Mumbai, Jan. 16 -- Mercedes-Benz has begun to ramp up its manufacturing presence in Pune to produce the ultra-luxury SUV GLS Maybach, an electric vehicle (EV) variant and a combustion engine model, according to a top company official.
Mercedes India's Managing Director & CEO Santosh Iyer said that India will be the only country to manufacture the GLS Maybach outside the United States. The localisation efforts are expected to reduce the vehicle's price by approximately Rs 40 lakh, bringing it down to nearly Rs 2.75 crore. Iyer did not provide details about the planned investment at the Chakan plant in Pune.
Due to local manufacturing, the prices of the Mercedes-Maybach GLS will now start at Rs 2.75 crore (ex-showroom). This is a significan...