Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) and MG Motor India on Sunday said they are facing challenges in terms of component supply from coronavirus hit-China. M&M has reported a 42 per cent decline in total sales at 32,476 units in February. "...because of the unforeseeable challenges on the parts-supply from China, our BS VI ramp-up has been affected," Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales and Marketing, Automotive Division, M&M Ltd said in a statement. This has resulted in high de-growth in billing volume for February and dealer inventory is now under 10 days, he said. "Going into March, we anticipate the challenge on parts-supply to continue for another few weeks, before we get back to normalcy," he added. Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd said the outbreak of Covid-19 in China and a recent fire incident at one of its strategic vendors affected the vehicle production and wholesale volumes. MG Motor India too reported lower retail ...
Hopes to launch full-size SUV MG Gloster by Diwali 2020, and have four products in the market in one-and-a-half years of its operations in India
HECTOR PLUS is designed to build on the success of HECTOR and has a more premium look and customisable seating configuration, along with revamped interiors and exteriors.
The company's current manufacturing facility in Halol (Gujarat), which it bought from General Motors, can roll out a maximum of one lakh units per annum
On the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Gupta said,"We expect significant disruption in supply chain from European and Chinese/Asian suppliers"
Right now the company is producing around 3,000 units of the Hector from its Halol plant.
This number is more than the total number (1,071) of electric cars sold in India in calendar year 2019. MG has stopped registrations for the ZS and will cater to 2,409 of the total bookings
Another Chinese player which will be also present for the first time is MG Motors which will bring in their entire range of automobiles in the Expo.
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
Market leader Maruti Suzuki India said the sales during the day were good, but did not share exact numbers
The model will be pitted against the Hyundai Kona in India
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