Snapshot of the Indian luxury car market
The official Aston Martin dealership with Performance Cars, a division of Infinity Cars Pvt. Ltd., stands at the junction of the ultra-posh Peddar and Altamount roads, with a first-of-its-kind, air-conditioned workshop and after-sales facility in nearby Worli.
Aston Martin India customers can view and test-drive the V8 Vantage Coupe, V8 Vantage Roadster, V12 Vantage, DB9 Coupe, DB9 Volante, DBS Coupe, DBS Volante and the four-door sports car, Rapide.
We're told the recently-launched V8 Vantage S and the new Virage models will follow shortly.
Price tag? Between Rs 1.35 and Rs 2.75 crores.
Indian luxury car market snapshot
Ferrari, Maserati and Bugatti will also open showrooms in India within the next few months.
The Italians will launch road Ferrari models California, 458 Italia, 599 GTB Fiorano and the latest model, FF, starting at Rs 2.2 crores.
Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Porsche, Jaguar, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, are already in the Indian market, which is estimated at around 15,000 units per annum, according to The Telegraph.
“In the next 10 years, India’s luxury car market is expected to grow 10 times to up to 1.5 lakh units ... we will certainly enjoy 35-40 percent of the market by then,” Andreas Schaaf, president of BMW India, told the newspaper.
The German auto manufacturer reported its highest monthly sales in India, clocking 1,027 units in March from 605 units in the corresponding period a year ago, an increase of 69.75 per cent.
Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz India reported an 89.32 per cent rise in sales for March at 833 units. Audi saw its sales climbing over three-fold to 681 units.
And that's only India in first gear.
