Quote:
Originally Posted by rubin2006  Sir politely i am very sorry but i am not talking about UK i am Talking about canada and america and yes Uk is expensive cause of different resons
(MSRP starting at $31,400 source merced benz canada) please check it and please see what i am writing before giving any suggestions and mind you sir its not C 200 K C230 a more power full model available at a more cheaper price i am holing a canadian PR so i know what are the prices in My country and i am an indian by birth so i know what is the difference of pricing in india and canada and Usa
And this for Usa Mercedes-Benz, Home of Mercedes-Benz Luxury Automobiles
30425 Usd and the car has many features which indian C Class does not have And one more thing if any body is looking for a more expensive C class then he can probably try Pakistan or african countries where duty is more and then tell me its more expensive there  |
You are completely right in mentioning the American and Canadian prices BUT it is not right to do so since Indian prices can only be comparitive to UK prices. It's a known fact that Northern America has the cheapest prices when talking of cars. BUT all german car manufacturers add a premium of about 2000 euros for RHD versions of their cars. I know this since checking the options list for the M5.
Also, just because the USA is cheapest doesn't mean we can compare the prices to them. ALL of the cars are incredibly cheap over there and have amazing levels of standard equipment, but that is only pertaining to them. The rest of the world still has to check a lot of options to get the fully loaded status. I mean even looking at the engines: in the US the 'base' S Class is the S550. While in the rest of the world its the S350. (USA S550L = $86,000 odd , UK S500L = 73815 GBP = $144,000). Again those are with the US version having a lot of standard stuff.
As to the last line, I am NOT trying to prove that MB India is a saint and providing cheaper cars etc. I am just trying to show that there isn't as bad of a premium as you would think. By comparing it to South Asian countries, I don't prove anything since pricing would most definitely be similar.
ADD: I am not sure about this or any hard facts BUT wouldn't a company be able to make a product cheaper in a country due to volumes sold? USA is the biggest market in the world today for premium cars. Wouldn't that realistically bring down costs of advertising, logistics etc. that would be quite a lot in niche markets like India with the volumes in just the low 2000's?