Car Sales Report For April 2020: MG Motor India Registers 0 Units Of Domestic Sales

MG Motor India has announced that the company has registered 0 units of sales in the month of April 2020. This is mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, which has been in effect in India since the 24th of March 2020.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

Due to the nationwide lockdown, all operations such as production, sales and service have been shut down since the last week of March 2020. MG Motor has stated that partial operations have resumed at its Halol plant in Gujarat, since the last week of April 2020.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

The company is now working on the local supply-chain support. MG Motor India hopes to rapidly scale-up production in the month of May. However, the company will be working as per new norms, which includes sanitisation and social distancing.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

MG Motor India stated that currently, their prime focus is on the health and well-being of its entire workforce. The company will be providing training to follow all safety measures for its entire workforce, including its dealer employees and new SOP.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

MG Motor India currently sells two products in the Indian market, the Hector and the ZS EV. During the month of March 2020, the company registered 1,1512 units of sales. Of the total, 1,402 units of sales came from the Hector while the remaining 116 units were from the ZS EV.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

The MG Hector was launched in India, sometime in mid-2019. The SUV has done well in the Indian market and has received an overwhelming response. The company has been registering an average sales of close to 2000 units of the Hector since its launch.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

The second product from the brand is the ZS EV. The electric SUV was introduced in the Indian market in January 2020 and offers a host of features and connected technology, while also offering an efficient electric powertrain with a good driving range as well.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

MG Motor is now working on introducing its third product in the Indian market, the Hector Plus. The MG Hector Plus is essentially a seven-seater version of the current SUV on sale.

MG Motor India has confirmed that even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the company plans to go ahead with its launch plans.

Apart from the MG Hector Plus, the company has also scheduled the introduction of the Gloster for India, sometime during the 2020 festive season.

MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020: Company Registers 0 Units Of Sales, Focusses On Support Towards Fight Against COVID-19

Thoughts About MG Motor India Sales Report For April 2020

MG Motor India similar to many other vehicle manufacturers have registered 0 units of sales in the market, during the month of April 2020. Although production has slowly started to resume in the auto industry, we expect the sales to be low in the next couple of months as well.

Article Published On: Saturday, May 2, 2020, 16:08 [IST]
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