MG Automotives Pvt Ltd at Bus World India - 2016, Bengaluru

About the Company 

Established in the year 1980, MG Group made a foray into bus building in 1996 with MG Automotives Pvt Ltd., Andhra Pradesh, spread over 21,000 sq. metres with an annual installed capacity of 12,000 buses. The company employs 1100 people and its esteemed clients are Mahindra & Mahindra (Truck and Bus Division) Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltd, APSRTC, TSRTC and institutional clients and today is one of the leading privately owned bus building group of companies. 

To further the Vision and Mission of MG Group, Alma Motors Pvt Ltd, was established in 2004, at Belgaum, Karnataka. It is spread over 18,000 sq metres having an annual cpacity of 4,500 buses. The company employs 900 people and its esteemed clients are Ashok Leyland Ltd (Domestic and Export), MAN Trucks India Pvt Ltd, and Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

Website : http://www.mg-alma.com/

               http://www.mammothbus.in/

MG Automotives at Bus World India 2016, Bengaluru

MG Group completed 20 years of Bus Building during Bus World India 2016. MG crossed a major milestone of having produced 100,000 buses since inception, a true record in the Indian bus and coach industry. To commemorate this major milestone, MG group unveiled another flagship coach 'Columbus' at Bus World India 2016. This new product offering from MG caters to the niche and high specialized tarmac application and is also MG's first initiative towards a fully-monocoque ultra-low flat floor coach. It is fully designed, engineered and developed by MG Group. The coach was unveiled by Shri R.V. Deshpande, Hon'ble Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka along with Mr Mohan V Kamat, Founder & Chariman - MG Group and Mr Anil M Kamat, Managing Director - MG Group. 

Shri RV Deshpande, Hon'ble Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka, at the MG Group Hub at Bus World India 2016

The 'Columbus' is first-of-its-kind, a Monocoque Ultra-low Flat-floor Tarmac Coach. The coach is developed currently for international markets with a passenger entry floor height at as low as 290 mm (at kneeling). With reliable and proven drive line aggregates from ZF and Cummins, a fully composite leak-proof roof panel and lit with LEDs, making it a product of global standards. This 12 metre long coach has a passenger capacity of 70 (8 seated & 62 standees). The coach is feature packed with ECAS, ABS, & CAN bus systems, and fully complies with Airport Handling Manual regulations. 

MG GROUP - COLUMBUS TARMAC COACH AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

MG GROUP - COLUMBUS TARMAC COACH AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016 BENGALURU

Apart from unveiling the Columbus, MG group launched the Mammoth, the Flagship Premium Luxury Coach, for the Indian market, with its sleeper and seater variants. The Mammoth is already being produced for international markets since its unveiling last year at Bus World 2015 in Mumbai, but MG is now introducing this product in the domestic market with a new 280 HP front engine driveline. 

MAN MAMMOTH SEATER VARIANT AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016

MAN MAMMOTH SLEEPER VARIANT AT BUS WORLD INDIA 2016

Acknowledgements : 

Bus World India - 2016 Catalogue, Bus World India - 2016 Newsletter