Mercedes launches refreshed E-Class, price starts at Rs 48.60 lakh

New Delhi: German luxury carmaker Mercedes- Benz Wednesday launched a refreshed version of its E-Class sedan in India, priced between Rs 48.60 lakh and Rs 60.61 lakh (ex-showroom Pune), to mark 20 years of production of the model in the country.

The company has sold over 32,000 units of the E-Class since the beginning of its production in India in 1995.

Christened as the Edition E, the luxury sedan marks 20 years of the start of production of the E-Class, which has the unique distinction of being the first luxury car to be 'Made in India', Mercedes-Benz said in a statement.

"The launch of the Edition E strongly underlines our strategy of periodically refreshing our existing best-selling products, enabling to win customer confidence and offer them value driven products," Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO Roland Folger said.

The E-Class which was the first luxury sedan to be produced by Mercedes-Benz for the Indian market, also kick started the company's journey in country, he added.

The E 200 Edition E is priced at Rs 48.60 lakh, the E 250 CDI Edition E at Rs 50.76 lakh and the E 350 CDI Edition E at Rs 60.61 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom Pune).