Beginning today, Mercedes-Benz India will produce the CLA sedan in the country. The seventh product to be produced in India, the CLA was rolled-out of Mercedes-Benz's new production facility by Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India and Piyush Arora, Executive Director, Operations, Mercedes-Benz India.
With this, India is now the first market outside Europe to commence the local production of the CLA. Furthermore, the German luxury carmaker has also started the local production of the GLA 200 Sport in the country.
While the locally produced Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 CDI Style is priced at Rs. 30.70 lakh, the petrol CLA 200 Sport and the CLA 200 CDI Sport get a price tag of Rs. 32.90 lakh and Rs. 33.90 lakh, respectively. The petrol GLA 200 Sport is priced at Rs. 33.90 lakh.
P.S: All prices mentioned above are ex-showroom, Delhi
The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class gets two engines in India, namely, a 2.0-litre petrol and a 2.2-litre diesel. While the 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol unit churns out a maximum power output of 181bhp and 300Nm of peak torque, the diesel unit - 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder unit is good for 135bhp and 300Nm.
Eberhard Kern said, "It has been rapidly acquiring new customers to the brand and replicating its global success in India as well. We are extremely satisfied with our CLA strategy, which has contributed majorly to our New Generation Cars growth and redefined the segment completely. We are confident that the local production will make the CLA even more attractive for the discerning buyers with additional value propositions and increased availability."
Piyush Arora added, "The start of local production of the CLA simultaneously in petrol and diesel variants is a key decision that will help curtail the long wait list for the sedan. Our 'future readiness' with the new manufacturing facility is bearing fruits as we started the production of both the CLA and the petrol GLA from the new assembly lines. We are glad to offer world-class products to our Indian customers with significant local value addition, in the shortest possible time."
