New Delhi: MG Motor India expects a significant volume of the upcoming Arter SUV and increases its production at the Halol factory at the end of the quarter to 7,000 units, a top company official said.
The launch and price revealed expected in mid-October, Astor would land in a very competitive C segment – dominated by people like Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos.
“Astor began to achieve our dealers and response to Astor had been strong.
At present, our facilities in Halol stirring around 50,000 vehicles every year.
We aim to increase to 85,000 units at the end of the next quarter (Q3 FY22),” said Gaurav Gupta, COO, MG Motor India.
Without commenting on further plant expansion, Gupta added that we try to optimize our resources and improve before investing in newer facilities.
The Halol factory in Gujarat has a capacity of producing 1,00,000 units every year.
Astor, the ZS version is seized that the SAIC-supported MG is sold globally, will be offered in only gasoline options.
Powertrain options include 1.3 liter turbo gasoline mated to machine 6at and 1.5 liters of aspiral with an 8CVT option or manual transmission.
The company is sure to install a strong show even though it doesn’t have a diesel option.
Gupta said, “From the autonomous feature Level-2 to AI-powered assistant, Astor has many factors that distinguish from rivals.
The Diesel Market will shrink as a government plan to make RTEMS (real-time emission monitoring system) compulsory post-2023.
In a few years Lastly, demand for diesel has been reduced to 50% of 70% in Segment SUV C.
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