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BMW opens its first showroom in Kolkata
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LOCALCORRESPONDENT on 24 April, 2008 08:33:00
 
Kolkata: BMW India has opened its first showroom in the city following
increasing demand for its cars and announced plans to launch a dealership
providing sales, service, spares and systems to its clients. The 4,300 sq ft
showroom was inaugurated on Wednesday.
"Initially we will display five Beemer models. Plans are to make the entire
Beemer series - 3,5,6,7,X and M - available to the city soon. The attraction of
the showroom is the new M3 coupe model that was launched in January 2008. Now
Kolkata residents can get the car for Rs 7,420,000 from this showroom," BMW
India president Peter Kronschnabi told reporters.
"The market demand for BMW is increasing every year in India. In 2007, 1,387
cars were sold and this year the sales figure is expected to round up to 2,000.
We expect this showroom to sell around 100 cars a year," he said.
"Once this first Kolkata showroom starts rolling, we will think about launching
our 4S dealership (sales, service, spares and systems under one roof),"
Kronschnabi added.
BMW India began its operations in the country in 2006. (IANS)