This is India’s best-selling EV, sold 10,000 units in just 3 months; not Tata, Hyundai, or Mahindra, the car is made by…, its price is…
GH News January 02, 2025 01:06 AM
Indias electric vehicle market is growing at a rapid pace with the countrys major carmakers including Tata Motors Hyundai and Mahindra & Mahindra involved in a frantic race to achieve market supremacy in the EV sector. However the best-selling EV in the country does not come from these companies.
According to market data the MG Windsor EV has emerged at the largest-selling electric vehicle in India for three straight months since October 2024 selling over 10000 units during this period. The MG Windsor EV sold 3785 units in December 2024 to retain its top spot as the countrys best-selling EV in the passenger vehicle segment according to JSW MG Motor India.
The automaker said its MG Windsor EV sold 3116 units in October and 3144 units in November 2014 emerging as the best-seller in the segment for three consecutive months during which a total of 10045 units were sold.
The figures are impressive considering that Indias EV market is still evolving with electric vehicles accounting for less than 3% of the total cars sold in the country.
The MG Windsor EV is priced between Rs 13.50 lakh and Rs 15.50 lakh (ex-showroom) and boasts a range of 332km (ARAI-certified) on a single charge according to the company. The cars price comes down to as low as Rs Rs 9.99 lakh + Rs 3.5 per kilometre battery rental if the customer opts to buy the unit under the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model.
JSW MG who also manufacture the Comet EV and the ZS EV launched the MG Windsor EV in September 2024 and deliveries began in October.
According to the carmaker it sold a total of 7516 units in December 2024 registering a 55% year-on-year growth with EVs accounting for over 70% of its total car sales of the months.
Meanwhile Tata Motors Indias largest EV manufacturer is likely to miss intended target of selling 100000 units of EVs for the second year in a row in 2024 according to an earlier report.
The MG Windsor EV is a mid-range electric vehicle and does not have direct rival at present but it does face stiff competition in the budget EV section which features lower priced cars like the Tata Tiago.ev Tata Punch.ev Tata Nexon.ev Tata Curvv.ev Mahindra XUV400 and Citroen E-C3.