MG Motor India to launch new electric crossover in 2022

MG Motor India announced that the new electric crossover will be an affordable offering which will target the mass market segment consisting of the Tata Tigor EV, and the Tata Nexon EV, at present.

MG Motor India will drive an electric vehicle priced between Rs 10-15 lakh by the end of the next fiscal to rev up its play in the country's electric mobility space. The company which currently sells the MG ZS EV will launch an electric crossover vehicle based on a global platform but customized for the Indian market as its next new product. MG Motor India also announced that the new electric crossover from the company will be an affordable offering that will target the mass market segment consisting of the Tata Tigor EV, and the Tata Nexon EV at present.

Rajeev Chaba, President & MD, MG Motor India said, “Our next product after SUV Astor, we have been thinking about an EV and now we have been very encouraged by the absolute clarity from the government that EV is the way to go. It is actually a kind of a crossover and this is going to be based on a global platform that we are going to develop and this will be an EV for the mass market of all the emerging markets, including India. We will customize this car for the range and the Indian regulations and customer taste. It will be specially tailored for India. We will start working on it right now.”