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0SAIC opens design center at MG's Longbridge site 1277570040
MG Zero Concept – Click above for high-res image galleryShanghai Automotive Industry Corp. has done a stand-up job evangelizing the MG brand with the MG6 and the Zero Concept (the latter slated for production as the MG3). Now, the automaker has added an $8.2 million design center to its ... -
China reportedly adding big incentives for hybrid, electric purchases 1275575160
Geely Emgrand plug-in hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryIf you pay them, they will come. At least that's the philosophy China is applying to the electric car business these days. The people's republic is set to roll out new pilot programs in four of its largest cities aimed at ... -
Rendered Speculation: Will a new Roadster spearhead MG's return to America? 1271788140
Inside Line has a rendering of that still-in-the-works successor to the MG TF. It isn't exactly a shock, as it looks much like a slightly evolved version of the current and soon-to-be-dead MG TF. The real revolution will be what the body rests on and what powers it – Chinese owner SAIC is ...
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SAIC wants you to help rename streets at Longbridge 1266777660
Pictured above is one tiny corner of the formerly mammoth Longbridge factory complex that last made MGs. Now owned by SAIC, the site is meant to be undergo extensive repurposing. To help keep it British – and perhaps pick up a little more interest in MG – SAIC has called for help in ...
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Rumormill: Chinese-owned MG planning TF roadster successor 1266240720
Although it probably plummeted off your radar around the time "My Humps" and "Don' Cha" were topping the charts, the MG TF remains in production. Well, kind of – the factory was idled last year, but it will restart in April. After this year, however, the owners of MG, China's SAIC, have ...
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REPORT: GM-SAIC pondering Tata Nano fighter? 1260916320
Though the minuscule Tata Nano hasn't even been on the market for a complete year, the impact it's had on the automotive world may be exactly inverse to its size and price. In other words, it's had a huge effect, proving to the world that it's possible to build a business plan around selling ...
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REPORT: GM selling control of Chinese joint venture to SAIC, half of India operations 1259935200
It has been a busy week at General Motors. The week started off with CEO Fritz Henderson's abrupt resignation, then executives converged on the LA Auto Show where Bob Lutz was the keynote speaker and then the U.S. market Chevy Cruze was revealed. Now, the General is reportedly deep in negotiations ...
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SAIC-owned MG launches MG 6, first all-new car in 14 years 1259020800
2010 MG 6 – Click above for high-res image galleryThe last new MG was the MGF sportscar way back in 1995, and oh, what a difference 14 years makes. The MG6 is the first new MG by the company's new owner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC), and they've chosen a four-door liftback for ... -
REPORT: Chinese automaker SAIC accused of hybrid tech theft by SsangYong 1258068720
In the beginning of the decade, before SsangYong got into really deep doo-doo, the Korean automaker began work on a hybrid control unit (HCU) with German engineering firm FEV. From 2004 to 2008, as the research continued, the South Korean government provided nearly half of the financial resources ...
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SAIC to buy Opel Insignia platform for Roewe? 1245866460
Chinese-spec Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image galleryAccording 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 ...

