertible and Countryman. MINI India has established four exclusive outlets – Bird Automotive (Delhi), Infinity Cars (Mumbai), Navnit Motors (Bangalore) and KUN Exclusive (Hyderabad).