BMW car sales in India to grow more than 100 per cent

17 December 2008

Luxury car maker BMW India Private Ltd is set to achieve over 100 per cent growth in car sales this year, Peter Kronschnabi, BMW India president, said.

BMW India aims to deliver 2,800 vehicles to customers in India in 2008 against 1,387 cars sold in 2007, he said at a function to inaugurate its showroom in Kochi.

''With Kochi we also get access to Kerala which is an important market for us,'' Kronschnabl said.

The showroom and workshop covers approximately 11500 square feet of space. The showroom is evolved on the signature-BMW concept of street display and the pavement flanking alongside as the customer area.

He said of the targeted sale of 2,800 units, BMW has so far delivered 2,703 cars (till November).

The company, which has around 12 dealers India-wide at present, plans to strengthen its dealer network by entering tier II markets of Ludhiana, Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur and Coimbatore by 2009-end, he said.