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Steel builtthe group.Now itbuilds cars.

JSW Group makes steel, energy, cement and paint, and runs ports. Its two car companies are JSW Motors, its own brand, and JSW MG Motor India, a joint venture with SAIC Motor.

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Three companies drive JSW into mobility.

JSW GroupChairman Sajjan Jindal. About $25 billion revenue, 10+ sectors, 37,000+ people.
JSW Motors LtdJSW's own car brand. New-energy SUVs built with technology from Chery.
JSW MG Motor IndiaJoint venture with SAIC Motor since 2023. Builds and sells MG cars.
JSW GreentechElectric buses and trucks.

Separate companies, separate plants, separate dealers. JSW Motors cars wear the JSW badge, JSW MG cars the MG badge.

JSW Motors

India's newest carmaker.

The third homegrown car company after Tata and Mahindra, building plug-in hybrids, range-extenders and EVs.

Plant
3.5 lakh cars a year, installed capacity, at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
Batteries
Assembly plant in Pune
Funding
₹8,000 crore project loan from SBI (May 2026), within a group commitment of about $2–3 billion over five years
Engineers
150 now, 500 by 2027, a 2,000-engineer R&D centre by 2029
Showrooms
Company-owned experience centres in Mumbai, New Delhi and Ahmedabad

Source: press reports, CARE Ratings

Four cars on the road map.

  1. JSW CombatLarge plug-in hybrid SUV, based on the Jetour T2
  2. Compact electric off-roaderBased on the Chery iCar V23, AWD, expected under ₹20 lakh
  3. Mid-size EV SUVBased on the Jaecoo J5 (E5 EV), about ₹30 lakh by one estimate
  4. Jaecoo J7-based SUVSpotted on Indian roads

The first JSW car

A boxy, upright plug-in hybrid SUV built to take on the Toyota Fortuner. Launching 4 December 2026, expected at ₹30–38 lakh.

Dotted values are expected figures from the global Jetour T2, until JSW confirms them.

Square LED headlamps

A flat bonnet, an upright grille and lamps set square at each corner. The face is built to look solid.

Design as seen on the Jetour T2

Built tall

  • 20-inch alloy wheels
  • 220 mm ground clearance
  • Squared wheel-arch cladding, side steps, roof rails

Fortuner-sized

Width 2,006 mm. Five seats.

4,785 mm long 2,800 mm wheelbase 1,880 mm tall 220 mm clearance

Spare on the tailgate

The full-size spare rides outside, so the boot stays clear: 752 litres behind five seats.

It sees all round

  • 540° camera, which also shows the ground under the car
  • Level 2 ADAS
  • 6 airbags

Inside

  • 15.6-inch touchscreen, 10.25-inch digital cluster
  • Ventilated, powered front seats with memory
  • 12-speaker Sony audio, panoramic sunroof

Plug-in hybrid

Petrol when it must. Electric when it can.

A 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine and two electric motors drive the front wheels through a 3-speed hybrid gearbox (DHT). AWD is not confirmed for India.

Power
360 hp
Torque
610 Nm
Battery
18.4 kWh
Electric range, NEDC
90 km
Total range
1,100 km
  • Engine
  • Motors and DHT
  • Battery
  • Fuel tank

One report quotes a 26.7 kWh, 381 hp version of the global T2. These figures follow the 18.4 kWh car.

Try it in your colour

Drag the car to turn it.

Concept colours for this presentation, not the official palette.

Coming in 2027

A compact electric off-roader.

JSW's second car is based on the Chery iCar V23: retro and boxy, with round LED lamps and flared fenders. Sized between the Jimny and the Thar Roxx, with local assembly planned and an expected price under ₹20 lakh.

Drive
Dual-motor AWD
Battery
81.76 kWh NMC
Power
211 hp, 292 Nm
Range, NEDC
430 km
0–100 km/h
7.5 s
Charging
6.6 kW AC, 104 kW DC

Global iCar V23 specification

JSW MG Motor India

The joint venture that leads India's EV market.

Formed in 2023 by JSW Group and SAIC Motor. Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana.

Managing Director
Anurag Mehrotra
Director
Parth Jindal
49% SAIC Motor 35% JSW Group 8% IndoEdge 5% Employee stock 3% Dealer trust

Shareholding as of November 2023 (Wikipedia)

It's a Human Thing

  • Connected
  • Autonomous
  • Shared
  • Electric
Plant
Halol, Gujarat: 1,00,000+ cars a year, about 6,000 direct and indirect jobs
Platform
ADAPT, Advanced Drive Architecture Platform Technology, called India's first multi-NEV platform
Premium
MG Select showrooms for the Cyberster, M9 and, next, the IM6

1.5 lakh electric MGs, and counting.

1,50,000+
EVs sold since the first launch
62,591
EVs sold in FY26, up 66% on FY25
75,000+
Windsor EVs in under two years
8,013
Cars shipped in October 2026, up 19%

The MG line-up, November 2026

Hector Tomahawk EV

5 or 7-seat SUV on the ADAPT platform

69.2 kWh, 517 km

From ₹13.99 lakh with battery rental, ₹19.49 lakh outright

  • 15.6-inch screen, 8.8-inch driver display
  • Level 2 ADAS, 360° camera, 6 airbags
  • Vehicle-to-home power, lifetime battery warranty for the first owner
  • GenAI voice assistant that understands Hinglish

Hector Tomahawk PHEV

7-seat plug-in hybrid SUV

20.5 kWh, 115+ km electric, 1,100+ km total

From ₹21.79 lakh with battery rental, ₹25.69 lakh outright

  • MG calls it India's first PHEV of its kind
  • Deliveries from November 2026
  • 4,745 mm long, 2,810 mm wheelbase, 230 mm clearance

Windsor EV

Crossover, India's best-selling EV

38 kWh, 332 km or Pro 52.9 kWh, 449 km

From ₹9.99 lakh plus battery rental

Comet EV

City car

Electric

From ₹4.99 lakh

ZS EV

SUV

Electric

From ₹13 lakh

Hector and Hector Plus

SUV

Petrol or diesel

From ₹12.14 lakh

Astor

Compact SUV, replacement expected in 2027

Petrol

From ₹9.79 lakh

Majestor

Full-size SUV, the flagship that replaced the Gloster

Diesel

₹43.49 lakh listed (launched at ₹40.99 lakh)

Cyberster

Electric roadster, imported

Electric

MG Select

M9

Luxury MPV, imported

Electric

MG Select

IM6

Coupe-SUV, launch expected around October 2026

100 kWh, 800 V

About ₹55–60 lakh

Ex-showroom starting prices from mgmotor.co.in. Battery rental (BaaS) is charged per km.

Where the cars come from.

  • JSW Motors
  • JSW MG Motor India
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Car plant, 3.5 lakh a year Pune Battery assembly Mumbai Experience centre Ahmedabad Experience centre New Delhi Experience centre Halol MG plant, 1,00,000+ a year Gurugram MG headquarters

Boundary: Natural Earth, India point of view

JSW in four numbers.

3.5 lakh
JSW Motors plant capacity a year
₹8,000 cr
SBI funding for JSW Motors
1.5 lakh+
MG electric cars on Indian roads
75,000+
Windsor EVs in under two years