When luxury carmaker Bentley opened an outlet in Delhi in 2003, “people thought we’d close down within a year”, says Satya Prakash Bagla, director of Bentley New Delhi.
Bentley does not disclose sales figures in India but since opening, the total sold is well into the double digits. Mr Bagla said sales have been so encouraging that Bentley is considering opening an outlet in Mumbai next year, despite a price tag of about $430,000 per car in India, which includes hefty import taxes of 114 per cent.
