​MG Group celebrates 100,000 Buses Produced in 20 Years

MG Group, one of India’s largest privately owned bus building companies, is celebrating its 20 years of bus building business in India. The group will be launching its flagship premium luxury coach ‘Mammoth’ for the Indian market on the occasion. The coach was unveiled at Bus World in 2015 and is already available in international markets. A new coach 'Columbus' will also be unveiled during the celebrations slated to be held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) from 10 to 12 November 2016.

Mammoth has been developed on a chassis from MAN Germany. The chassis is rugged and robust, and caters to the Indian operating conditions with increased driving safety, while significantly reducing body movements for best ride comforts. With a total of eight emergency exits, the bus also includes various safety measures such as no sharp corners, seat belts for every passenger and the EM – Secure rear exit, which is patented as a world first!

Mr. Anil M. Kamat, Managing Director, MG Group said, “At about 90,000 buses a year, India is one of the biggest markets for Coach and Bus Sales, worldwide. We at MG Group, are proud to be among the leading Bus Building companies in India with an annual installed capacity of 16,500 buses and have, since inception, manufactured over 8000 buses across 25 markets globally for export markets. This year, we are celebrating 20 years of Bus Building in India and would like to dedicate and thank our esteemed customers and partners such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, VECV, Tata Motors & MAN, for the faith they have entrusted in us over the years, to be able to achieve this record milestone.”

The group claims to have produced 100,000 buses in its 20 years of bus building experience. The company employs over 1100 employees and has Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra and Mahindra as its reputed clients.