Morris Garages (MG) has reopened the bookings for its HS crossover SUV.They had reportedly been closed during December 2020 owing to a statementby the automaker that all its vehicles had been booked.
The compact crossover SUV had debuted in Pakistan a couple of months ago tocompete with the growing crossover segment which now includes the KiaSportage, the Hyundai Tucson, the Proton X70, and the DFSK Glory 580.——————————
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Since then, MG claims to have had a tremendous amount of success with theHS SUV. Just recently, the automaker sold over 1000 SUVs in Faisalabadalone. A few weeks prior to that, Javed Afridi told a media outlet that MGhad received around 10,000 orders for the SUV from all over Pakistan.
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MG has received the greenfield status from the Government of Pakistan toset up a local independent vehicle assembly under the Auto DevelopmentPolicy (ADP) 2016-21. The news has reportedly been confirmed by the GeneralManager of the Engineering Development Board (EDB).——————————
The ADP 2016-21 will expire by the end of June 2021 and begs the questionof whether MG will benefit from the greenfield status at all afteracquiring it so late. However, the recent success of the automaker despiteonly selling CBUs suggests that MG is set to achieve even greater successin the days to come.
