MG Motor is set to launch its second car and the first electric vehicle - MG ZS EV - in India this month
The ZS EV can be booked for Rs 50,000 on mgmotor.co.in and select showrooms across - New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the company said in a statement
The carmaker has so far sold nearly 13,000 units of its internet SUV, MG Hector
'Direction from the government is very clear that EV is the future', said MG Motor India President
MG Motor India currently has over 150 centres across India and aims to further strengthen its network count to 250 centres by March 2020
The partnership will allow end-of-life ZS EV batteries to be recycled, thus ensuring greater peace of mind to MG customers about their ecological footprint
'Will be looking to introduce more EVs in the market to cater to multiple sub-groups,' says Gaurav Gupta, MG Motors
MG Motor unveiled a first of its kind digital showroom to provide visual immersive experience of vehicles to customers
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The model will be pitted against the Hyundai Kona in India
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With increased production, MG Motor will take a decision on re-opening bookings of the Hector later this year.
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MG Motor India, a wholly-owned arm of China's SAIC Motor Corp Wednesday said it will launch a sports utility vehicle, Hector in the middle of this year to kick off its journey in the country. The MG Hector will go in to production in the second quarter of 2019 at the company's manufacturing facility at Halol, Gujarat, MG Motor India said in a statement. "With over 75 per cent localisation levels to begin with, the company aims to enter the growing premium sports utility vehicle (SUV) segment with a best-in-class offering that sets a new benchmark in its segment," it added. Commenting on the upcoming product, MG Motor India President & Managing Director Rajeev Chaba said, "based on the company's global platform, the Hector has been heavily re-engineered to enrich product attributes and suit the evolving preferences of the customers and Indian road conditions." With 100 sales and service touch points in place by May 2019, he said, "we are confident that we will be able to exceed the
The company is looking at around 300 customer touch points going forward