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REPORT: Production lines halted at MG's Longbridge plant. This is not a repeat from 2005.
It is a travesty that the initials "MG" are coming to be a convenient epithet for the term "woe." The British sportscar maker has had an exceedingly trying history recently, and things haven't got any better with word that its owner, MG Motor UK Ltd. (which is really Nanjing Automobile Corporation), is reportedly closing the company's Longbridge plant. Production of the MG TF was back in order early last year, but economic turbulence made the factory's fortunes equally bumpy. It hasn't helped that the last couple of special editions the ... Read more →
What's in a Name? Nanjing removes name from MG division Noah Joseph
Is a British automaker still British if it's foreign owned? This is an increasingly relevant question, as England's biggest car brands have been gobbled up by foreign concerns. Jaguar and Land Rover ...
MG hatchback pictures surface Dan Roth
Nanjing is still hanging IV bags on the battered carcass of MG, and there's a new hatchback model coming for 2010 that the automaker hopes will breathe new life into the the brand. Based on SAIC's ...
China's SAIC to revive historic Longbridge UK plant Dan Roth
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 ...
Business as Usual: Nanjing will continue building Fiats post-divorce Noah Joseph
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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 ...
Post-merger, Fiat ditches Nanjing joint venture 1 year ago on Autoblog
Hot on the heels of Nanjing Auto's merger with SAIC, Fiat has announced it has pulled out of the automotive joint venture it had embarked upon with Nanjing. The Sino-Italian operation had been a money-losing enterprise for years. Fiat says that Nanjing failed to live up to its commitments to the ...
SAIC and Nanjing merge to form mega Chinese auto group 1 year ago on Autoblog
Industry analysts widely agree that one of the principal factors preventing Chinese automakers from succeeding outside of China is the local industry's fragmentation, with over 100 automakers vying for their slice of the proverbial pie. However, a merger announced Wednesday between two major Chinese ...
Shacking up - Nanjing and SAIC form partnership 2 years ago on Autoblog
Instead of beating each other's brains out and assuring that nobody wins, SAIC and Nanjing have decided to stand close to each other on the playground. While they may still avoid eye contact and kick pebbles instead of developing a friendship, they will be carrying out what they're terming a ...
Nanjing turns the lights back on at MG's Longbridge, UK plant 2 years ago on Autoblog
It appears that despite the incredulous whining and snarky commentary about Britain's MG being purchased by Nanjing and renamed Modern Gentleman, the Jiangsu, China based automaker has the best interests of MG in mind. They've been exceptionally careful stewards so far, quickly ramping up ...
Nanjing Automotive has a plan - a new MG sports car is coming 2 years ago on Autoblog
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 ...
The first Chinese-built MG rolls off the line 2 years ago on Autoblog
Many speculated that this day would never come, but after six long and expensive months of equipping assembly lines and performing tests, Nanjing Automobile has produced its first MG. Against a backdrop displaying pictures of Buckingham Palace and the Tower Bridge, the "new" ("new" as in the same ...
Nanjing nearly ready to restart MG production 2 years ago on Autoblog
For those awaiting the return of the Modern Gentleman, your wait is nearly over if you live somewhere other than the U.S. New owners of the MG name and much of the defunct automaker's production equipment, Nanjing Automobile Group, have announced that production of cars based on the old MG TF ...
MG now known as Modern Gentleman 2 years ago on Autoblog
It sounds to us like the kind of men's magazine you see at the supermarket. You know the one, the impossibly buffed-up guy on the cover touting a workout that only takes 2 minutes and will make you as solid as an oak tree. Whatever. Modern Gentleman? It sounds too genteel for its own good, nearly ...
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 ...
Chinese automaker to purchase Rover badge 3 years ago on Autoblog
What's in a name? Well, for starters, heritage, prestige and, in the case of Rover, a loyal following whose unfettered obsession is only eclipsed by one Chinese automaker's pocketbook. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. may have finally wriggled the Rover name from BMW AG's hands, in a deal that, ...
Rover collapse cost UK nearly 1 billion 3 years ago on Autoblog
The collapse of MG Rover was an expensive affair for the British government and its people. A report published by the country's Public Accounts Committee says that the decline of MG Rover between 2000 and 2004 cost tax payers around £270 million. A £500 million pension deficit will also ...
MG TF Coupe will be built in Ooooooklahoma 3 years ago on Autoblog
It's where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. It's where the corn is as high as an elephant's eye. And now it's where the first Chinese owned auto factory will be opened in the United States. Ooooooklahoma! Today Nanjing Automobile Group will announce that the company will build the MG TF ...
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