Worli : the new auto-hub of Mumbai

GTO · 3rd April 2009, 19:38

Everybody seems to be setting up a presence there. I just saw the latest entrant - Mitsu's Montero parked prominently at Atria Mall.

Thus, within a 3 - 4 km radius, we have:

Mercedes (Auto Hangar Prabhadevi)
Audi (beautiful showroom bang across Atria mall)
Rolls Royce (Navnit Motors at Atria)
Tata Motors (official workshop at worli and company showroom at prabhadevi)
Fiat (Shaman at Prabhadevi)
Ford (Ditto)
Honda (Shaman at Prabhadevi)
Hyundai (next to Auto Hangar and another Hyundai Motor Plaza near Phoenix Mills)
Mahindra Renault (where Sah & Sanghi had their Bajaj showroom)
Maruti (Vitesse - best MUL dealer yet. And Sai Service in Phoenix Mills)
Mitsubishi (Atria Mall)
Skoda (Auto Bahn Prabhadevi)
Toyota (Shinrai ahead of Worli Naka)
VW (Opp Satyam Cinemas)
Chevrolet (National Garage, right after Haji Ali)

BMW is supposedly setting up a showroom at Worli as well. ACI reports Jaguar & Land Rover property as confirmed on the same road. And Porsche is just 3 - 4 kms ahead on Peddar Road.

With that, we've covered all the brands excepting for an odd Volvo. Worli & Prabhadevi are the new automotive hubs of Mumbai! Unsurprising since Worli can effectively cover South & Central Mumbai both.

mmmjgm · 3rd April 2009, 20:45

Hi GTO,

You forgot GM (Chevrolet) just down the road from Worli.

Reason here is that due to the relaxation in the Maharashtra model rent acts, most of the large format (large plate area) stores are now available on leave and license as against the older tenancy act tenants, additionally these are located in Worli and towards the north.

Most large format stores too are in this region due to redevelopment (Shinrai Toyota for eg. had recoverted their area which was earlier housing tenants - under the SRD scheme)

It's nearest to the customers located in South Bombay as well.

Cheers
M

lamborghini · 3rd April 2009, 20:59

I think more than anything, Worli is the hub of South Mumbai, just like Carters/Reclamation in Bandra is the hub in the western suburbs.
It isn't surprising that most of the auto dealers are located here as the area is quite centrally located, with lots of office goers passing by. Also, it has some good roads for test drives, quite smooth and that plus the expensive location makes it the ideal choice for high end auto showrooms.
I am waiting for the BMW showroom to open up though!

GTO, i would also like to add Hyundai Motor Plaza near Phoenix, a Mercedes Workshop is located there as well, plus another Maruti Dealership in Phoenix (Sai Service?)

Aditya · 3rd April 2009, 21:26

Add Jaguar to the list. Showroom's coming up at Ceejay House, opposite Atria Mall.
Mahindra-Renault have shifted to the place where Sah & Sanghi had their Bajaj showroom. They're no longer at Lucas - TVS. Fiat / Tata is no longer sold by Shaman. Feels good to stay at Prabhadevi.

swale84 · 3rd April 2009, 21:40

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Originally Posted by mmmjgm

Hi GTO,

You forgot GM (Chevrolet) just down the road from Worli.

M

Add to that Hyundai, in the same building as National Garage!

Since we've come as far as Pedder road (Porsche), you also have Mercedes (Sah and Sanghi) a little ahead on Hughes road, Mitsubishi/Hindustan Motors opposite it and M&M/Renault parallel to it on Marine Drive. (I've stretched this a bit too much haven't I?)

GTO- you missed Sai Service (Maruti) in Phoenix Mills itself.

navin · 3rd April 2009, 23:54

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Originally Posted by GTO

Fiat (Shaman at Prabhadevi)
Ford (Ditto)
Mahindra (next to Auto Hangar)

Fiat is with Tata
Mahindra has moved.

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Originally Posted by swale84

Add to that Hyundai, in the same building as National Garage!

dude that is haji ali

F50 · 4th April 2009, 00:44

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Originally Posted by swale84

Add to that Hyundai, in the same building as National Garage!

GTO- you missed Sai Service (Maruti) in Phoenix Mills itself.

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Originally Posted by navin

dude that is haji ali

Hyundai Motor Plaza has shifted to Lower Parel in place of Ichibaan Honda. And now is next door neighbour of Sai Service which is in Phoenix Mills.

I wonder what is coming at Arya Honda's original place? Next to VW President. I havnet been there in a long time.

Cyrus43 · 4th April 2009, 01:11

As of now, The Hyundai Motor Plaza area is empty and the Arya Honda Place is empty. My Suggestion: Ferrari and Maserrati and HMP's Place!!

magikrider · 4th April 2009, 01:15

as far as I know Hyundai has also moved from there. Hyundai motor plaza was right next to the GM showroom, which is bang opp. T.G. Pavillion ground and in between the famous Heera panna shopping centre and the Cadbury house. now that place is just empty at present. nothing there.

Porsche is also not on the Peddar road. it is a little ahead of Peddar road. at the Kemps corner junction. little ahead of Crosswords.

