Luxury car segment in India

Because a small car on the market, India was never a favorite destination for top automakers in the world. It's a different story today. The Great Indian automobile industry has shocked the world by becoming one of the fastest growing automotive industry in the world today.

Almost every luxury car maker has set up their base in India today, including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Bentley, Rolls Royce, and a few more are underway. In the past two calendar years 2009 and 2010, BMW came out on top because they sold the highest number of cars in the luxury segment in India.

BMW, Mercedes Benz and Audi are the three major German automakers, ruled that the stick in the luxury segment of the country today. All three models have about 8-10 in India to compete on price and performance.

BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Nissan Teana, the cheapest entry point for the carmaker. They are priced between Rs. 22 lakh and Rs. 35 lakh. At a higher level, we have the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes Benz, Jaguar XF, Volvo C70, Volvo S80 and Audi A6 are available between Rs. 35 lakh and Rs. 60 lakh.

In the premium segment of luxury cars, BMW 7-Series, Mercedes Benz S-Class, Audi A8 and Jaguar XFR and XKR with all these cars available for a price between Rs. 75 lakh and Rs. 1.2 crores.

The super-luxury segment, though powerful engine specs, and higher standards of luxury. In this segment we have, Bentley Continental, Rolls Royce Phantom and Ghost Rolls Royce, Mercedes Benz S-Class S63 AMG and S65 AMG, which is priced between Rs. 1.5 million to Rs. 4.5 crores.