More trouble with Nanjing and the Chinese-owned MG
More problems to report for Nanjing in its bid to resurrect MG. According to Automotive News, Chinese automaker Nanjing Automobile has been told to slow down with plans to sell MGs in Europe. The administrator of the Dutch MG Rover unit has told the company to cease and desist because Nanjing does not own the necessary trademarks to sell MGs in Europe. Apparently, the Dutch subsidiary of British MG Rover still has the rights to the MG trademarks in several European countries such as Germany and France. At least that's what MG Administrator Anthony Terng said today, but he did add that he was "in negotiations with Nanjing over selling the MG brand to them."
The negotiations have only recently begun and although other parties appear to be interested, Terng said they are dealing with Nanjing exclusively for now, presumably because Nanjing had already taken over control of defuct MG Rover last year. We only hope this eventually gets worked out and more wonderful MGs make their way back into European (and US) dealerships soon.
[Source: Automotive News, sub req]
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Mike M. 9:50PM (12/11/2006)
As nice as the MGs were, they had their share of quality issues. Can you now imagine these things being manufactured in China? Holy cow! And we thought the MGs made in the UK had quality issues!
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Spule4 10:10PM (12/11/2006)
"We had the Midas touch until we met the Dutch, and they exhausted our supplies..."
Another hole in the idea of exporting cars from China. With the lawsuits, backer pull outs and quality issues, they should be getting the hint that half the car makers in Europe have taken in the past thirty years.
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walter 1:43AM (12/12/2006)
Has not been a good MG since 1971 and yes it had problems...You could buy a new one in Mexico (2004)drove it it sucked...China??will it fly?? no
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W 9:58AM (12/12/2006)
Chinese MG; that's just sad...
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Paul V. 12:03PM (12/12/2006)
Quality issues? When was the last time you had a problem with your TV, your refrigerator, your microwave, your stereo... The Chinese will surprise us the same way the Japanese and the Koreans have.
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Z 12:22PM (12/12/2006)
Yes, the Chinese will surprise us...
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