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SAIC to buy Opel Insignia platform for Roewe?

- According to an unnamed source from the 21st Century Business Herald in China (via Gasgoo), Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) has been in talks with General Motors since last March to purchase the Eplison II platform (as used by the latest Opel Insignia and the Chinese-market Buick Regal) for its next Roewe 750 midsize sedan. The fact that SAIC is GM's Chinese partner may seem to lend a bit of credibility to these rumors, though SAIC and General Motors have both initially denied any knowledge of the platform-sharing plan. While ... Read more →

Shanghai 2009: Roewe 550 RS gets its performance garb on Damon Lavrinc

Roewe, SAIC's premium brand which owns the tooling rights to the Rover 75 platform, has brought out a sporting variant of its compact sedan, dubbed the 550 RS. In keeping with Shanghai Motor Show ...

Shanghai 2009: Roewe MG6 may bring Rover back to UK in big way John Neff

Nevermind the sordid tale that led us to the point where a Chinese automaker debuts a new model for a storied British brand. Instead, just look at the Roewe MG6 and know that things seem to be ...

Shanghai 2009: Roewe N1 continues to advance concept of credible Chinese design Chris Paukert

Chinese automakers have been on the receiving end of barbs for some time now, particularly when it comes to styling. In terms of both originality and proportion, most Sino automakers have ...

Shanghai Preview: New MG6 is... nice Jonathon Ramsey

This is the MG6, and it's a good looking car. As the sporty version of the Roewe 550 (another good looking car), the MG6 gets a tauter nose with new lights, a slightly more upswept swage line, and a ...

Shanghai Surprise: Roewe to unveil N1 sedan concept? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Back in 2004, Chinese firm Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) purchased the rights to assemble the Rover 25 and 75 from British automaker MG. Since then, SAIC has been content to offer a few vehicles that closely resemble the old Rover designs under the Roewe brand name. If the ...

Rendered Speculation: MG TF is coming... 1 year ago on Autoblog

There's a new MG TF on its way to replace the current TF, which is once again rolling out the doors at its Longbridge, UK ancestral home. The new TF will be available as a roadster, natch, and as a coupe, and based on the Roewe 550. AutoExpress has worked up some renderings based on insider ...

Beijing 2008: Roewe 550 debuts, still good lookin' 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Roewe 550 Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation debuted the Roewe 550 over the weekend at the Auto China show in Beijing, and it joins the 750 in a lineup that was designed and engineered entirely in Britain. For those who don't remember the story, a ...

Beijing '08 Preview: Roewe 550 unveiled, and it's impressive 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Every now and then, you have to eat crow. This is one of those times. Early spy shots of the Roewe 550 had me thinking it was nothing special -- and far from beautiful. Subsequent spy shots cast it in a better light, and now, with the release of official images of the ...

Beijing '08 Preview: Roewe 550 sedan spied at commercial shoot 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the Roewe 550 sedan SAIC's Rowe brand (nee Rover) is set to formally unveil its new 550 sedan in Beijing next month. The sedan's styling is very mainstream save for its unfortunate front fascia. Those undersized, oddly-shaped headlights just seem very out of place. That ...

China's SAIC to revive historic Longbridge UK plant 1 year ago on Autoblog

MG's former Longbridge, UK headquarters has been pretty quiet since production ceased in 2005. Newly-merged owners SAIC and Nanjing want the clatter of carbuilding to once again echo through the plant and plan to base their European and overseas operations there. The plant itself has the capability ...

SAIC buys Nanjing, finally gets MG 1 year ago on Autoblog

The twisted saga of MG's resurrection from the ashes at the hands of Chinese automakers has come full circle. Last year both SAIC Motor Corp. and Nanjing Automobile Corp. fought tooth and nail for the right to build MGs in England, and Nanjing, the smaller of the two automakers by far, won. Since ...

Rendered Speculation: Roewe SUV 1 year ago on Autoblog

Roewe, SAIC's renamed Rover, has an SUV in the works. Details are scant, though it's reportedly based on a Ssangyong model. We think the Ssangyong Kyron is hiding under the Roewe's handsome sheetmetal. The Kyron carries its Mercedes-esque styling atop a ladder frame and off-road capable 4WD ...

Roewe W2 concept a Chinese delight 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've had our fun with Chinese-designed cars before, but it looks like someone over at Roewe knows what makes a decent-looking car. Roewe is expected to officially introduce its W2 concept later this month at the Shanghai Auto Show. Though officially a concept, Internet rumors indicate production ...

Roewe developing Focus-fighter with ex-Rover employees 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford pulled a shrewd move back in September when it exercised an option to purchase the rights to the Rover brand name from BMW, which meant that Chinese automaker SAIC couldn't use the brand name to sell the ex-Rover cars it had just won the rights to build. Hence, the Roewe brand was born and the ...

China to be biggest car market by '09, or maybe '15 2 years ago on Autoblog

China has come on quickly in the automotive world. Long known as a nation of bike riders, it now represents the third largest manufacturer and second largest market for cars in the world. As People's Daily Online points out, in just five years since joining the WTO, sales of Chinese made vehicles ...

Spy shots: New three-door Roewe? 3 years ago on Autoblog

We reported back in October that China's Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp. planned to introduce its recently purchased Rover 75 as the Roewe 750 at next year's Shanghai Auto Show. Now pictures have turned up that seem to indicate SAIC's plans for the Rover 25. The spied car closely resembles ...

Official pics of Roewe's new ride: the 750E 3 years ago on Autoblog

Thanks to our colleagues reporting from their home turf on Autoblog Chinese, we now have the first official shots of the Rover 75-based sedan from Roewe, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.'s (SAIC) newly minted brand. We've shown you spy shots of the large sedan, but these are the first official ...

Spy Shots: Roewe 750E 3 years ago on Autoblog

Wow, that didn't take very long. We just reported on Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp's Roewe brand last night, and today we have new spy shots of this car in testing, via Motor Authority. Nobody can say the Chinese don't think big as SAIC is said to be considering exporting its Rover Roewe 25 and ...

SAIC launching new brand without Rover name 3 years ago on Autoblog

Since both Plan A and B have failed, Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp. has decided to move on to Plan C, which means taking the intellectual property rights to the Rover 25 and 75 models it acquired last year and selling the vehicles under a new brand name. Today that name was announced, and ...






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