Luxury car segments too cheer the auto sales numbers

Just as the Auto sales numbers for January have shown a very healthy growth ranging from 30% to 139%, the numbers form the luxury car segment has complemented to the momentum.

The number from BMW, VW, Volvo, Nissan, Land rover & Jaguar are yet to come for January 2010. In Calendar year 2009 BMW took over Mercedes as market leader with sales of 3619 cars against Mercedes sales of 3247 units.

The Indian luxury car that is growing at an aggressive 30% has primarily the business, trade, celebrities and executives of the popular service sector. The primary driving community that is visible on the road is the young kids of rich dads belonging to business, real estate, builders and traders that matches with the surveys done by the OEMs about the reduced age group are their buyers.

	2010	2009
Mercedes
sales	403	82
Audi
sales	306	109

picture - BMW 3 series