Auto Parts Asia — August 2017

28 | AutoPartsAsia | AUGUST 2017

COVER STORY

A prominent place with an ancient history, nestling

high in the Western Ghats in Karnataka and connecting

Goa and Maharashtra, is Belagavi or Belgaum as it was

till recently called. On the road from Goa, at a place

called Desur Village, about 15 km before the town,

which was earlier known as the Bamboo village, is the

MG Group’s plant, MG Automotives (Bus & Coach)

Pvt. Ltd. that has been building a variety of buses

and coaches since 13 years. Bus and coach building

converts bare chassis to bus or a coach; it is similar

to constructing a house where every bit is designed

for structural strength, load bearing and aesthetics. A

coach, in fact, is a home for passengers; even those

who travel long distances should feel at home in it.

The quiet but subtle operations of MG Group have

attracted Scania, a global manufacturer of vehicles for

transporting people and goods. With its headquarters

in Södertälje, Sweden, Scania has identified MG Group

as its partner for building premium buses and coaches

28 | AutoPartsAsia | AUGUST 2017