TLDR: SAIC Motor wants to dramatically reduce its 49% stake in JSW MG Motor India despite sales jumping from 16,500 to 61,000 units since 2019. Political tensions and investment blocks following the 2020 border standoff have made India’s third-largest auto market toxic for Chinese companies, even successful ones.
Sometimes business success can’t overcome political reality. SAIC Motor is learning that lesson the hard way in India, where growing sales and market share mean nothing when your passport is from the wrong side of a disputed border.
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