German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India would now be making its electric SUV, EQS SUV 580, in India, which will be the only market outside the US to produce this seven seater car as the company sees local demand for electric vehicles.
This is not the first EV that Mercedes would be making in India though. It has been making the EQS sedan here for the last 18 months, and has sold 500 units of the car.
The EQS SUV 580 is currently not available in India. The car with a 122 kwh battery and 809 km range (in single charge) would be priced at Rs 1.4 crore.
Santosh Iyer, MD and CEO of Mercedes Benz India, said the company felt that having an entire portfolio — sedan and SUV — of the EQS range would help boost sales and offer a more holistic option to the customer.
Iyer added that the EQS SUV is the third luxury EV launched by the company this year.
“Mercedes-Benz is deeply committed to the Indian market with an additional investment of Rs 200 crores in 2024 towards manufacturing operations, new product start-ups and digitisation of manufacturing processes. The localisation of the EQS SUV manifests our local competencies, creates value for Indian customers and supports the government’s vision of ‘Make in India’,” he added.
This takes Mercedes’ cumulative investment in India in manufacturing capacity to Rs 3000 crore.
German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India would now be making its electric SUV, EQS SUV 580, in India, which will be the only market outside the US to produce this seven seater car as the company sees local demand for electric vehicles.
This is not the first EV that Mercedes would be making in India though. It has been making the EQS sedan here for the last 18 months, and has sold 500 units of the car.
The EQS SUV 580 is currently not available in India. The car with a 122 kwh battery and 809 km range (in single charge) would be priced at Rs 1.4 crore.
