DaimlerChrysler India to launch new Mercedes C-class in 2008

DaimlerChrysler India (DCI) will launch the new C-class Mercedes car it launched in Europe, earlier this year, in India early next year.

Dr Wilfried Aulbur, company??™s CEO and Managing Director said, ???We are committed to bring in the latest products in the least possible time. In line with this strategy, we are looking forward to an early introduction of the recently launched new C-class and expect to offer the product in India by the first quarter of 2008.???

The car, which has got a complete makeover and also some additional features, will also see a mark-up in the price from the Rs 24-26.4 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai) price range of the current models in the ???C??™ series. It will be the third ??“ after the C 200 Kompressor and the C-220 CDI ??“ to be manufactured at the company??™s plant at Chikhali near Pune.

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