Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Lexus, Audi expect bumper sales in festive period
Audi expect sales momentum to continue in the ongoing festive season with demand remaining robust for high-end cars. With offtake remaining strong, the festive season push could even see the luxury car segment posting its highest ever volumes in a year in 2023.
In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer noted that the festive season looks very promising as compared with last year.
«This year the festive season is spread across four months and we are optimistic as we started on a very positive note, from Onam onwards,» he stated.
With a strong demand primarily driven by recent launches and buoyant customer sentiment, Mercedes-Benz expects the growth momentum to continue, Iyer said.
Lexus India President Naveen Soni said the luxury car market continues to grow in the country.
«This year, the demand for high-end cars has brought cheer to the industry. Luxury cars, as a market segment, are growing at a healthy pace,» he said.
Rising numbers of high net-worth individuals, millennials, high levels of disposable incomes, well-travelled consumers coupled with stable economic growth are fuelling this growth, he noted.
«At Lexus, we have already overtaken sales of 2022 and expect an equally strong momentum from the second quarter to carry well in the coming festive period.
Customer sentiments have perked up, and fresh bookings remain strong,» Soni said.
To further offer greater value to customers this festive season, the automaker has introduced the limited edition of its sports coupe, LC 500h, he said. The company has also opened bookings for the new-generation LM multipurpose vehicle, he added.
«This is a new category for Lexus in India, and we're confident that this will redefine the
