"Marketed as a British brand" is not the main factor... as the majority of people buying this car (MG Hector) knows its Chinese origin. The main factor is value for money or VFM which Indians consider the most when make any purchase. To continue its success, SAIC MG is going to introduce other models such as this SUV:
Dimensions: L*W*H
5055*1932*1875mm
Previously, except a few companies such as Great Wall Motors, majority of Chinese car companies pay little attention to diesel engine development for
passenger cars, due to that 99.99% of internal combustion engine passenger cars here use petrol fuel (
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/an-i...-gearboxes-from-chinese-car-companies.638807/) instead of diesel partly due to environmental concerns. While Indians prefer diesel engines for their cars. This is one big factor delay the Chinese car companies to explore Indian market. No one is willing to spend huge amount to develop the powertrain only for a specific market. But for Giant state owned companies like SAIC, with huge amount of R&D funds, it has developed series of high performance diesel engines for its off roaders: the 2020 model SAIC Maxus D90 will be launched in 2019 Guangzhou auto show this month, which will carry the new generation of SAIC diesel engine. The
twin turbocharged version of 2.0 liter diesel engine produces 160kW (
218hp), and
480 Nm of torque, with a China 6b emission standard, (more strict than the EPA tier 3 standard).
http://m1.autohome.com.cn/news/201911/951109.html
Judging from the current car prices in this segment in India, I believe this car will succeed with a price starting from 20+lakh for its petrol base model.
