MG Motor, owned by China’s biggest carmaker SAIC, is investing Rs 20 billion in the Gujarat plant it acquired from General Motors. The company is getting ready to launch its first product in the summer of 2019 and may take the total investment to Rs 50 billion to double capacity to 200,000 vehicles. Rajeev Chaba, president and managing director at MG Motor India, tells Ajay Modi despite the challenges in India the company may surprise everyone. Edited excerpts:
What are the challenges in making the GM plant ready?
The plant is old. We are renovating most of its facilities. We had to