Mercedes-Benz collaborates with SBI

Mercedes-Benz collaborates with SBI;
reaches out to new set of HNI customers

A unique retail-marketing tie-up to leverage SBI’s unmatched reach of potential HNI customers, for Mercedes-Benz’s attractive product offerings

·         Mercedes-Benz India partners with the India’s Largest Bank to expand its customer base and create unique promotions for SBI’s HNI customers

·         SBI HNI customers in all the 17 Circles pan India, will have access to the collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, enhancing the reach and increase market penetration

·         SBI HNI customers who are potential Mercedes-Benz owners can avail online and offline benefits from the bank during the purchase of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle.

·         Special Benefit for customers: SBI will offer attractive interest rate for a loan of tenure 2-5 years and benefits on the Processing Fees

 

·         The SBI Customers can use YONO platform for online booking of Mercedes-Benz cars with additional benefits till December 31, 2020

·         This is the first-of-its kind collaboration between both the iconic brands

 

India’s largest luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz in a first-of-its kind collaboration, has partnered with India’s Largest Bank, State Bank of India, to offer attractive financial benefits, on owning a Mercedes-Benz. The collaboration will give Mercedes-Benz access to the unparalleled market penetration of SBI’s HNI customer base, while the bank’s customers will enjoy exclusive benefits while booking a marque luxury product like Mercedes-Benz.

The collaboration guarantees a host of financial benefits including an attractive rate of interest, additional benefits worth INR 25,000 exclusively for YONO customers who book a Mercedes-Benz vehicle through its Icon displayed on SBI’s digital platform YONO.

Commenting on the partnership, Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, “Mercedes-Benz has been constantly exploring new avenues to reach out to potential customer base and this is the first time we are collaborating with any bank. The collaboration with SBI gives us an exciting opportunity to expand our customer base and reach out to the potential HNI customers of the bank with our products and services. We are confident the customers of India’s Largest Bank will be highly excited with the seamless online journey we have created through our e-commerce portal, and avail subsequent benefits from this collaboration.”

 

C S Setty, Managing Director (Retail & Digital Banking), SBI said, “We are glad to be associated with Mercedes-Benz to offer a rewarding experience to our customers while owning their favourite Mercedes car. With attractive interest rates and customized benefits including a smart digital option of booking the Mercedes on YONO, we look forward to witness our HNI customers live through a unique journey of getting home the car synchronizing with their lifestyles. We at SBI are optimistic that our customers will make the most of this advantageous offering amid festive season.”

 

This is first time State Bank of India and Mercedes-Benz is collaborating to give the customers unique experiences of both the brands’ offerings. The State Bank of India auto loan team has geared up to cater to all the requirements to deliver best services to all Mercedes-Benz customers. The Customers will experience unique journey through Online and Offline offering of Mercedes-Benz. Customers can book Mercedes-Benz car online through YONO Online Marketplace and get in-principle sanction of Car Loan, if eligible.  

 All customers booking a Mercedes-Benz car online through YONO will get additional benefit of INR 25,000 at Mercedes Benz dealership. Customers need to produce online booking confirmation and SBI loan sanction letter at the dealership to avail of the benefits.

The retail-marketing tie up with State Bank of India is a unique initiative to generate enquiries as well as provide online booking facility coupled with attractive benefits through the bank’s extensive national penetration to reach potential customers. SBI and Mercedes-Benz will promote the partnership over online and offline channels, including across branches and dealerships in order to reach the maximum number of customers.

CLICK, BOOK & RELAX without

CLICK, BOOK & RELAX without stepping out!

Honda 2Wheelers launches Online Booking

Further strengthening contactless customer engagement in times of social distancing, Honda 2Wheelers India has today announced the launch of its digital, secure and convenient ‘Online Booking’ platform on its official website www.honda2wheelersindia.com.

Honda’s new online booking platform provides a quick, seamless and transparent booking experience for customers. Now customers can choose their favourite Honda 2Wheeler, select the variant, colour & Honda authorized dealer of their choice and complete their booking in 6 easy steps!

Emphasizing on enhancing digital engagement of customers with the brand, Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Director - Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Digitization is the key to connect with the contactless customer in this era of new normal. The Online booking platform on our official website maximizes customer convenience of booking their favourite Honda 2wheeler without stepping out. The entire vehicle selection and booking journey is secured and has been compressed into few simple clicks thus allowing customers to relax with peace of mind.”

Customer Journey for booking their favourite Honda 2Wheeler:

Customers can now visit Honda’s official website (www.honda2wheelersindia.com) and swiftly start their journey with their favourite wings by clicking simply on the ‘Book Now’ tab.

Next, the customer fills his personal information allowing system to share booking receipt later on their respective email id and mobile.

Thereon, the customer has to select category (motorcycle or scooter), model details (model name, colour and variant) and location (state, city). The intuitive system immediately shows the effective price of the model. Customer can select the dealership of their choice amongst the list of Honda authorized dealerships.

The system then gives customers an option to review and make changes, if any, in their booking. Post verification, customers can choose their preferred secured payment option between PayTm, credit cards, debit cards, net banking, UPI Bhim to pay online booking amount of Rs. 1,999. The booking amount is directly transferred to the respective dealer selected by the Customer.  

Once the payment is approved, customer receives a Unique Booking Number via mail & SMS. This reference number has to be shared for all future communication with the dealership.

Customer need not to worry in event of cancellation of booking. The full booking amount will be refunded to customers without deducting any transaction charges.