India, Jan. 6 -- JSW Motors Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Amit Jain as its chief commercial officer, signaling a significant escalation in JSW Group's independent automotive ambitions.

Jain, an automotive veteran with over two decades of experience, joins from Jubilant MotorWorks, where he served as Group CEO. His mandate at JSW Motors includes steering commercial strategy, sales, marketing, and product functions as it prepares to carve out a foothold in the world's third largest car market.

Jain's appointment underscores a critical distinction in the billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led group's automotive playbook. JSW Motors is a standalone entity within JSW Group, independent of JSW MG Motor India Pvt. Ltd.-a joint venture formed in 2023 with Chi...