Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro
Nanjing Automotive has a plan - a new MG sports car is coming
According to an article in the Financial Times, Nanjing Automotive Corporation, the Chinese owners of MG, are currently developing a new sports car that should be released sometime in 2009.
A Nanjing exec is quoted as saying that a new, "very good sports car that would fit in with the brand" is coming, although no further details were released.
This new sports car will likely be produced at MG's Longbridge plant, however, more expensive parts, including engines and transmissions would be shipped out from China.
With the first TFs expected to be produced in the next few months, it seems that MG's new masters are finally on their way to making good on their plans, and with two new models, in addition to this new coupe on the horizon, the automaker finally has a shot at rising from the ashes.
[Source: Financial Times via Motor Authority]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Avinash machado 3:07AM (4/16/2007)
Nice to see the re-emergence of MG. I wish though that they were not under Chinese ownership. Someone like Volkswagen would have been a good owner.
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THOMAS 6:10AM (4/16/2007)
Chinese ownership will help ensure that the new MGs provide an authentic experience by suffereing from serious quality issues and difficulty finding replacement parts. The MG is BACK, yeah baby!
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Snix 8:54AM (4/16/2007)
Since the Chinese are reviving old car companies, what if they bought the following car companies names?
AMC
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
THAT would be interesting.....
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JayP 12:34PM (4/16/2007)
You'd think the Chinese would be stepping over themselves to get to Chrysler.
I'll reserve judgment until I see one. Personally, I love the TF Coupe and would consider buying. It would have to be Wal-Mart cheap though!
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l kinser 2:02PM (4/18/2007)
I dont care if it is under Chinese stewardship. They have the money and they can make anything as good as anybody else if they are serious, and more importantly, care about it and I think they do about MG Rover. They want prestige and there is nothing wrong there. The Koreans have come a long way in 10 years with Hyundai. The Mg is much furthur along presently than when Hyundai started.
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Barney 1:16AM (4/21/2007)
"4. You'd think the Chinese would be stepping over themselves to get to Chrysler"
The Chinese are not stupid and would be wasting their money on Chrysler.
The MG was an icon and people who liked them bought the Miata. If the quality is better then the origional, maybe the Miata owners could be attracted back to the MGs.
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