Luxury auto segment is down by over 20%: BMW Group India CEO Rudratej Singh

Last year, the company sold a little over 10,000 BMW cars, said Singh

BMW Group India sells 11 car models, mini cars, and Motorrad motorcycles, in addition to operating a plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Mumbai, and a training centre in Gurugram. Rudratej Singh, the fifth president and chief executive officer, tells Pavan Lall that sales in the next three months will decide the fate of the luxury and premium car segment for the next couple years. Edited excerpts: 

Given the overall guidance we are hearing on economic conditions, how do you see the year ending for what is categorised as the luxury segment of automobiles?

Overall as we see it, the segment