German luxury car maker Volkswagen on Wednesday one of its dealers has delivered 150 units of its recently-launched 5-seater Virtus sedan in one day, which has earned the car a place in the India Book of Records.
The all-new Virtus was launched in the country on June 9 at an introductory price of Rs 11.21 lakh (ex-showroom).
The national record has been awarded to the company's dealer partner in Kerala, EVM Motors & Vehicles India, it said in a statement.
In Kerala alone, more than 200 cars have been delivered to customers by its dealers-- EVM Motors & Vehicles and Phoenix Cars Pvt Ltd under the mega delivery programme for the Virtus, Volkswagen.
"We are extremely elated to have the new Volkswagen Virtus create a national record at the 'India Book of Records', by being a single model sedan to be delivered in a day by a single dealership, said Ashish Gupta, Brand Director at Volkswagen Passenger Car India.
Virtus sedan is available across 152 dealerships in the country.