India, Oct. 7 -- The Indian arm of German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz recorded its best quarter in history with sales in the July-September quarter touching 5,119 units. Boosted in the last weeks of September by significant cuts in GST rates, which brought prices on some models down in excess of ' 10 lakh. The company said that over 2,500 vehicles were delivered during the nine days of the Navratri period.While the core portfolio for the carmaker contributed heavily to the growth, sales of the long-wheelbase E-Class recording a 47 percent growth year-on-year, sales of electric vehicles also climbed. EVs such as the EQS SUV now account for eight percent of Mercedes-Benz India sales.

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