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Mercedes-Benz India is considering hiking prices of its products every quarter in the next calendar year to offset the adverse impact of rupee depreciation against the euro, its Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer said on Tuesday. The company has already announced plans to hike prices of its products by up to 2 per cent from January 1, 2026. The price adjustment reflects the ongoing forex challenges as euro-rupee exchange rate consistently remains above Rs 100-mark in 2025, significantly higher than historical averages, it had stated. "We are considering price hike every quarter next year, and that is because of rupee devaluation to euro," Iyer told PTI here on the sidelines of FICCI Mercedes-Benz Bharat Innovation business ideas challenge programme launch. He said about 18 months back, the exchange value was Rs 89 to a euro and now it's around Rs 104-105. "That is more than 15-18 per cent of depreciation," he noted. While the company has already announced price hike from Janu
Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay USD 149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general announced Monday. According to the coalition, between 2008 and 2016, the German automaker equipped more than 211,000 diesel passenger cars and vans with software devices that optimised emission controls during tests but reduced the controls during normal operations. The devices enabled vehicles to far exceed legal limits for nitrogen oxides, a pollutant that can cause respiratory illnesses and contributes to smog. The states alleged that Mercedes installed the devices because it couldn't reach design and performance goals, such as fuel efficiency, while complying with emissions standards. The automaker allegedly concealed the devices from state and federal regulators and the public while marketing the vehicles as environmentally friendly and
Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay USD 149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general announced Monday. According to the coalition, between 2008 and 2016, the German automaker equipped more than 211,000 diesel passenger cars and vans with software devices that optimised emission controls during tests but reduced the controls during normal operations. The devices enabled vehicles to far exceed legal limits for nitrogen oxides, a pollutant that can cause respiratory illnesses and contributes to smog. The states alleged that Mercedes installed the devices because it couldn't reach design and performance goals, such as fuel efficiency, while complying with emissions standards. The automaker allegedly concealed the devices from state and federal regulators and the public while marketing the vehicles as environmentally friendly and
Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is looking to increase prices early next year in order to offset the impact of a weakened rupee against the euro, according to the company's MD and CEO Santosh Iyer. The automaker has already increased prices by around 3.5-4 per cent this year. "We are still priced around 93-94 to the euro, and the euro today is at 103 level, which means we will be forced to take further price increases, maybe early next year," Iyer told PTI in an interaction. He noted that the company is avoiding taking the price increase for now but "there would be not an option" going ahead. "And that means, again, we go back to a higher pricing levels... but we feel the market should be able to absorb the higher pricing in the future if overall macro economy improves, because the purchasing power will improve significantly, and there should be a big traction (post-GST rate cut)," Iyer said. The depreciation of the rupee against the Euro is close to 14-15 per cent and the company s
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday said Emrah Ozer has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer for its Indian operations as part of an organisational change in its finance and controlling function effective since January 1, 2025. Ozer, currently associated as a Member of the Board of Management and Head of Finance & Controlling, Mercedes-Benz Otomotiv Turkey, will be inducted into the Board of Mercedes-Benz India as Executive Director in due course of time. He succeeds Evren Cakabey who has taken over as the Executive Director & CFO, Mercedes-Benz G GmbH, Austria, effective January 1, 2025, Mercedes-Benz India said in a statement. Commenting on Ozer's appointment, Santosh Iyer, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, said the company will benefit from his rich expertise in managing International Finance, business modelling and investor relations. "We are confident that Emrah, with his diverse international financial experience and proven track ...
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. With the unveiling of the Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coup and CLE 300 Cabriolet AMG Line, priced at Rs 1.105 crore and Rs 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 ...
Mercedes-Benz India wants the government to commit to continuity in policies that support electric mobility for the next eight to ten years, for stable and better planning towards zero emission mobility, its Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer said on Tuesday. Besides, the company feels that providing the incentives given to electric vehicles to hybrid vehicles will extend the timeline for transition to emission free mobility. The company, which had increased EV penetration to 6 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, from 2.5 per cent earlier, expects the momentum to carry going forward with three new EV models slated for launch this year, starting with the EQA next week. "A much more clear roadmap when it comes to taxation on EVs," Iyer told PTI here when asked about the company's expectations from the upcoming Union Budget. "We understand that the Budget may not address the GST topic, but at least if you are able to get a commitment that for the next eight to ten years, this k