Bentley has formally kicked off a brand new chapter in India with the opening of two brand-new showrooms in Mumbai, the nation’s monetary capital on the west coast, and Bengaluru, the nation’s tech hub within the south. For the status model, this transfer represents a reconnection with a market that has admired British automotive craftsmanship for over a century, now making Bentley’s full vary of ultra-luxury efficiency fashions out there.
The Mumbai showroom is located inside The Galleria on the iconic Trident Lodge, simply off Marine Drive, whereas Bengaluru’s facility is housed contained in the Indraprastha Invictus advanced, upscale places in each cities that intently observe Bentley’s international retail design language. The in depth vary of accessible hand-crafted supplies on supply and digital configurators will enable consumers to personalize each element of the automobile, assisted by a devoted gross sales and aftersales specialists skilled to Bentley’s worldwide requirements.
“India is without doubt one of the fastest-growing luxurious automobile markets on the planet, providing a perfect atmosphere for Bentley – a model whose mixture of efficiency and innovation makes it the right match for its luxurious section.” – Richard Leopold, Regional Director, EMEA at Bentley Motors.
The objective is to create a boutique possession expertise the place every little thing from commissioning to servicing displays the identical precision and care that goes into each Bentley constructed again in Crewe, England. The lineup now out there contains the Bentayga, Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase, Flying Spur, Continental GT, and Continental GT Convertible.
This enlargement, nevertheless, isn’t Bentley’s first brush with India because the model’s connection to the nation stretches again to the times of the Maharajas, a lot of whom truly owned bespoke Bentleys and Rolls-Royces that had been custom-built for royal households. In the course of the pre-independence period (earlier than 1947), Bentleys had been symbols of standing and energy, usually seen alongside different status British marques in palace garages.
Quick ahead to newer occasions, and Bentley entered the Indian market in 2003 by way of non-public importers. These early operations made fashions just like the Continental GT, Flying Spur, and Mulsanne out there to India’s elite. Nevertheless, the operations lacked a totally structured retail community. Moreover, India’s excessive import duties (usually exceeding 100% on absolutely constructed luxurious vehicles) made Bentley possession exceptionally costly. That, mixed with advanced homologation and certification necessities, discouraged enlargement past a distinct segment presence. That’s what has modified now.
The 2025 relaunch marks Bentley’s first factory-backed retail and aftersales presence in contineIndia, supported by Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Personal Restricted (SAVWIPL) which has had a presence within the nation since 2001, Infinity Automobiles Personal Restricted, and Kun Premium Automobiles Personal Restricted. Moreover Bentley, the VW Group has a fairly substantial presence in India, promoting a number of manufacturers together with efficiency marques like Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini. It additionally manufactures and exports Skoda and Volkswagen vehicles.
India’s deep cultural ties to the UK and its fast-growing luxurious section make it a pure dwelling for Bentley. Model Director Abbey Thomas added that luxurious is as a lot in regards to the expertise as it’s in regards to the automobile and these new showrooms ship precisely that. For India’s prosperous, Bentley’s return is about heritage coming full circle, as soon as once more giving a brand new technology of consumers entry to bespoke builds and high-end cars.
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