Digital twin will power our smart manufacturing shift: Sudhir Kataria, Head-IT, JSW Motor India

When MG Motor entered India, it positioned itself not simply as an automaker, but as a technology-first mobility brand designed for the digital age. Over the years, the company has pushed that vision consistently, and if there is one department that has shaped this ambition from the inside out, it is IT. “IT has been the nervous system of MG since day one,” says Sudhir Kataria, Head of IT, JSW MG Motor India, in a recent interaction with Express Computer. “We were not only building cars. We were building a digital ecosystem around mobility.”

That mindset has guided every major decision. MG didn’t think of connectivity as an optional add-on; it made it a foundational pillar. “We wanted the car to be more than a vehicle that goes from point A to point B,” Kataria explains. “The real value lies in the ownership experience before, during, and after the ...