1,00,000th Mercedes rolls off the production line in Chakan

Mercedes-Benz has rolled out the 1,00,000th car from its production line at Chakan near Pune. It took the company 23 years to achieve this milestone. The 1,00,000th car to be produced by the brand in India happened to be an E-Class. 

Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd. was founded in 1994. The W124 E-Class was the first model that was locally built at the Pimpri plant back in 1995. The 20,000th vehicle was built in 2008 followed by the 30,000th vehicle 2 years later. In 2014, the 50,000th car rolled out of the Chakan plant.

Mercedes-Benz currently offers a wide range of products in the luxury car segment. Its line up includes the CLA, C-Class, E-Class and S-Class sedans and SUVs like the GLA, GLC, GLE and GLS. Mercedes-Benz also offers high-performance models from its AMG line up in addition to the Mercedes-Maybach S 650 limousine. Mercedes' India plant is the only place in the world where the RHD version of the E-Class LWB is assembled and the only factory outside the European Union that builds the RHD version of the S-Class.