German luxury car maker Porsche’s distribution in India has run into problems with its former partner Precision Cars India dragging the company to court opposing the appointment of Volkswagen Group Sales India as the sole importer.

While Porsche India has issued public notices stating that Volkswagen Group Sales India is the sole importer of Porsche vehicles and asking customers not to deal with any other entities, Precision Cars India (PCI) is contesting it saying Porsche’s act was a breach of contract.

When contacted, a spokesperson for PCI said: “Precision Cars India Pvt Ltd has initiated proceedings before jurisdiction forums against illegal and actions in breach of contract taken by the manufacturers.”

He declined to share details and comment further on the public notice by Porsche India, which specified three dealers in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Chandigarh as the only official Porsche dealerships in India, saying “the matter is subjudice”.

A spokesperson of Volkswagen Group India also said the VW group did not want to add anything more to the public notice.

“We request members of the public not to deal with any person(s)/entities apart from those expressly mentioned above (the three dealers) for sales or service relating to the Porsche brand vehicles in the Republic of India,” the public notice said.

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