MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

MG Motor India today announced that the company has achieved the 1 lakh cumulative sales milestone in the country. Speaking about MG Motor, the Chinese-owned British automaker made its debut in India three years ago with its MG Hector SUV.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

At present, there are five products under MG Motor India's product portfolio - MG Hector, MG Hector Plus, MG Astor, MG ZS EV, and MG Gloster. Moreover, MG Motor India currently has one manufacturing plant in India.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

This state-of-the-art production facility is located in Halol, Gujarat with an annual production facility of 80,000 vehicles with almost 2,500 workers.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

Moreover, the company claims that it has successfully integrated 37 per cent women employees to its workforce and aims to achieve 50 per cent women workforce by December 2023.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

Recently, MG Motor India also introduced the updated version of the MG ZS EV in India. However, the bookings for the EV have been closed as the 2022 MG ZS EV got sold out for 2022.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

As per MG Motor India's claims, the owners of MG ZS EV have successfully saved approximately 70 Lakh kilograms of carbon dioxide by opting to drive the MG ZS EV instead of other conventionally powered vehicles.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

To put 70 Lakh kilograms of carbon dioxide into understandable perspective, it is almost equivalent to planting 42,000 trees.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

In addition to that, MG Motor India recently hiked the prices of its SUVs in India and the Chinese-owned British automaker also temporarily halted the bookings for the base variants of the newly launched MG Astor SUV.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

Speaking about MG Astor, the SUV is the latest product from the Chinese-owned British automaker and rivals the likes of other C-segment SUVs such as Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun and many more.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

In terms of features, the MG Astor is one of the most feature-loaded SUVs in the country with the inclusion of features such as LED projector headlights, LED DRLs, a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment screen, shark fin antenna, height-adjustable driver seat, rear AC vents, electrically operated ORVMs, 3 steering modes, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster,

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

keyless entry, power windows, follow me home headlamps, chrome-tipped tailpipes, chrome window lines, leather layered dashboard, tilt-adjustable steering, a panoramic sunroof, rear armrest, 60-40 split rear seat, Air Purifier with PM 2.5 filter and many more.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

In addition to all the above features, the newly launched MG Astor SUV also comes packed with features such as an AI personal assistant, a 360-degree surround-view camera, 6-way power-adjustable driver's seat, electronic parking brake, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System), Blind Spot Monitor, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, collision warning, driver alert, adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert, and many more.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

In terms of powertrain, the MG Astor comes with two engine options. The base engine is a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine with 108.5bhp and 144Nm of torque. On the other hand, the more powerful engine is a turbocharged 1.3-litre petrol engine with 138bhp and 220Nm of torque.

MG Motor India Achieves 1 Lakh Cumulative Sales Milestone

Thoughts About MG Motor India

MG Motor is one of the fastest-growing automobile brands in the country and the latest sales milestone is a testament to the brand's growing customer base in India.

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Article Published On: Monday, May 9, 2022, 19:27 [IST]
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