Between its three internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles — Hector, Astor and Gloster, and three EV models — ZS, Comet and Windsor, the company sold a total of 60,000 vehicles in 2024.
The company is offering a first-of-its-kind lifetime battery warranty to the first owner of MG Windsor.
JSW MG will also be launching 'MG Select', a new sales outlet for its premium offerings, it said. ‘MG Select’ will offer a wide range of vehicles, primarily EVs, as well as hybrids, the company said.
Use of electric vehicles (EVs) has grown rapidly in recent years to account for 2% of India's annual sales of 4.2 million cars, but sales growth is now faltering, which analysts blame on high prices and lack of charging facilities
In the run-up to the listing, Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group will increase its stake in JSW MG Motor India from 35 percent to up to 51 percent at regular intervals
The company had dispatched 5,006 units to dealers in May 2023.
The partnership will focus on providing sustainable mobility solutions to riders and will also work towards establishing a robust EV charging infrastructure in the country, MG Motor India said in a statement.
As part of the collaboration, the automaker has signed an MoU with two Epsilon Group subsidiaries - Power EV for charging solutions, and LICO for battery recycling and second-life expertise.
With JSW Group coming in as an investor and becoming a joint venture partner with China's SAIC, last month the company announced plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore and had set a target of selling one million units of passenger electric vehicles in India by 2030 when the total market is expected to be 10 million units annually.
Adani TotalEnergies E-Mobility Limited will set up CC2 60 kW DC chargers at upcoming MG dealerships to bolster the charging network and enhance customer accessibility
As part of the deal, JSW Ventures, a unit of JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd,will buy an aggregate 35% stake in MG Motor India for a total of 35.77 billion Indian rupee ($429.4 million).
JSW Group and other Indian shareholders have invested Rs 5,000 crore in the JV to enhance capacity expansion and introduction of new car models. Production capacity of MG Motor's Halol facility will be increased to 3 lakh vehicles annually from the current capacity of 1 lakh vehicles.
The partnership with JSW will help raise MG Motor's annual production capacity from 100,000 to 300,000 units, the companies said in a statement.
Against the backdrop of heightened tensions, there has been tighter scrutiny of investments from the neighbouring country.
The government ordered an investigation on Hero MotoCorp in June 2023 to probe an alleged violation of corporate governance norms and fund diversion.
In December 2023, the company's retail sales were 4,400 units, up 13 per cent from the year-ago month, MG Motor India said in a statement.
According to the agreement, JSW will hold 35 percent in the Indian JV operations. SAIC will continue supporting the joint venture with advanced technology and products to deliver extraordinary mobility solutions with an unwavering focus on the Indian consumer.
In January this year, it was reported that the conglomerate had been considering a foray into the manufacturing of electric vehicles.
While the Hinduja group has denied any interest in acquiring a stake in MG, the Jindal group and M&M have refused to comment, keeping speculations alive.
"This order of ZS EV SUVs not only demonstrates BluSmart's confidence in our commitment to electric mobility but also reflects our shared vision of creating a robust EV ecosystem in India," MG Motor India Deputy Managing Director Gaurav Gupta said in a statement.
Under the collaboration, Lohum will reuse end-of-first-life batteries of MG electric vehicles to build 2nd-life Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for a wide variety of clean energy applications in domestic urban and rural markets.
MG Motor India in a statement said it remains optimistic about growth and meeting the rising customer demand through various ongoing and planned production and operational initiatives.
MG Motor, a British brand currently owned by China's largest automaker SAIC Motor Corp, aims to utilise the capital to set up a new plant and introduce new models in the Indian market.
The e-car can be purchased from May 15, 12 noon via both offline and online mediums. While the pre-registrations have already begun, its deliveries will commence on May 22 in a phased manner.
The company had posted retail sales of 2,008 units in April 2022.