Speaking at SIAM’s 2026 annual convention, Mercedes‑Benz CEO Ola Kallenius described India as a technology and production hub and confirmed plans for multiple new model launches and local industrialisation.
Mercedes‑Benz views India as a growth market and technology hub and plans several new model launches in the coming years.
CEO Ola Kallenius said the company will ‘industrialise accordingly’, signalling more local production and supply‑chain activity.
Kallenius compared India’s capabilities to Germany’s, listing talent, technology ecosystem and a growing production supply base as strengths.
Mercedes-Benz plans to launch many more models in India, CEO Ola Kallenius says Kallenius compared India with Germany, saying both offer the capabilities needed for a global technology-oriented OEM to thrive By PTI Updated. Addressing the Annual Convention 2026 of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) here virtually, he said, "Mercedes is a well-established brand in India. He described India as a major source of creativity and creation, talent, intelligence, competence, technological ecosystem, as well as a growing production supply ecosystem.
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Mercedes-Benz plans more model launches in India: CEO Ola Kallenius. We're going to launch many more models in the next few years to come". Indian market, adding, "we will industrialise accordingly".
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