German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday sounded confident of posting a double-digit growth this calendar year and said it is expecting the demand to remain good in the coming festive season on the lines of last year. Speaking with PTI at the launch of two new top-end car models, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer said that the company is seeing growth in its electric vehicle portfolio also and it will come out with the electric version of Maybach in September this year. Also Read: New UPI feature lets you authorise others to make transactions from your account With the unveiling of the Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupe and CLE 300 Cabriolet AMG Line, priced at ₹ 1.
105 crore and ₹ 1.10 crore, respectively, the company has strengthened its top-end product range further. "We grew 9 per cent in the first half of 2024.
Of course, quarter two is low seasonality and this year it was even low considering elections. But when we look at the third quarter it is again showing a good amount of bookings. The market is there.
We are confident of a double-digit growth to end the year. And in that sense it should be our best year again," Iyer said. Also Read: Akasa Air to become one of world's top 30 airlines by end of the decade, co-founder and CEO Vinay Dube says "With the GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé and CLE 300 Cabriolet AMG Line, we are launching two highly desirable top-end vehicles.
Our top-end vehicles (TEV) continue to drive strong customer loyalty and .