The Land Rover/Jaguar showroom which are coming up at Ceejay House, opp. Atria Mall, is supposed to be only the 3rd in the world for the super exclusive Jaguar. the other two being in Manhattan and London. also the Rolls Royce showroom, when opened, was the only one in the entire asia pacific region (or was it south asia region.. I remember reading something on this.. just cant remember exactly what it was for sure..)

The other reason all these brands coming to worli is because there is not much open space else where in south bombay except worli. and it also being at the end of south bombay and near bandra, the two most poshest places of mumbai, helps getting to the potential customers of such brands. and other plus point is that the worli area is pretty open and with big roads. sea-face also being near by, test drives are also easier. I remember test driving a Qualis on seaface, when it was newly launched. and also before buying my santro from Hyundai motor plaza (now closed) had test driven it on sea-face

the other such place is the new link road in andheri. there is skoda, maruti, mercedes benz, M & M-Logan, Hyundai and Volvo all lined up on single stretch. Honda exited from there last year (Ichiban Honda).

Haven't come accross a Bentley showroom ever. I suppose there is no exclusive Bentley dealership in mumbai just like Volvo which is sharing its dealer with Hyundai, Shreenath Motors, Andheri.

danlalan · 4th April 2009, 01:44

Our firm has been given a time frame of 60 days to complete the Jaguar / landrover showroom at worli cj house. So in all probabilities the showroom will be upand running by august.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...bai-worli.html

The bmw showroom also is up and running now.It stands right next to the Maruti showroom.

GTO · 4th April 2009, 13:48

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Originally Posted by mmmjgm

You forgot GM (Chevrolet) just down the road from Worli.

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Originally Posted by lamborghini

GTO, i would also like to add Hyundai Motor Plaza near Phoenix, a Mercedes Workshop is located there as well, plus another Maruti Dealership in Phoenix (Sai Service?)

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Originally Posted by Aditya

Mahindra-Renault have shifted to the place where Sah & Sanghi had their Bajaj showroom.

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GTO- you missed Sai Service (Maruti) in Phoenix Mills itself.

List has been suitably edited.

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Originally Posted by danlalan

Our firm has been given a time frame of 60 days to complete the Jaguar / landrover showroom at worli cj house. So in all probabilities the showroom will be upand running by august.

Holy sweet! Must be some experience. Any chance of work-in-progress pics?

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The bmw showroom also is up and running now.It stands right next to the Maruti showroom.

Where? Vitesse? Sah & Sanghi?

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Originally Posted by swale84

Add to that Hyundai, in the same building as National Garage!

They've shut down. I see an empty floor space there.

Dippy · 4th April 2009, 22:24

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Originally Posted by Cyrus43

As of now, The Hyundai Motor Plaza area is empty and the Arya Honda Place is empty. My Suggestion: Ferrari and Maserrati and HMP's Place!!

Ducati is coming in the place of HMP . Showroom should open soon.

@GTO: BMW is right next to Vitesse opposite Jewel of India. Its an awesome showroom with an M V8 engine on display at the reception itself.

Sahil · 5th April 2009, 13:19

With locations this close by, who needs a multi-car showroom ?

magikrider · 11th April 2009, 18:23

wow! so many exotic cars being available so close by. its amazing.

now only if the govt. changes its import policy a bit so the indian customers dont have to pay 2.5 times what people pay in the rest of the world. and also because of these duty laws, most premium brands charge even more then they should, taking undue advantage of the customers.

vnabhi · 11th April 2009, 18:32

Surprisingly, I saw none of those showrooms when I drove down to Mumbai in Dec, 2007. I had to visit an uncle at a flat near Siddhi Vinayak temple. Perhaps it was not in my route from Thane, or in my drive to Juhu thereafter.

