MG’s first round of launches in India will include the Hector and the EZS, both arriving this year. Following these, the company will launch a 7-seat C-SUV and a conventional B-SUV, as per a new report from The Times of India.
The report suggests that the strategy of MG for its C-SUV is similar to that of Tata Motors. The company will first launch the 5-seat Hector, in the second quarter of this year (April-June 2019). Then, it will release a 7-seat version of it, and this more family-oriented version could have a different name, and perhaps a lengthier body. Tata Motors launched the Harrier last month and it will launch its 7-seat version with a different name at the end of the year.
It is worth noting that the MG Hector is just a reskinned Baojun 530, which is already available in a 7-seat version optionally in China, without dimensional changes. The fourth model planned for India, like the MG EZS, is also a B-SUV. The second B-SUV will employ petrol and/or diesel engine(s) and go up against the sub-4 metre Maruti Vitara Brezza or the premium Hyundai Creta - both of which are leaders in their respective segment. It could have a starting price of under INR 10 lakh.
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When MG launches its first model in India, the Hector, it will have over 100 sales outlets and services stations across 65 cities. The EZS, a Hyundai Kona Electric rival, will follow around October.
[Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com]
