Amid pandemic and border tensions, MG Motor outshines its rivals in India

Mumbai: During a difficult year for business, MG Motor India, the local subsidiary of China’s largest automaker SAIC, emerged as the leader in the premium sports utility vehicle segment as some of the more-established rivals struggled.MG Motor’s Hector was one of every two C-segment SUVs sold in the country in 2020, bettering Mahindra XUV 500, Jeep Compass and Tata Harrier. Almost 26,000 units of the Hector were sold in 2020.Sales of the only