3rd April 2009, 19:38	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,886 Thanked: 323,257 Times View My Garage	Worli : the new auto-hub of Mumbai Everybody seems to be setting up a presence there. I just saw the latest entrant - Mitsu's Montero parked prominently at Atria Mall. Thus, within a 3 - 4 km radius, we have: Mercedes (Auto Hangar Prabhadevi) Audi (beautiful showroom bang across Atria mall) Rolls Royce (Navnit Motors at Atria) Tata Motors (official workshop at worli and company showroom at prabhadevi) Fiat (Shaman at Prabhadevi) Ford (Ditto) Honda (Shaman at Prabhadevi) Hyundai (next to Auto Hangar and another Hyundai Motor Plaza near Phoenix Mills) Mahindra Renault (where Sah & Sanghi had their Bajaj showroom) Maruti (Vitesse - best MUL dealer yet. And Sai Service in Phoenix Mills) Mitsubishi (Atria Mall) Skoda (Auto Bahn Prabhadevi) Toyota (Shinrai ahead of Worli Naka) VW (Opp Satyam Cinemas) Chevrolet (National Garage, right after Haji Ali) BMW is supposedly setting up a showroom at Worli as well. ACI reports Jaguar & Land Rover property as confirmed on the same road. And Porsche is just 3 - 4 kms ahead on Peddar Road. With that, we've covered all the brands excepting for an odd Volvo. Worli & Prabhadevi are the new automotive hubs of Mumbai! Unsurprising since Worli can effectively cover South & Central Mumbai both. Last edited by GTO : 4th April 2009 at 13:42.
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3rd April 2009, 20:45	#2
mmmjgm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: BOM, PNQ, DXB Posts: 398 Thanked: 30 Times	Hi GTO, You forgot GM (Chevrolet) just down the road from Worli. Reason here is that due to the relaxation in the Maharashtra model rent acts, most of the large format (large plate area) stores are now available on leave and license as against the older tenancy act tenants, additionally these are located in Worli and towards the north. Most large format stores too are in this region due to redevelopment (Shinrai Toyota for eg. had recoverted their area which was earlier housing tenants - under the SRD scheme) It's nearest to the customers located in South Bombay as well. Cheers M
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3rd April 2009, 20:59	#3
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,165 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	I think more than anything, Worli is the hub of South Mumbai, just like Carters/Reclamation in Bandra is the hub in the western suburbs. It isn't surprising that most of the auto dealers are located here as the area is quite centrally located, with lots of office goers passing by. Also, it has some good roads for test drives, quite smooth and that plus the expensive location makes it the ideal choice for high end auto showrooms. I am waiting for the BMW showroom to open up though! GTO, i would also like to add Hyundai Motor Plaza near Phoenix, a Mercedes Workshop is located there as well, plus another Maruti Dealership in Phoenix (Sai Service?) Last edited by lamborghini : 3rd April 2009 at 21:01.
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3rd April 2009, 21:26	#4
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 20,206 Thanked: 87,060 Times View My Garage	Add Jaguar to the list. Showroom's coming up at Ceejay House, opposite Atria Mall. Mahindra-Renault have shifted to the place where Sah & Sanghi had their Bajaj showroom. They're no longer at Lucas - TVS. Fiat / Tata is no longer sold by Shaman. Feels good to stay at Prabhadevi. Last edited by Aditya : 3rd April 2009 at 21:27.
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4th April 2009, 01:11	#8
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	As of now, The Hyundai Motor Plaza area is empty and the Arya Honda Place is empty. My Suggestion: Ferrari and Maserrati and HMP's Place!!
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4th April 2009, 01:15	#9
magikrider BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MH-01 Posts: 523 Thanked: 126 Times	as far as I know Hyundai has also moved from there. Hyundai motor plaza was right next to the GM showroom, which is bang opp. T.G. Pavillion ground and in between the famous Heera panna shopping centre and the Cadbury house. now that place is just empty at present. nothing there. Porsche is also not on the Peddar road. it is a little ahead of Peddar road. at the Kemps corner junction. little ahead of Crosswords. The Land Rover/Jaguar showroom which are coming up at Ceejay House, opp. Atria Mall, is supposed to be only the 3rd in the world for the super exclusive Jaguar. the other two being in Manhattan and London. also the Rolls Royce showroom, when opened, was the only one in the entire asia pacific region (or was it south asia region.. I remember reading something on this.. just cant remember exactly what it was for sure..) The other reason all these brands coming to worli is because there is not much open space else where in south bombay except worli. and it also being at the end of south bombay and near bandra, the two most poshest places of mumbai, helps getting to the potential customers of such brands. and other plus point is that the worli area is pretty open and with big roads. sea-face also being near by, test drives are also easier. I remember test driving a Qualis on seaface, when it was newly launched. and also before buying my santro from Hyundai motor plaza (now closed) had test driven it on sea-face the other such place is the new link road in andheri. there is skoda, maruti, mercedes benz, M & M-Logan, Hyundai and Volvo all lined up on single stretch. Honda exited from there last year (Ichiban Honda). Haven't come accross a Bentley showroom ever. I suppose there is no exclusive Bentley dealership in mumbai just like Volvo which is sharing its dealer with Hyundai, Shreenath Motors, Andheri.
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4th April 2009, 01:44	#10
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,639 Thanked: 284 Times View My Garage	Our firm has been given a time frame of 60 days to complete the Jaguar / landrover showroom at worli cj house. So in all probabilities the showroom will be upand running by august. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...bai-worli.html The bmw showroom also is up and running now.It stands right next to the Maruti showroom. Last edited by danlalan : 4th April 2009 at 01:46.
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Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,360 Thanked: 8,091 Times	With locations this close by, who needs a multi-car showroom ?
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11th April 2009, 18:23	#14
magikrider BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MH-01 Posts: 523 Thanked: 126 Times	wow! so many exotic cars being available so close by. its amazing. now only if the govt. changes its import policy a bit so the indian customers dont have to pay 2.5 times what people pay in the rest of the world. and also because of these duty laws, most premium brands charge even more then they should, taking undue advantage of the customers.
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11th April 2009, 18:32	#15
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,999 Thanked: 2,429 Times View My Garage	Surprisingly, I saw none of those showrooms when I drove down to Mumbai in Dec, 2007. I had to visit an uncle at a flat near Siddhi Vinayak temple. Perhaps it was not in my route from Thane, or in my drive to Juhu thereafter.
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