February 4, 2012

MG5 leaks out as MG6 starts production

MG5 Sketch leaks ahead of the Shanghai Motor Show

We have a leaked sketch of the new MG5 – due to launch at Shanghai – and news of the first car off the production line at Longbridge – the MG6. We’re back to the Shanghai Motor Show again, with news of what was once an iconic British Marque continuing its revival under Chinese SAIC. Ahead of [...]

MG Zero Concept at Beijing

The MG Zero Concept

MG has revealed the MG Zero Concept at the Bijing Motor Show, aimed at grabbing a slice of the compact hatchback market in China – and possibly Europe too. It’s good to see a new MG. True, it may not be everyone’s idea of where MG should be, but at least Morris Garages lives to [...]

Roewe 350 to be revealed – is this the MG3?

The Roewe 350 / MG3

Chinese car maker SAIC are expected to debut their latest car – the Roewe 350 – at the Beijing Motor Show in April. Will this be the MG3? As lovers of MG are only too well aware, their beloved ‘Morris Garages’ brand is now in the hands of the Chinese. Which is no doubt a [...]

New MG: Is this the MG2?

The MG2

It’s being reported that SAIC are planning on launching a new mini MG – the MG2 – at the Beijing Motor Show in April Despite it looking at one point last year as if MG – certainly in the UK – was close to biting the dust, we now know that the SAIC Roewe 550 [...]

MG 6 to be built in the UK

It’s reported that China’s SAIC – makers of MG – are to commence production of the new MG 6 at the Longbridge plant in the UK in 2010. Now that is a bit of good news. It’s being reported today with the launch of the MG6 at the Guangzhou Auto Show that SAIC – owners [...]

MG6 Launch revives Morris Garages moniker

The new MG badging on the MG6

SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is to launch the new MG6 at the Guangzhou Car Show complete with ‘Morris Garages’ badging. Life has not been easy over the last few years for MG. Or should I say what remains of MG after the debacle of the ‘Phoenix Four’ who took over MG Rover from BMW [...]

MG Production Halted

MG production has stopped at Longbridge, and it seems likely that this will be the end of MG production in the UK. The headline is a bit of deja vu. We last saw it back in 2005 when MG went bust, but it’s not a historical reference. Unfortunately production at the MG plant at Longbridge [...]

MG TF – New entry-level model coming

MG production has been halted at Longbridge

[ad#ad-1] Last year MG owners SAIC breathed life back in to the MG marque by launching the MG TF LE 500 in the UK. What’s more, the MG TF is actually being built in the UK, at Longbridge. But it looks like the TF LE 500 is soon going to be joined by a new [...]

MG6 – A new MG shows at Shanghai

The new MG6 will be built in the UK from 2010

SAIC – the Chinese Motor Manufacturer – has unveiled a new MG, the MG6, at the Shanghai Motor Show. The MG6 will come to the UK in 2010.