MG Motor launches SUV Hector in India

Gurugram: MG Motor India on Thursday launched its SUV Hector at an introductory price ranging between Rs 12.18-16.88 lakh with deliveries to start by first week of next month.

The Hector is the company's first model in India and will be followed by an electric SUV 'EZS' later this year.

Next year, the company will launch two new models in India. Hector comes with 1.4 litre turbocharged petrol and 2 litre diesel engine options. It also has 48volt hybrid option in the petrol variant.

Commenting on the launch, MG Motor India President and Managing Director Rajeev Chaba said the company has already received bookings of over 10,000 units since it opened on June 4.

"We have had a good response to the Hector going by the bookings with customers not even knowing the price," he added.

When asked about expectations from Hector considering it has been launched at a time when the automobile market in India is going through a slump, Chaba said, "our current production capacity is for 2,000 units a month initially.