Mercedes-Benz Indonesia is targeting 1200 sales E Class sedan in 2009

Mercedes-Benz Indonesia is targeting 1200 sales E Class sedan in 2009.

"The target of 1200 Class E sold this year, that number is included for a taxi," said President of Mercedes Benz India Rudi Borgenheimer, the handover to the Class E Blue Bird Group in Jakarta on Wednesday.

According to him, premium sedan models Class E alone sold 600 units in 2008 ago. Calculation in 2009 that the total German car sales this will increase about three percent.

Car with a selling price of Rp743 million (off the road) is, according to him, still use raw materials from abroad, but perakitannya made in Indonesia.

With the cooperation with the Blue Bird Group believes it is able to push up sales, and strengthen the "brand image" (brand image) Mercedes-Benz as a premium provider of taxis in Indonesia.

"We will only serve to Silver Bird's Blue Bird Group," said Rudi.

Previous Mercedes Benz is working with the taxi company to rejuvenescence Silver Bird taxi with a C Class sedan series.

At the same time the work is 400 units of E-200 sedan will be distributed to Silver Bird. "Every month we will send 50 units of E Class in the Blue Bird Group."

President Director of Blue Bird Group, Purnomo Prawiro own Silver Bird said that the new will be launched on 17 June at City Hall by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo.

The addition of 400 units at once rejuvenescence Silver Bird with the E Class is part of the company's plan to increase the amount of premium taxi fleet which currently reaches 700 new units.

"We will add up to 1200 units. The Governor has to give permission to add 500 units of premium taxis," said Purnomo.

He said the addition of 500 taxi permits to increase the percentage of premium Blue Bird Taxi Group to 8 percent