Pursuits
Mercedes Order By ‘Nothing Town’ Shows Rise of India’s Cities
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When a Mercedes-Benz salesman in Pune, India, got a call from an obscure city six hours away asking to buy 100 cars, he thought it was a joke.
The request came from Aurangabad, a community of 2 million people best known for its caves and cotton. The city doubled in size during the past decade after investments by Siemens AG, which built a factory for telecom equipment, and SABMiller Plc, which constructed a brewery.