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JSW MG Motor India today gave the first glimpse of its futuristic roadster MG Cyberster that combines the classic MG heritage with modern performance, as part of its luxury MG Select brand launch

JSW MG was the second largest electric car company in India in October, with its three models selling 4,878 units. Tata Motors was just a shade ahead with 5,067 units sold of its six models

JSW MG Motor India on Friday announced a collaboration with Vision Mechatronics for repurposing used electric vehicle batteries with a homegrown battery management system for second-life usage in large-scale energy storage. The project with Vision Mechatronics, a technology company in the field of second-life batteries, will initially focus on a UPS backup solution and the first product has been deployed for an industrial facility in Pune to demonstrate the versatility and effectiveness of second-life EV batteries. Under the collaboration, JSW MG Motor India will provide EV batteries that are no longer roadworthy, to Vision Mechatronics which in turn will repurpose it into a second-life large-scale energy storage application. "With Vision Mechatronics we have done a 36 kilowatt UPS, which is going to be for industrial application...This one is using the cells of a battery which is not being used as such in the cars. It's perfect in terms of repurposing of the battery and so this als

The collaboration aims to make EVs more accessible by allowing customers to rent batteries at a minimal usage-based cost, reducing overall running costs compared to traditional ICE vehicles

The first luxury car will be launched in the first quarter of 2025, and the company plans to open 12 MG Select showrooms

JSW MG Motor India will enter the 'accessible luxury' segment with plans to introduce four new energy vehicles in the next two years for which it is setting up a new retail channel brand, 'MG Select', according to company Chief Growth Officer, Gaurav Gupta. The company plans to set up exclusive experience centres in 12 cities across India in the first year. "With MG Select we will be bringing in four new products over the next two years to begin with," Gupta told PTI here. "We will be bringing in fresh, new platforms and products and these will be across the new energy vehicles (NEV) platform. So, it will have plug-in hybrids, hybrids and electric vehicles," said Gupta, however, he clarified that MG Select is not purely an EV channel. "The MG Select channel is for 'premium entry' of MG Motor India. It will bring in accessible luxury products for the new age customer of today," he added. At present the entry luxury car segment in India is at a price range of around Rs 45 lakh with

Parth Jindal, Director, JSW MG Motor India, indicated the company is not satisfied with being a small player in India and has introduced this pricing model, and other benefits, to disrupt the electric

It did not mention the United States, but added that sister brand IM, a luxury electric-vehicle line, also plans to enter the Mexican market

While JSW MG Motor remains optimistic, electric car sales in India have declined over the past three months

MG currently sells five models in India -- Hector, Gloster, Astor, Comet and ZS. The first three are internal combustion engine-run cars while the last two are electric cars

MG Motor India on Thursday said it has partnered with the Epsilon Group for EV charging solutions and battery recycling. As part of the collaboration, the automaker has signed an MoU with two Epsilon Group subsidiaries - Power EV, for charging solutions and LICO, for battery recycling and second-life expertise. As per the agreement, Power EV will provide Custom Charging technology to develop AC and DC charging solutions for charging solutions for MG's EVs. Through active involvement in the MG charge initiative deploying 1,000 charging points in 1,000 days within residential communities and apartments across India Power EV aims to bolster the existing public charging network by expanding the availability of AC chargers and introducing high-capacity DC charging options, MG Motor India said in a statement. LICO will assist MG Motor India in its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations by providing comprehensive battery recycling and certification services, it added. "Our

MG Motor India is driving towards tier III and IV cities of the country with plans to establish 100 new touchpoints by the end of the ongoing fiscal year as part of its strategy to fuel the next phase of growth, a senior company official said on Wednesday. With JSW Group coming in as an investor and becoming a joint venture partner with China's SAIC, last month the company announced plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore and had set a target of selling one million units of passenger electric vehicles in India by 2030 when the total market is expected to be 10 million units annually. The company is targeting 520 sales and service touchpoints overall in 270 cities by the end of 2024-25. "There is a very clear roadmap...we have put in place which we are calling as MG 2.0, the next phase of growth for MG Motor India," MG Motor India Chief Commercial Officer Satinder Singh Bajwa told PTI. As part of that, the company has set plans for enhancing production capacity and more model introduction go

A unit of a joint venture between Adani group and French energy giant TotalEnergies will set up EV charging stations at new MG dealerships to bolster the charing network, the company said on Monday. "Adani TotalEnergies E-Mobility Limited (ATEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL), and MG Motor India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the EV charging infrastructure in India," it said in a statement. In terms of MoU, ATEL will set up CC2 60 kW DC chargers at upcoming MG dealerships to bolster the charging network and enhance customer accessibility. "The partnership will also provide a comprehensive solution encompassing supply, installation, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of charging infrastructure. In addition, a digital platform will be launched to facilitate a seamless customer experience, covering discovery, user authentication, charging, and billing settlement through a dedicated mobile application," it said. Adani-Tota

The joint venture aims to sell one million units of passenger electric vehicles in India by 2030 when the total market is expected to be 10 million units annually

MG expects EV penetration in India to hit 4% in CY24

Automation, skilled talent requirements, along with active measures to improve gender representation drive female hiring in the automobile industry

Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday said it has granted approval to JSW Group's proposed acquisition of a stake in MG Motor India Pvt Ltd. MG Motor India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai-headquartered SAIC Motor. The deal is to be done through JSW Ventures Singapore Pte, a newly incorporated entity that is part of the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group. The proposed transaction relates to the acquisition of up to approximately 46 per cent of the share capital of the MG Motor India Pvt Ltd along with certain special rights by the JSW Ventures Singapore Pte, as per the notice submitted to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) by the entities. As per an update on CCI's website on Tuesday, the regulator has approved the proposed deal.

In November last year, the JSW Group had announced the acquisition of a 35 per cent stake in MG Motor India

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